Flower charm bracelet
I started this bracelet sometime ago but felt it needed something more, something to brighten it up. I had lots of great suggestions from arty friends and in the end I decided to add the yellow beads you can see to match the yellow of the flower centres. I would have put some little crystals inside the flowers but I had already wire wrapped them onto the bracelet by then and didn’t fancy doing it all again!I will show you my new matching pendant up close tomorrow and I’ve got some custom orders to show you too.Till...
read moreExhibition excitement!!!
I was very exited today to find out that a piece of jewellery I submitted has been accepted for an exhibition in a couple of weeks. It’s the Totterdown lights exhibition which will showcase the ‘cutting edge of what the Totterdown Arts Trail has to offer’. There is a private screening on the opening night of the exhibition for the press and ‘key decision makers from within the art field’ to which I get an invitation plus one (trying to work out if I should take hubby or an arty friend – will probably...
read moreAnother sale and my new pendant!
I have been busy with another sale and 3 more on the way! Here is a picture of most of my sale set up, there’s a bit more on the left which is missing but you get the general idea. It was at a party of my sisters (slighty strange) but good fun as I got to go to a party and talk about my passion most of the night!Sale table I bought myself a new top and couldn’t resist making a pendant to match! I have just discovered making cabochons thanks to Donna Kato’s -The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface...
read moreSale success!
I had a great evening, thanks to Kate and Sarah for inviting me along with my jewellery! It was a lovely evening where people were having their feet pampered and milling around with wine and nibbles. I think I will have to add myself as a client next time! There were about 12 ladies there and many of them had ideas for different colour schemes or slightly different designs so I have some custom orders to get working on!Here is a small selection of my sold itemsMokume Gane pendantPetal earrings scrap clay lentil beadDidn’t sell all these...
read moreFirst real sale tomorrow! Here’s my new tags
I am doing a small sale tomorrow night so have been busy getting ready. It is as part of a small pamper night. I will probably be the only vendor and there will only be about 12 guests but it will be a good opportunity to see how people react to my jewellery and my pricing! I find the pricing difficult (well who doesn’t!), I know how long it takes to make and don’t want to undersell it but at the same time I want it to be affordable.I have some great friends who have helped me whilst calling round for tea and we have made some...
read morePolishing and buffing
I am trying to get ready for my first sale on Friday (my mum sold some bits for me at a charity coffee morning a few weeks back but I wasn’t there and she did all the display etc). I don’t have as much stock as I would like (where does the time go?) but I am working on it!I have been polishing many of my beads in a rock tumbler recently. I half fill the tumbler with small smooth pebbles, bung in a handful or two of beads add some water and a drop of dish soap and leave them to it for about 24 hours. Thanks to Desiree for the...
read moreMeasuring spoons
I made these a while back as a house warming present for a friend. I am busy making some jewellery for a sale on the 15th so will try and share some more of my experimenting after that when I have time. The white flower cane has green packing which works well for covering objects. It’s made from Fimo soft so doesn’t polish up as shiny as the Kato.
read moreNew Pod necklace
Here is the first Pod necklace I made after the workshop I did with Christine Dumont
read moreRest of the Pod beads I made at the workshop
Here are the rest of the hollow ‘Pod’ beads I made at the workshop with Christine Dumont last Friday. They are now all sanded and buffed. i have one I haven’t quite finished yet I need to tidy up the holes and then bake it. Looking forward to making some more later in the week.This was the first bead we made in a plain colour so we could learn the basic techniqueThe Pod collection
read morePods and Cocoons with Christine Dumont
I was very lucky to attend a Pods and Cocoons workshop with Christine Dumont in London on Friday. It was a wonderful day and I am really pleased with some of the things I made. It was great to catch up with the lovely Toni (who I met at Polymer play Days in Nottingham) and to meet some more lovely people. I have only had time to sand and buff one of my Pods made on Friday . It looks very glass like.Can’t wait to make some more!!
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