Brownies

3 Things I Learnt from Teaching Brownies to Make Jewellery!

Happy International Women’s Day! Back in January, I mentioned that I’d be helping out with my daughter’s Brownies group. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of teaching the girls and all I can say is that I’ve been so proud and inspired by them. The girls are amazing and curious, asking me …

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. …

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 …

Loki

How to Make a Loki Inspired Bracelet

Have you been watching Loki on Disney+? I have! My husband and daughter are big, big Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans… although she’s only 8, they’ve watched all of the movies together (except Deadpool and Venom, which we thought was a bit age inappropriate), as well as Wandavision and the Falcon and the Winter Solider. …

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 …

All That Glitters Challenge

All That Glitters Challenge – First Ever Time Making A Locket!

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 …

Practice Makes Perfect – The Joy of Creating a Beautiful Ring to a Friend’s Spec

I have a lot of friends who love crafts – all kinds of crafts, from knitting and needlework through to pottery and wood burning. They’re a talented bunch, and we love nothing better than to share our latest creations with each other. At the moment, we’re all just waiting for social distancing restrictions to ease …