Wednesday 23 June 2010

Have been to work with smellies today. I love going there at the moment, the work is boring but it gives me the chance to think or totally switch off, the pay is terrible but its better than nothing and I can get on with my jewellery on the other days that I am not there .......... had a new shop buy (yes buy, not sor) a few bits from me so hopefully that will be a regualr thing. I have also sold a few bits to friends this week so I must be making things they like for a change.

I made a new ring yesterday, clear resin with green swarovski crystal beads in. I push the silver ring in to the resin as it was hardening .... got it slightly late but it worked, it could just be a bit tidier. Will post image soon.

Friday 26 June 2009

Necklace with fantastic glass beads made by Emma@beadenvy.com ...... love the turquoise colour ........ this one is going to Obsidian Art in Stoke Mandeville so hopefully someone will give it a loving home!

I am making stock at the moment ready for the Summer Art Fairs .... I am at Old Nell's in Bilsborrow on Sunday 28th at the Lancashire Love It Fair and then I have a week at the Art Fair in Kendal from 13th - 19th July and then I am doing the Art in the Pen weekend in Skipton in August. Hopefully I will need lots of stock so I am busy making .............

Tuesday 27 January 2009

Trying to improve my images on the website so I am re-doing them on a white background ...... new necklace of beads and silver ... not sure if it will be a one off or if I will make more, will put it on the website and see what the response is.

Did a run this morning ... had that feeling of being far taller than I actually am .... looking down from high up which was quite weird when I was running ... it happens when I am walking about but not normally when I am running .........

Lots of paperwork to do today, keep putting it off but will knuckle down to it today!

Thursday 15th January 2009

New BIG ring ..... sterling silver ..... this one is oxidised but doesn't have to be ......... its on the website www.thejewelleryroom.co.uk

In the process of making more new designs ..... I am designing and making some pendants which I wil put on bead necklaces rather than chains ....... just learning the intricacies of beading at the moment!

Have signed up to do The Art Market in the Westmoreland Shopping Centre in Kendal this July ..... a new one but hopefully a good place and time ..............

Thursday 6 November 2008

Love this bracelet - I know I love all the glass bead jewellery I make - the beads by Emma www.beadenvy.co.uk are called Poppyfield ..... they are great, red green and white ....... look great with the sterling silver .....

The amber pendant is ok ..... I decided to set some stones in silver, I have a few knocking about and never use them, stone setting is'nt my strong point .... they don't really go in to it in detail when you are studying so you end making one piece for the course and nothing else ...... so I decided to do a few stones yesterday .... the amber came out best .... I did a turquoise stone but the setting is so bad I am going to redo it .... I also did some other bits and made a ring with a peridot which I have claimed for me! Will post images another day ................

Went to Wennington Hall School fireworks last night ..... great display and we got treacle toffee and chocolate apples that they had made .........yum .... and thanks.

Tuesday 21 October 2008

Getting sorted with more jewellery ..... ordered more silver as need to make enough stock for run up to Christmas ...... have to buy more beads from Emma www.beadenvy.co.uk as I love em so much!


Image is of first in new range .... need to develop it further but will not launch it until after Christmas ......... sterling silver and perhaps a bit of gold ..... sterling silver and leather .... bracelet, silver earrings ....... the full monty!

Weather is a fantastic range of allsorts today .... quite fancy a quick walk but need to make some pieces that have been ordered off the website ............. www.thejewelleryroom.co.uk

Saturday 4 October 2008

Thank goodness for Emma and her handmade glass beads, she has made some fantastic beads for me, its so nice to find someone this helpful with an equal passion for what she does! She has a great website www.beadenvy.co.uk so have a look at her beads and little critters!

I have made some great sterling silver jewellery designs with her beads and Emma loves it as well which is a great endorsement for me.

No running this week ....... having some time out from that but have been to the gym and hope to get my bike soon so will start on that ........ if the weather improves! rain rain rain ..........

I am on call today and twice next week for First Repsonders so that should make me get on with more silver jewellery, stocking up for Christmas sales!!!

