A few week ago I was asked again by Beads Direct to design a piece of jewellery and write a tutorial for their website. I was required to use beads from their new stock. Before replying I had a quick look through their 'New' section and found the most gorgeous Agate beads in so many... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid I would spend hours with lengths of embroidery floss making friendship bracelets. I was always delighted when I learned a new knotting technique and intrigued to see how it would look in different colours. I suppose not much has actually changed since then only now, instead of embroidery thread, I... Continue Reading →
Learn to make polymer clay bargello with this simple step by step tutorial. Create unique jewellery from left over scrap clay.
It seems an age since I last wrote a blog post. In all honesty I haven't had much new to show as I ended up making more Leopard print jewellery for my Etsy shop and I don't want to get too boring by showing the same thing over and over. I always underestimate how long... Continue Reading →
It seems five minutes since I was blogging about my Christmas decorations and now here we are, nearly half way though January and life has returned back to normal. I think part of the reason that the whole time passed so quickly was because I knew that just after Christmas my leopard print jewellery was... Continue Reading →
So, being the super savvy Etsy seller that I am (read - I am totally not super savvy or particularly fashion forward!) I looked up what is on trend for Autumn. The answer was, amongst other things, most definitely animal print. I thought it would be fun to try my hand at a leopard print... Continue Reading →
Over the years my crafting styles have changed so much but for now my jewellery making seems to have settled into two neat categories - Beadweaving and Polymer Clay. I have treated these as totally separate techniques but started to wonder a few months ago if I could mix the two techniques to make some... Continue Reading →
Woo hoo, I got published!!! In a magazine!!! A little while ago I made reference to a secret project that had been taking up some of my crafting time, well, this week my magazine subscription of Beads and Jewellery Magazine arrived (October/November, Issue 89) with my article of a bead weaving bracelet tutorial. I'll rewind... Continue Reading →
At the start of the summer I decided that I wanted to make some simple beaded, polymer clay necklaces. These were supposed to be quick and easy beads to make fun, everyday necklaces. I chose my colours of clay and made into little balls. I decided to hand emboss little patterns onto them which would... Continue Reading →
Whilst I was preparing for the craft fair in June I sat looking at my clay and paired up a deep purple and summery turquoise. I decided they would look lovely, together, as feathers. I now realise in hindsight that the colour combination wasn't pure fluke as my daughters waterproof coat is turquoise with a... Continue Reading →
The Artisan Duck 