new pictures and freshening up for summer

I've been a busy little jewellery maker lately, I've added some new designs to my shops and I have also been reshooting pictures (helped by this lovely bright weather) for the summer wedding season.

I've just had a very nice parcel of vintage beads arrive so there will be some new vintage designs very soon, including more flowers!

buttony goodness

I always like it when someone comes to me with an interesting custom order, I made a button necklace for my colleague before Christmas, she gave it as a gift and loved it so much that she asked me to make another for her.

I love this idea, the design is relatively simple but looks really lovely on, I am wondering if I can start a new line in my shop of button necklaces?

I think some button shopping is in order! More pictures here

summery jewellery and a promise!

I have mainly been making lots and lots of jewellery lately so my blog and foodie activities have been minimal..

I have lots of new jewellery in the shop and my bridal line is expanding by  the week.

Promise I'll be back with something foodie for your tastebuds soon!

The lovely butterfly necklaces are made with porcelain butterflies from Karen at Hodge Podge Arts - she has been so helpful creating these for me, they look beautiful worn, I have kept a purple one for myself!

Wedding Collection on Etsy

Delicately different

Something new in my Etsy shop this week, and a little different...

Rose Garden Earrings

I had a little bit too much fun making silver teardrops a couple of weeks ago and I had a lovely box full of differing sizes in this delicate shape. I was looking at them and struck upon the idea of making asymmetrical earrings, they are perfect for this!

I put the teardrops with some beautiful sparkly mystic quartz briolettes, and then added some vintage millefiori beads. I have a whole mixture of the beads and they are all slightly different, so were also begging to go into this design.

I am really pleased with the soft colours and the quirky design.

I hope you like them too!

Thinking of Spring..

We've had a dusting of snow recently, with more forecast next week, but I just can't help thinking of Spring right now!



I have redesigned some old favourites, these Kiwi Earrings, now in beautiful golden brass (they were previously in copper), and the earwires are handmade by me.

I think these beads look like Jolly Ranchers, don't you? :)

In my Etsy shop!

Complete!

I love making long necklaces, its nice to have a long (pardon the pun) project to do, and they make lovely sitting on the sofa type beading.

This necklace is made from my favourite luxurious chunky brass chain which is adorned with little pink daises, glass saucers and two rare vintage chandelier crystals.

Cotton Candy Necklace now in my Etsy Shop


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something new

Can't stop buying these filigrees, I love them! These will be listed later, with better pictures :)

I also have some beautiful dark red filigrees which I am working into my Autumn collection.


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fresh new jewellery

Retro Rainbow Bracelet - one of a kind
Made with lots of different lucite beads left from other projects, I've been wanting to make a little mixed up bracelet for a while, I love the rubix cube look this has.

Cinderella Earrings
Beautiful gilded gold and white vintage lucite beads, gold fill chain and sterling silver.

Apple Brandy Earrings
Glowing amber vintage lucite beads, handformed brass teardrops and brass earwires.

Hoping for even more new things this week!
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back to normal + new jewellery

Well I'm back again now, I had a few days away plus a couple of days off work to work on my jewellery. I didn't manage any bobby pins but I have lots of new things for the shop anyhow!


Thankfully Tuesday brought four lovely packages of beads so I could get on with some new designs. I have updated my Kiwi earrings with new earwires and also listed these beautifully bright Emerald earrings made with little vintage glass flowers.


My favourite from my new haul of supplies are these little porcelain Japanese flowers, I had planned these as being for bobby pins but they are so beautiful that I can't part with them! Ideas on a postcard (or comments box hehe) for what I can do with them please.

I've got two more pairs of earrings to list plus a gorgeous multicolour bracelet too, so keep checking back!

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Hard worker

I've been very determined so far this week, at keeping my shop flowing with new lovelies.
I seem to have been inspired by the slightly more thundery weather of this week, these look particularly rustic to me. All of these are in my Etsy shop.


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Colour

Just received a new addition, lots of beautiful beads ready for my colourful summer designs.

I have a pair of eyecatching earrings made with the teal filigrees and the rust lucite beads above in the shop right now.

Sienna Earrings - in my Etsy shop.

I'll be listing a beautiful magenta and blue filigree bracelet later on today too!

PS - my spring sale ends today, all of my sale items are a wonderful 50% off normal price. Mention 'blog' in the 'message to seller' box and I'll give you free shipping!


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all new...

I've been firmly back in the studio this week after a brief spell of jewellers block, I hope you like my new pieces! Click on the pictures to see the items in my Etsy shop.

Fellow Brits

Just to let you know I have updated my Folksy shop with some new pieces, they are all ready and in stock to buy in Pounds Sterling!

New listings include my new Lemon Balm Earrings and new signature piece - Wave Necklace.

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all new

Happily I've recently had a creative spurt and I've been creating new things for the last week or so, which is brilliant as I had a funny little 'jewellers block' before that, which was very frustrating.

I'm really enjoying getting stuck into the autumn and winter seasons now, and its even better now that its looking a lot more seasonal outside.

First of all I have a new website, here.
I'm really pleased with how it has turned out, thank you to my other half for designing it - please have a look at his website, sensesstudios.

New pieces are in my Etsy shop, among my favourite are these Coal Earrings made with dark oxidized silver and soft grey lucite beads. I have recently received some beautiful new earring wires from Metamorph on Etsy and they look just great with my vintage beads, I love handmade findings.

handmade of the month

I've put a new little feature on my blog, my favourite handmade item of the month.

I have big favourites list on Etsy, as its impossible for a day to go by without finding something else that makes you want to forgo paying bills to buy. I hope you enjoy looking at my monthly picks, they are at the side of my blog, just below my Etsy Shop link.

I've squeezed in Angharad's beautiful blue clutch for the July pick, watch out for a new item in August.

Enjoy!