enamelling

Trying to Make Jewellery with the Ancient Technique of Enamelling

Ever on the hunt to learn new techniques as I try to find my jewellery “style”, I’ve recently tried my hand at enamelling. So, please join me in my first attempts at enamelling! In this post, I’m sharing the way I attempted enamelling (it’s very likely not right!) and things I learnt the hard way. …

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 …

Review: Pandahall’s Easy Wire Wrapped Snail Bookmark – Perfect Teacher’s Gift!

Here in the UK, we are rapidly approaching the end of the school summer term and 6 whole weeks off school! What am I going to do with the children for 6 weeks?! Unfortunately, we are still in the midst of the Covid pandemic, with various restrictions in place in England. One requirement is the …

My First Visit to Goldsmith’s Fair 2011 – So Many Amazing Designers!

I made my first visit to the Goldsmith’s Fair yesterday, and loved it so much I went again today! What can I say, other than “wow”! Firstly, I have never seen so much hand-made, quality jewellery under one roof before! And secondly, the whole event was just really inspiring – could I be here in …