Happy New Year to all our NeckSpice readers.  Hope that the start of the year was sensational for you and your families.  We look forward to an exciting year of innovative new designs and even branching out into other products.  For those still on holidays in Australia enjoy the warm weather and for our friends in colder climates stay warm and hope that there is a lot of

hot chocolate in your pantry!

 

 

Crystals and Butterflies for 50th celebration

What a great way to celebrate your 50th - gather friends and ask them to dress up - have lots of yummy food and drinks, a sensational band and lots of dancing, and then a lolly table with scented candles.  Magical.  So we celebrated by (...dancing the night away) making a crystal and butterfly necklace for this very special and amazing friend.  Happy 50th Birthday! 

 

During the creative process...

 

the finished product.  Stunning.

 

 

Art Deco Inspired NeckSpice

The Edward Steichen and Art Deco Fashion exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is fabulous, glorious, wonderful, breathtaking, amazing, inspiring ... yes we loved it and the exhibition has inspired a new collection in our NeckSpice range. 

Elegant beads reminiscent of an era where women broke away from the constraints of corseted clothes to adopt modern fabrics and a new style of clothing that allowed

elegant and fluid movement for the "modern woman".  

These new gowns were documented by Edward Steichen and his use of  light in such a dramatic way is amazing.  We could have stayed at the exhibition gazing at the intricate beading work for hours... 

 

but lunch with friends beckoned - a perfect way to spend a day in Melbourne.

 

NeckSpice Birthday Project for a Special Friend

A very close friend visited us last week and we took her to Camberwell Markets to show her a quirky part of Melbourne.  She found these antique watch faces that are sold by Chris Rankine and has commissioned NeckSpice to design some jewellery incorporating these delicate pieces.  A birthday gift to herself and a reminder of her visit to Melbourne.  We have our design hats on in earnest and will be showing you our design suggestions for this special NeckSpice client

over the next few weeks...

 

 

Travel NeckSpice

NeckSpice is now going to Sydney and Canberra on a big aeroplane.  Two close friends were visiting Melbourne for the weekend to celebrate their birthdays.  We had such a great time sampling the pastries at French Fantasies, eating dinner at Gazi, shopping at Camberwell Market, they discovered the Rose Street Artist's Market, and then we sampled some fabulous Melbourne coffee...we miss them already.  Here is our Sydney friend (a very professional journalist) wearing her

NeckSpice in transit...

 

 



 

NeckSpice at Emirates Stakes Day

The Melbourne Cup carnival was such a fabulous event this year - lots of colour, fun and a chance to meet friends and catch up in a glorious environment.  The NeckSpice girls were thrilled to attend the Emirates Stakes Day and watch some very majestic horses ... and check out the hats, jewellery, shoes, fascinators, and handbags.  We look forward to the next Spring Racing carnival which just seems to give Melbourne a real buzz...

 

 

Melbourne Cup Roses and the Colours of Spring

What a better way to celebrate Spring than to stop and look at the gorgeous roses in everyone's garden and at Flemington this year.  So many colours and styles to please every taste.  Have a look at some of our favourite ones... 

 

 







 

...and a few bracelets that we whipped up for the special day that are a

perfect complement to these vibrant natural colours. 

 

NeckSpice at Life's Little Treasures Foundation - Walk For Prems

The NeckSpice girls were at the Life's Little Treasures Foundation Walk for Prems in Albert Park in Melbourne on Sunday 27 Oct 2013.  There were similar events in other States throughout Australia - just have a look at the LLTF website for
details of the amazing amount raised for this great charity. 

Come and walk or run with us next year to show your support, wear something orange and get fit in the process.  We were wearing our orange hippie beads in two gorgeous tones of orange with matching nail polish...look forward to having all our NeckSpice readers spread the word about LLTF and join in the celebrations for 2014.

 

 



 

 

 

Thank You NeckSpice Devotees

What a lovely day we had today at NeckSpice Central.  Cups of tea, delicate almond biscuits, strawberry chocolates and lots of chatter as our dedicated NeckSpice customers viewed and experienced the latest collections.  Jane and I were thrilled to spend the morning with you assisting in Spring racing dressing advice (definitely needed due to our weather patterns) and Christmas gift preparations.  Above all it was ... pure fun.

 

 



No pictures available of the yummy biscuits...

or chocolates ... or strawberries ...wonder why! 

Spring & Summer Silk

We like to add beautiful fabrics to our NeckSpice scarf collection each year.  These soft beautiful silks with just the right amount of colour are perfect for Spring and Summer dressing - think Racing Carnival.  Same jewellery yet a different silk scarf can change an outfit so dramatically...