I got my new coffee beans beads today that I requested on Alchemy on Etsy and I am very pleased with them! Here they are with a coffee pendant I am sending for the September giveaway on Modish. I think I might add one as a charm, though my...
I got my new coffee beans beads today that I requested on Alchemy on Etsy and I am very pleased with them! Here they are with a coffee pendant I am sending for the September giveaway on Modish. I think I might add one as a charm, though my...
This week, I am featuring http://glassprimitif.etsy.com another UK etsyer, who is fantastic with colour! She is a glass maker who specialises in dishes and some jewellery too, incorporating geometric patterns and quirky designs into each piece She is inspired by sweet shops and patchwork, and it shows. Here’s some of my...
Eskimimi’s shop is colourful, weird and wonderful, there is something quirky to suit everyone, from DS pouches, to jewellery, and it is all so professional too, from the general website to the products sold. I decided to ask her a few questions… Who are you and where do...
I made this last night with starfish and shells I found on the Jersey coast. I love the way the colours have really come alive once embedded. I couldn’t wait to wear it, I had to put it on for work without sanding the edges as I’m feeling all summery today!
Just tidied my craft room. I think it’s quite evident that I’ve seriously run out of space in there. Yes I still need to hoover, no that table doesn’t wipe clean, yes I did forget about the pictures poking out from behind the drawers! 😀 Before… After…
Thought I’d give a quick update on one of the things I have been up to this weekend, other than wistfully looking at the bandsaw I cannot yet use to its potential! Made some little bottletop magnets (go homebrew section of Wilkos!) and put my little resin pieces I...
I collected this yesterday to start making my acrylic pieces… it will work really well when I have a thinner, finer blade. Tried to make a duck shape and had to keep reversing out of the piece due to it not taking corners well, but should sort itself out...
I promised that I would show pictures of the rockpool locket ring and I didn’t! Here’s the pictures now. I wasn’t hugely happy with how it came out, but it was an experiment, the lady who bought it is happy though, and I gave her a free goldfish necklace...
So I’ve decided to start showcasing the work of other jewellery and accessory artists that I have discovered and admire, and have started by featuring http://upcycleme.etsy.com a fellow UK etsyer, who shares my love for plastic and my birthday! She recycles items that would be otherwise hard to dispose...
I got my Moo cards, and they are just as good as I was expecting. I just wish I could order higher quantities at discounted prices as I will really need/want four times as many!