This weekend is the Totterdown Arts Trail, in the Totterdown area of Bristol, UK. I shall be exhibiting my jewellery at 13 Hawthorne Street along with the very talented Emily Ketteringham and Rebecca HowardThe trail is on the 18-20 November and you can come along during these times: Friday 6p.m – 8p.m. Saturday 12p.m – 6p.m. Sunday 12p.m – 6p.m.Here’s a small collection of new teal and grey jewellery I will have for sale...

I was hoping to show you some new creations today but my sanding pile is still very large and I haven’t quite got there yet, soon!In the meantime I have set up a Flickr Group for The Stroppel Cane. I have been discussing the idea with Alice Stroppel and now it seems that so many people are posting pictures of work using this wonderful technique that it’s hard to keep track of them all.  I am hoping that by starting the flickr group...

I have been playing with my clay, it’s been very therapeutic at this difficult time. I’ve also been clearing up my work space and sorting out all my clay scraps and using them to make creatures! My son is doing well, his arm seems to be healing nicely. Thank you for all your kind messages of support, it’s nice to know you are there! I’m having a table at my kids school Christmas Fayre (Begbrook School in Bristol, UK on...

 I am pleased to announce some good news! The winner of the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software.  I used a random number generator and this is the winner it picked! Number 20 is Pippa of Pips Jewellery (do check out her great blog) . Have fun playing with it. I will be in touch with details of how to claim your prize. I will be away from  home for the next week, for my father’s funeral and to stay with my mum, I am taking some...

I have had a horrible week. My dad suffered a heart attack, and then a massive stroke and died very suddenly on Thursday. It happened in Bournemouth, mum and dad were on their way back from holiday. I went back to Brighton with my mum and sister and then had to rush back to Bristol as my son James (7) fell off the monkey bars at school, badly breaking his left arm just above the elbow (he’s left handed typically!). He needed surgery to...

You may remember me talking about my photography set up a while back. Here is the homemade light box set upWell the tissue paper got torn in storage above my work area and actually if I want to take photos with the box I have to clear my bench (probably no bad thing but…). So I have the cheap, cheerful and super easy alternative to show you…I have 2 lamps with 100W equivalent daylight bulbs (one is my angle poise I use for my work...