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 …
Here I am, again, with a brief mid-week post! Today, I’m writing about Renaissance Wax! Since returning to the world of jewellery making, I have been using copper wire, exclusively. I’ve found it a great medium to practice with, and frankly, I’m still lacking a bit of confidence to go “gung-ho” with silver. And I’m …
Kung Hei Fat Choy! As I write this, Chinese New Year is just a day away (12th February 2021), so our household has been really busy with preparations! Chinese New Year is all about family! We celebrate with lots of good food, traditional lion dances and lots of noise to welcome the incoming year. And …
I’m writing tonight, with both of my kids tucked away in bed at 8.30pm, ready to start a new jewellery making project… except I’m still waiting for the materials I need to get started on a wire wrapping project to arrive. *Drums fingers impatiently*. I still have three more days to wait… Occupying Myself While …
So… deep breath… With the encouragement of my husband, I’ve decided to revive my old passion for craft. And also the blog that went alongside that passion, after 3-4 years of silence. What can I say? Two young children and a job pose enough day-to-day challenges. I haven’t even thought about, let alone made any, …
To give myself a bit more structure, I’ve decided to start building a jewellery collection, using geometry for inspiration. I’ve actually been working on it for a little while – I travel a lot for work, so it’s the perfect time to get the sketchbook out and put some ideas on paper. Some are completely …
After months and months, I have finally finished my turquoise necklace! It wasn’t exactly how I wanted it – I had wanted to add two silver swirls to the chain, and also use the Spanish style chain. But… I discovered that the Spanish style chain is really hard to do! It needs a lot of …
Woo! My hubby gave me an early Christmas present, on the grounds that I can use it over Christmas! I readied my “I’m really surprised face”, unwrapped my present and found: …one, very cool, Tatty Devine jewellery tool roll bag! I didn’t even need to prepare my “surprised” face, because I was completely blown away. …
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 …
Since I started on my jewellery making quest, I have been asking myself the question “just who would buy my jewellery?”. And it’s a really hard question for me to answer. I’ve read that I should be making jewellery that I like. Sounds simple. The problem is that I like (and sometimes love!) a lot …
