Tag Archives: star trek

How did I do that? – making end caps for snake chain

Posted on Mar 12, 2022 by DawnGillDesigns

Snake chain (so named because of the way it flexes) requires a wrapping at the end when it’s been cut, into which one would attach the components (known as findings) used to connect the clasp. These are commercially available, but … Continue reading →

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Scraphappy April 2021

Posted on Apr 15, 2021 by DawnGillDesigns

ScrapHappy April 2021
In honour of #FirstContactDay a brooch suggesting warp travel to the moon and milky way Continue reading →

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Ideas…

Posted on Apr 8, 2017 by DawnGillDesigns

I guess it must be much worse for writers. I get asked about inspiration quite often. All sorts of things contribute to an idea for a design; the weather, the allotment, my enthusiasm for geek. Fashion rarely plays into it, … Continue reading →

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Geek isn’t an insult

Posted on Aug 26, 2016 by DawnGillDesigns

Not any more. How great is that? When I think how much of my childhood I spent reading anything and everything I could, yet didn’t share how much I enjoyed Doctor Who or  Blake’s 7 (Ooo. look, she has nice earrings!) with … Continue reading →

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