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. …
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 …
Hello! So I’ve been away for quite a long time and I’m really feeling out of practice! Over here in (rather grey) Bath, UK, I have been experiencing Mum guilt of the worst kind! Both my husband and I started new jobs and the children went back to school, which meant a flurry of Mum …
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 …
Have you ever wanted to put intricate details and designs onto jewellery? Or wondered how it’s done? I have! In particular, I’ve wanted to be able to put Chinese characters on my designs. One way of putting beautiful designs directly onto silver is by etching the silver with ferric nitrate. I first had a go …
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 …
Hello, again! Here’s my latest wire jewellery project for you, all! Last Sunday, I was at a loose end. My children were occupying themselves with games and toys, and my husband was playing video games. So I decided to attempt the Five-Bead Ring project from “Wire Jewelry Masterclass” by Abby Hook. A Quick Project Squeezed …
I have been on a jewellery making mission for the past week or so. Having now given wire wrap a go, I find that I’m loving it! It’s so quick to see results, whereas my silversmithing projects have taken weeks and in some cases, months! I have a lot of different pieces to share with …
Sunday evening and the kids are in bed (phew!). It’s been a funny Sunday. You know that feeling when you’ve hit the end of the week and you know Monday is just around the corner, but you really can’t motivate yourself to do anything? Yes? No? Maybe just me! Anyway, I got to around 2pm, …
I have been dying to write this post for about 3 days and share my finished bracelet, but have had to be patient as I prepare all the media and photos to go with this post. So, without further delay, here is my first completed jewellery piece since my eldest was born – a wire …
