wordless wednesday

Elderflower Fritters

Happily I located an elder next to my office the other day, off the road and with lots and lots of flower heads to pick. So I made fritters!

The finished fritters were lovely, not the most attractive I hasten to add, but crispy and doughnut soft in the middle. I sprinkled them with sugar and served with some softly whipped cream. The flowery scent is gorgeous here, not to overpowering and it is so lovely eating basically free food!

I think I need to make my batter a bit lighter next time, for some reason it was very thick.

Head over to Colour It Green's blog for a fabulous recipe and a better picture of finished fritters - she is an elderflower connoisseur!

tilly

I did a lot of things this weekend but unfortunately it ended sadly, our little cat Tilly died on Sunday morning from kidney failure. We knew she wasn't going to be around for a long time but it did come suddenly, hopefully she wasn't in pain for too long.

It has only been a day but the house does feel very different, she mainly spent her days sleeping in her favourite spots or lying out on the patio, it is strange to not see her curled up in her favourite places anymore.

I've tweeted about it and even put it on Facebook, I felt that was enough but I couldn't really blog about normal things either so I thought I'd mention it on here too.

We still have our other cat Jess who seems a bit forlorn without her, they got to accept each other slowly but were never cuddly to each other, but I think Jess might miss the company.

For now we have a nice holiday to look forward to in Somerset, staying on a farm with chickens, goats, llamas and horses. Will be nice and relaxing to go away after this sad weekend.

Friday Folksy Finds

My Folksy shop is being updated at the moment so I thought I'd join in with the Folksy Finds for Friday Fun!

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Iris Necklace by I Can't Remember My Grandmas Name
Raspberry Bubbles Bracelet by AMI Designs
Small Bee Hotel by Wudwerx
Secret Language of Eggs by Champignons


Stop by today and buy something from these lovely UK Sellers :)

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

milestones

I have reached 400 sales in my Etsy shop this week - hooray!

It feels like it has taken a long time to get here but I also cannot believe I've sent that many pieces of jewellery out to my lovely customers.

I've been listing and selling on etsy since January 2008, and it has taken a while to get noticed but I think I am reaching milestone numbers a bit quicker, I made 300 sales at the beginning of this year.

Looking forward to 500, 600 and beyond!

Yay!

x

PS - do you like my new blog layout? I do! :)

Off to spend some time in the rain..

One of the benefits/downfalls of my job is that I get to get out of the office every now and again, one of these is a farm show I attend once a year for my company. It can be good if the weather is nice and everyone is cheerful, but this year it is likely to be rainy and awful! My wellies are ready to go!

Because of this I'll be away from my jewellers bench for a few days.
Any orders made in any of my shops between 8th - 11th June will be shipping on Monday 14th June.


Thank you for your patience, hopefully I won't get too rained one, wish me luck!