Inspiration: My mum's hairpieces that she wears for parties.

Materials: This was made with a bone from the beach, jewellery wire, a gold chain, jump rings, and pearl beads. 

Challenges: The bone was quite dirty, so I had to look into ways to clean it. I used hydrogen peroxide, which worked well. There was also the issue of fixing the chain to the bone, which I solved by wrapping the bone in gold wire.

Time to craft : Once the bone was bleached, about 45 minutes

Inspiration: The plants in my room.

Materials: I used a 3D pen, jump rings, and earring hooks.

Challenges: This took me around 10 attempts to get right. I kept making mistakes but once I got it I recieved compliments on them from my teachers and classmates.

Time to craft : Including failed attempts, 2 hours. Not including fails, 20 minutes.

Inspiration: The spiked beads.

Materials: Beads and stretchy string.

Challenges: It was difficult to make sure each section was the same length, and I ended up making it symmetrical. I think it has a unique look and I really like the spiky design.

Time to craft : 1 hour

Inspiration: Bird ocarinas and patterns in art class.

Materials: Clay and glaze.

Challenges: The beak fell off a couple times, and the glaze wasn't fired at the right temperature causing some to rub off, but overall I think it turned out really cute. It does make an ocarina noise and many people asked me how I got the surface so smooth. That was the part that took me the longest.

Time to craft : 8 hours over 8 weeks.

Inspiration: Flowers, leaves and vines.

Materials: Clay and glaze.

Challenges: It took me a long time to smooth the clay out, and the brown glaze shows as I applied too much. However, the people that ran Clay Club, where I made this, complimented the finish and said the colours were very vibrant.

Time to craft : 7 hours over 7 weeks.