I have been running a mailing list for sometime to keep in touch with local people about when I am teaching workshops and selling my jewellery. It has been getting a little cumbersome so I decided to investigate Mail Chimp as a tool for keeping it a bit more organised and most importantly keeping everyone’s data safe!Mail Chimp has lots of tools and enables me to make subgroups within the list of people interested in different things. So...

I’ve got a new personalised Canvas Shopper Bag from Bags of Love. I must say I was delighted when it arrived, very quickly! It has leather handles which look very sturdy. The sides and the base are made from patent vinyl, I chose cream but there is a range of colours available. I have a picture of one of my favourite pendants printed on canvas on either side – it looks very smart indeed! Inside there is a white waterproof lining and...

I was very excited when I got home as I had recieved a parcel from Cate van Alphen who I was lucky enough to meet at  Polymer Pamper Play this year. It was a gorgeous bracelet she sent me as Part of Pay it Forward. she posted a Pay it forward notice on her blog and I was the first to comment so was lucky enough to recieve this bracelet!Here’s how to play along:I’ll make something handmade for the first 2 people who comment to this post an the...

Hello. I hope you all had a good Easter break. We were away with the family in Scotland for 2 weeks so it’s all a bit manic here. My first job of the day is to work out what it is that actually needs to happen from this huge long list of jobs to do! I was lucky enough whilst travelling around Scotland to get to meet the lovely Chris Pellow. It’s great to actually meet people you know online! Unfortunately we didn’t manage to...

There aren’t any polymer clay groups that meet in my local area, I travel to London when I can for the London Polymer Clay Group meetings but decided it would be nice to be able to meet at other times with other people who wouldn’t get bored of talking polymer clay all day! So I set up a group.Last Thursday we met for the second time, although mainly it was different people from the first time due to peoples availability. It was...

The winner of my letter charm giveaway is…. Kirstin Miller! Congratulations a K will be on it’s way to you sometime soon. I am sure it will be delighted to come see all your wonderfully cute creatures! If you haven’t seen the amazing polymer clay creations Kirstin makes go check out  Quernus Crafts.Teacup mouse by Kirstin MillerI am also going to give away a bonus one to Pippa because she was the only one who commented here,...