1st Post of 2022 – New Year, New Skills, New You!

Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful festive period and are ready to start a new year full of jewellery making with me! I had an unusual Christmas this year. It was just the four of us on Christmas Day, which is unheard of in my family! We usually have a house full …

hoop earrings

Making Hoop Earrings – Let’s Make Professional Jewelry Journal

Phew! What a crazy few weeks! It’s taken me a lot longer to write the next instalment of my “Let’s Make Professional Jewelry” journal than I anticipated! Project 3 – making hoop earrings, was meant to be completed between 20th June – 10th July. In all honesty, I was a little late (and I still …

crocheted chain

Making Crocheted Chain – Let’s Make Professional Jewelry Journal

After all the excitement of “All That Glitters”, I needed to slow the pace a little and spend some time learning and improving my jewellery making skills. I would love to do a course such as the “Silver Diploma” over at Jeweller’s Academy, but at this stage in my life, I don’t feel I can …

The Complete Metalsmith

I’m so excited today! I have just received my copy of The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight in the post, courtesy of Amazon.co.uk! I’ve been waiting nearly 3 weeks since ordering and can’t wait to start reading it! I’m really looking forward to putting some new techniques into practice! The book was highly recommended by …