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 …
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 …
Phew! What a crazy few weeks! It’s taken me a lot longer to write the next instalment of my “Let’s Make Professional Jewelry” journal than I anticipated! Project 3 – making hoop earrings, was meant to be completed between 20th June – 10th July. In all honesty, I was a little late (and I still …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Well… it’s the first day that I’ve been home since the Christmas holidays. I’m feeling very excited and raring to go! I’ve spent some time designing a 12 piece collection and pricing up the items, mainly out of curiosity. I’m not sure whether I’m capable of making all the pieces, as I let my imagination …
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 …
I’ve been meaning to learn how to make jump rings for quite a while. The turquoise pendant I made sometime ago, is in need of a chain. Do you remember this one? What I’ve learnt this week is that there is much skill, patience and practice needed in the art of hand-making jump rings. Getting …
