Barra is quite a nice place to be a dreamer, there’s lots to explore and find, and my husband was brought up there so knows all the secret places to go. I became a bit obsessed with finding the tiniest shells on the beach (I had no idea they could be so small!) and my photo gallery became rolling smudges of colours - sea, sand, seaweed, rocks, lichen, shells and huge views - and I wanted to capture that somehow in my work.

I had SO MUCH fun making these earrings! It’s one of those designs when absolutely every bead and charm is lying on the table and things just start to come together. Each pair is one-of-a-kind. They’re super fun, shiny, eye catching and so comfortable to wear since they’re made with lightweight materials - mostly acrylic and brass.

Is it a gilet? A waistcoat? A bodywarmer? Or even a vest? I didn’t really know what this little item would identify as, but the Gardener’s Gilet had a nice ring to it and since I made my first one in the spring as an extra layer to wear when gardening, it made sense to call it that.