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 …
I can’t believe that “All That Glitters” has been finished for 3 whole weeks! I’m having serious withdrawal symptoms and at a loose end on a Tuesday evening. That said, I’m also very relieved to have removed that self-inflicted pressure to produce a piece of jewellery every week! So here I am again, with my …
Can you believe that next week is the final of “All That Glitters“? The last six weeks have just flown by! This post is Part I in a 2-part series about my Hawaiian Honeymoon cuff… read more to find out why it’s in 2 parts! Week 5 was very exciting as it was the first …
Welcome to my 4th All That Glitters challenge! Phew! I can’t quite believe there are only two more episodes of “All That Glitters” left! Whilst I’m sad that I’ll have to find new entertainment for a Tuesday night, I confess that I’m relieved that I won’t be doing quite so many challenges after this! Don’t …
Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th Be With You! Well, I’ve just finished Week 3 of my self-imposed “All That Glitters” challenges, and what a week it was! I don’t think I’ve felt this stressed or frustrated in a very long time! But now that it’s all done, I feel a strange sense of …
Another week and another episode of “All That Glitters” – the second week gave the viewers the chance to get to know the remaining seven jewellers a little bit better. It was a tough week, with the jewellers set a “Bestseller” challenge to create a chain collar. And yes, the first thing I did was …
Hello and welcome to my latest post – I hope you’ve been enjoying my little updates and projects! Today marks the start of a new series of blog posts that I’m undertaking, kicking off with this one, the simple ring band. It’s been about 3 months since I came back to the fascinating art of …
The great thing about making jewellery is that there are so many materials, techniques and styles, which means it’s going to take me a while to explore them all and hopefully I won’t get bored too quickly. This week’s project is a little bit unusual! Have a look: If you were born in the 80s, …
Today, I’m bringing you my latest project – a wire wrapped sakura ring! Hope you enjoy it! Ring a Month Challenge Last week, I mentioned that I had joined various Facebook groups for jewellers. Well, another one that I came across was the “Make a Ring a Month 2021” group. I discovered the group after …
This week, I’m taking a break from wire jewellery because… my workshop is finally ready, my kids have gone back to school and I’ve made a spinner ring! So I now have a couple of days free in the week, which I’ve been spending obsessively in my workshop (read: glorified summer house! But I don’t …
