Summer Daze

We are well into the summer heat here in Southern California and I think almost everyone is feeling a bit wilted. I have not been very good at getting any projects done,although I have drawn out quite a few new designs that I want to explore and I am in the middle of trying to finish a sample for a future class. 

This is a pearl bracelet that I finished a few weeks back, I love the way it looks stacked with a bunch of my other bangles.

The freshwater pearls are wrapped using sterling wire around a hammered copper base.

I used  this gorgeous burnt silk scarf as a background for the photos. The edges are all these fluttery petals and the photo does not show how wonderful the red color really is. It was a birthday gift last month from my friend nanc.