Another Swarovski Design Entry ...

Autumn Rose by Melissa Ingram

This piece is a wire wrapped (gold filled wire) using only Swarovski crystal bicones, there are 196 bicones in this design. This entry was submitted to the Creative Challenge section, you can only use bicones to a maximum of 200 crystals, any size. The piece is quite large and really nice to wear. I will include one of these with my up and coming beaded bridal range.

Vintage Porcelain Doll Faces

Social Butterfly Jewellery is offering for a limited time some very beautiful vintage bisque porcelain doll faces. These doll faces are each handpainted by the manufacturer and are about 40 years old. They have a flat back and are very light to hold. Postage is free and there are 6 face designs to choose from.

So if you're a beader wanting something unusual to bead, come and have a look at my website www.sbj.com.au

Best wishes .. Mel

Honeybee Art Cards - Handmade Cards

Honeybee Art cards are gorgeous handmade cards created by yours truly. I am discontinuing them for the time being and am concentrating on my first love ... beads and beading.

My cards are still on sale at Junk & Disorderly in Warrandyte and recently a baby boutique Little Posh Shop 28 the Mezz, 148 Scarborough Beach Road, Mt Hawthorn which is in Perth, Western Australia.

Social Butterfly Jewellery and Australian Beading Magazine

Social Butterfly Jewellery Design
Divine Wearable Art

Welcome to those seeking handcrafted unique jewellery.

Hello, my name is Melissa (Mel) Ingram and I am an independant jewellery designer living and working in Melbourne, Australia.

I am constantly searching the globe for new and interesting vintage and antique beads and 'found objects' to include in my designs. I have a gorgous range entitled Guardian Girls, these little beauties are vintage bisque porcelain doll faces that I sourced from Amercia. Each doll face is bead embroidered to create a unique and personal treasure, every doll face is named in honour of special family, friends or people I have met along my journey of life.





My Guardian Girls were featured in the bi-monthly magazine Australian Beading, August 2009 edtion, page 22 and my project article for my wearable art framed pendants starts on page 46.

I have project articles in the October 2009 (Polymer Clay Cameos) and December 2009 (Bead Embroidered Ring). I am currently writing the February 2009 project article (Bead Embroidered Earrings). I will be a regular project contributor for this magazine.

To see more of my work please visit my website www.sbj.com.au or visit my Flickr.com space to view my online portfolio http://www.flickr.com/photos/socialbutterflyjewellery/.

Best wishes to you ... Mel