Thursday 11 June 2008

Finally managed to finish off new pieces and get everything to the assay office in Sheffield for hallmarking.

Also managed to get a few more window frames painted .......

Now I need to concentrate on designing my exhibition stand for September! I have no idea what to do ..............need inspiration .... now!

I am also devloping some new designs that I started a few months ago but put on hold whilst I got up to scratch with making and fulfilling current orders.

I was going to get the children to make fingerprint cufflinks for Father's Day but it all went pear shaped with bad moods so it didn't happen. There are a couple of cufflinks on the website

http://www.thejewelleryroom.co.uk/acatalog/gifts.html

which are great but I think the children are old enough to sort it out themselves this year so it will be interesting to see how they deal with it!

Friday 6 June 2008

Some images as promised of new pieces .......... called blob! ..... earrings will retail about £35 and the pendant £50 .... the spiral earrings will be about £20.
I am pricing up pieces today for a sale on Sunday at Ribby Hall Wrea Green and making a few other pieces ........ I'm on call for First Responders today and tonight so its a good day to get things done .....

Thursday 5th June 2008

Making an effort ............... had a good week so far, got 2 commissions finished and more jewellery made, I am doing a fete at Ribby Hall on Sunday so need stock for that and also get in to a shop in Preston called Vibe which is a great looking contemporary jewellery shop.

Managed to get on with the windows as the weather is so good so have rubbed down all the back windows ready for Tom to paint them!
Also baked a loaf, Marnie made Chelsea buns at school which were delicious (although we made a pact not to eat bewtween meals or eat junk this week!), still haven't run since Manchester but will get back to it soon ........ think it has been good to give the old body a rest!

Will post some images of jewellery soon ...........

1st June 2008

Oops .................. nearly a month since I last blogged!! Thought it was something like 2 weeks ....... well half term took over last week and we did have the best fun ....... shopping in Preston, Manchester ......... swimming in that wind in an open air swimming pool .......... helping out at Holker Garden Festival .... finally watching Son of Rambow at the Dukes Cinema Lancaster, what a treat!
Of course now I am raring to go with new ideas and lots of jewellery to make ..... I havea lot to do between now and September, 2 shows, one trade and one retail so I need to get an exhibition stand designed and made and lots of printing .... watch this space .......

4 May 2008

Gosh where does the time go to ..... hadn't realised its been 5 days since I last blogged!

Spent Wednesday wandering round Preston whilst I had my car sorted out ........ had to leave it from 9am until 3pm ......... got my hair trimmed and had a good walk round streets I haven't been down for years ....... got back only to be told they hadn't done anything and could I come back again! Why didn't they phone me so that I could have gone back home and got some work done ........ I was very calm (could be the meditation influence!!) and re-booked for another time!

Thursday was my last Photoshop course for a while, I need to get some work done and prepare some images that I want to sort out and then sign up again for the course.

Friday I worked on the website with Roger ......... going to do a redesign and tweak it abit .... I guess it needs it after 4 years but I love the original design by www.madcan.com so I have been hesitant about changing it.

Saturday I made a cake for my neice who is going off to Australia for 3 months ........ we are having a farewell meal tonight ..... today I am going to chill a little and get soem jewellery ready for tomorrow as we are selling at Wray Fair.

Then its a whole new week .......... bursting with new designs so need to create ..............

29 April 2008

Saturday's run round Wray was absolute murder .......... don't know why as I so used to doing 10 km with lots of hills but I felt terrible, like I had been drugged .......... but made it round and knocked off a minute from last years time! Had a few beers after to recover ..........

Had a nice day on Sunday, parents came over for dinner.

Spent Monday helping out at Wray Fair which was quiet as it rained!

Managed a run this morning! Did some oxidisation on some silver jewellery I have made .......... liked it so might get soem more done.

Tomorrow I am in Preston again getting my car sorted!

25 April 2008

Saw a gallery yesterday Arteria in Lancaster and they will accept some of my sterling silver jewellery for their exhibition which is in October so that is a good one to have before Christmas. The girls went round town and did a bit of shopping ...... of course they did some studying in the morning ..........

Done my on line shop with Tesco ....... now I'm trying to sort out some engraving for a customer on a bangle which is proving difficult. I really wanted to sort this out as it is for a soldier serving in Iraq and he wants to get his fiancee a present for her birthday ... I will keep trying.

Done the Church newsletter for this week, it was relatively straightforward, not much news ..............

Working on some new designs ....... very early stages ..........