Might even bake this week, haven't done it for a couple of weeks and actually bought some muffins which I never do!

Monday 29 September 2008

A week since I last blogged! ..... finally got the bike I bought off Ebay for my daughter .... bought it in August and the courier didn't pick it up as it was n't boxed! Anyway its here now and perfect.

Have found a great new bead maker, fantastic except I have spent way too much on her great glass beads .... need to get on with my designs and retail my jewellery!

Did the 10km run yesterday in Preston and it went well, actually enjoyed it but have decided to give up running for a few weeks again mainly to see if it is easier to lose weight and will I be able to sleep better which are all my own theories but we shall see ......

Went to Carlisle on Friday with Tom and had a good look round whilst we was at some meetings ....... nowhere for my jewellery but it was a good day ..... shopping is good and I found a nice park area outside Tully House to have my lunch and enjoy the sun for a while ......... met a nice lady called Ivy Graham who I had a chat with ...... well it was a long discussion really ......

Family came over yesterday and we had a nice dinner altogether ......

22 August 2008

Had a great birthday yesterday .... breakfast in bed and lots of nice pressies ..... the girls were very helpful and we went out for a meal in the evening to the Lunesdale which was great ............

I am still thinking about the trade show and everything that entails but haven't quite made it to getting organised ..... ha .... but here is a great new necklace in the design of the glass bead range ....... thick sterling silver wire, sterling silver nuggets and those fantastic glass beads made by Andrea ..... £170 on the website www.thejewelleryroom.co.uk

Wednesday 20 August 2008

Went in to Lancaster and met a friend today whilst the girls went to the cinema to see Wild Child ..... they kinda liked it .... the usual teenage rom/com was the comment ......... I am getting on with designing my exhibition stand for Design Edge and once I have done that I will make the few more silver pieces I need to finish off the ranges I am marketing at the exhibition. There is an miage of the glass bead necklace that matches the bead range ...... pricey at £160 but is a heavy piece of quality handmade jewellery.

Its my birthday tomorrow so I supposed to do nothing but lets see what the weather is like before I make any decisions ..........

Thursday 31 July 2008

Have had a mad great week of activity ........... day trip to Glasgow - nice but shopping not brilliant ...... Wedding Anniversary 17 years - went for a lovely meal to the Highwayman in Burrow - its okay there but still can't work out the attraction, its mediocre and lacking in atmosphere for me .... there are plenty of other places locally that I prefer.

Went camping in a pod in Wasdale, that was fun, far dryer than a tent (although we had great weather there were a few downpours), quieter than a tent .... just a bit more luxurious but you still feel you are doing the outside thing.

Now I am sorting things out for Gastang Show on Saturday - its going to happen rain or shine so I need to get my jewellery sorted especially the new glass bead pieces as well as all the sterling silver bits ..............

Then we are off on holday!

Monday 21 July 2008

....... had a great weekend, went for a walk on Sunday and had dinner with family, it was really nice and even nicer not to get wet .... all weekend!

Youngest daughter got called back to the hospital, a week later, only to find out she has a fracture which was over looked on the X ray .......... now she is in plaster! She has n't been at her best all week so maybe that explains it!

I finally got hold of Andrea and her beads, many thanks to Jo for sorting that ....... I have a whole load of them now and I am siftng through them ........ heaven!

Wednesday 19th March 2008

A few images of my bead ranges ...... found some great unusual beads that I had to have and actually made soemthing with them. I have a horde of beads and stones that I buy and never use ... they are so pretty and shiny that I have to buy them but then I never get the inspiration to use them. Thank goodness this time I did. I also met a great lady called Andrea McKinnon who make glass beads which are fantastic. The colours and designs are great ..... different from pieces I have seen before, I have just made a pendant with one ....... I tried to design something around it but its so great on its own that it doesn't need anything else.

Its husband's birthday on Saturday so am arranging a small soiree of friends for a drink ........ will be nice for the Easter weekend.

No great plans over the weekend, the weather forecast is bad, but will get up to no good over the 2 weeks holiday anyway with the girls.