For many years I have been very fond of a band called AFI. I made these silver necklaces some time in 2003, inspired by the gorgeous artwork on the cover of their album, Sing the Sorrow
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It appears that the time to publish my little review of the year has rolled round again. So, 2010 then. In some ways, it did rather fly by, but at the same time it seems like forever ago that the boy and I moved into our lovely new flat.
Read MoreWell, that was a bit crazy! I ended up frantically making things right up until just before Christmas - eek! Added to which, my job was also frantically busy
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Another year, another December sneaking quietly up behind me and shouting "Boo! Here I am!" at the top of its little tinsel-festooned voice.
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I think I may have finally made a decision on my endless packaging dilemma. I have been reading about how, as a jeweller, how you present yourself and your brand is super-important, which is something I've been giving more thought to
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So, it appears I have been awol from my blog for the past couple of weeks, partly due to exciting shiny thing making, but also partly due to a much less exciting stressful time at work trying to clear my desk before my week off next week. Yep, I get a WHOLE WEEK OFF!
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A sneaky preview of my latest project...
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Inspired by our peculiarly British obsession with the weather, and inspired by the classic BBC weather symbols, behold my 'Rain or Shine' collection of lovely sterling silver clouds.
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Shiny weather! Well, alright, it's not at all shiny just yet, this is what it comes back from the caster looking like. Soon, it shall be turned into shiny silver cloud necklaces and earrings and sunshine necklaces too.
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I love cuckoo clocks. I have been coveting one for quite some time and when I saw this lovely walnut timepiece of awesomeness by Diamantini & Domeniconi I knew it must be mine. It's possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen and therefore perfect!
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This is one of the new, entirely non-roller derby related projects I have been working on over the past couple of months. I had been wanting an initial charm for my bracelet, which now makes a lovely jingly noise when I type, but could only find very boring fonts,
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I was having a rummage through my jewellery box before doing a photshoot last weekend and came across some rings I made at college. It appears that my obsession with making things very pointy started a while ago...
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It may appear from my last couple of posts that I've not been terribly constructive on the shiny things front. Not so! I've been working really hard, honest I have,
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