Oooh, I have a spare minute :)

Sorry I haven't blogged lately - been busy doing all sorts! Here's a quick run down.....

• last weekend I had my very first craft fair! It was at a lovely vegan cafe in Bradford - here's a pic or two... 

 

• the Thursday before that was my last Introduction to Printmaking session at the West Yorkshire Print Workshop. I'm so addicted to it, I've joined as a member and have already prepared 8 copper plates with hard ground for etching, and have etched 4 of them with images of Paris.  I'll be printing them on Tuesday and can't wait to see how they turn out! Pictures will be taken :)
• this week I took my jewellery in to work and made a quite a lot of sales and plenty of interest. Going to take it in again on pay day! 

I think that's all for now, apart from the usual (being busy making new jewellery and accessories!) - working on a Jane Austen charm bracelet commission today, and planning on giving resin another go tomorrow.

Vintage Vincent now available :)

I've just listed my pair of Vintage Vincent earrings on Folksy - more designs will be up in the next few days/weeks (depending how much free time I have!)

 

 

Preparation is key....

I have my first craft fair coming up next Saturday, so I've been busily making lots of new things.  Some were variations on pieces I'd already made, however I've also come up with some new ideas and even now have my own "line" of jewellery! Continuing my french theme, in particular retro adverts, here are some pictures of a selection of my new earrings -

 

 

 

The photos don't really do them justice - they're translucent, and in some cases transparent. I love them, let me know what you think! 

Giveaways!!

The winner of my giveaway is the fantastic Jesselu who chose this pendant -

In other giveaway news, check out the fantastic PRINT for LOVE of WOOD blog for a chance to win a lovely Bake More Cake print

This one is my favourite -

July Jesters

I have taken part in the July Jesters challenge on Folksy this month, which involved listing at least one item every day and promoting your items as well as others.  I've been ridiculously busy this month, both with my little lovelies, and other stuff, so haven't really had chance to feature any other Jesters.  So this is a selection of my favourite items from my fellow Jesters:

I don't drink coffee or tea, but am tempted to get one of these for my hot chocolates :)from Lemonade and Lamingtons

This gorgeous necklace is from Whimsical Wren Jewellery

Liz from The Little Bead Box keeps trying to bankrupt me with the gorgeous things she keeps listing, such as these gorgeous gem stones

If only I had a little star to buy this for! Cheerymishmash has some great batik designs

Beata from Iyobo Design is a genius with polymer clay and inspiration for what I can aspire to do.  I absolutely adore this bracelet.

Giveaway!!

To celebrate getting to 100 likers on Facebook, I have decided to have a competition/giveaway!!

To win anything of your choice in my Folksy shop (up to the value of £5.00), all you need to do is like my Facebook page and comment on any of my photos stating what is your favourite thing (on here or on Folksy) that I have made. 

For a second chance to win, follow my blog and comment on this post, letting me know what you would like to see me make.

Closing date: 8pm (BST) 01/08/2010. All entries will be put into a hat and picked at random by a member of my family.

Commission for Katryn

One of my lovely friends asked me if I could make her a charm bracelet for her to wear to a friend's wedding.  She wanted it to be a bit about her, about about the happy couple, and a little bit about me, so we sat down and discussed the details, then she left me to it - and here are the results: