I’ve noticed that this week, the Zibbet site where I have my online shop, has ground to a halt and has often been unavailable. I apologise for the inconvenience, if anyone has been trying to access my shop this week. The reason for the site slowing down and disappearing at times, is that they’ve had […]
Author Archives: Milomade
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Mar
Mar
I love making pendants and I also love wearing them. This week I’ve found you a lovely selection of pendants from the very talented sellers on Zibbet. Please feel free to re-tweet this post and share it with your online friends.
24
Mar
Mar
I recently applied for The Craft Artists Award funded by the Scottish Arts Council and Fife Council, that is administered by Fife Council, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft, and ATTFife. I’ve applied twice before and got funding to set up Milomade a few years ago and last year to buy jewellery equipment, so wasn’t sure […]
24
Mar
Mar
I recently fixed a pair of earrings for my friend Claire and they gave me an idea of how I could approach making my vintage button earrings. Claire’s earring were so simple – just a piece of silver wire, curved and bent in half, with balled silver on one end that held a cut glass […]
24
Mar
Mar
I love making button pendants from my huge collections of vintage buttons. I found a whole bunch recently that are brightly coloured and carved and patterned and these make perfect pendants as they’re so distinct and unique – most of them are one-offs so the resulting pendants are one of a kind creations and I […]
24
Mar
Mar
Bringing together a small set of talented designer-makers in the UK, Makers Online is an online boutique selling a wide range of beautifully hand crafted products. Specialising mostly in unique contemporary jewellery, with a wide range of bracelets, brooches, earrings and necklaces, Makers Online also stock Home Accessories, Handbags and Greetings Cards. I found the […]
19
Mar
Mar
I’m stretching my Milomade wings and exploring ways to get my products noticed more online and in the process I discovered The Handmade Gift Guide – it’s the sister site to Shop Handmade UK which has been around for a while and is a directory with over 1300 UK makers listed on it – Milomade […]
18
Mar
Mar
I’m starting a weekly themed post to promote the amazing products you can find online, concentrating on beautiful handmade goods – hopefully these posts will help to inspire you or give you ideas for gifts, but most of all make you aware of so many amazing talented people who devote their time to making so […]
17
Mar
Mar
I started on this little brooch idea a few weeks ago and it’s been in limbo ever since as I’ve been busy with other things, but I hope to get the first one finished by the end of the week. I intend to make 5 little brooches – all from the teaspoon bowls from a […]
15
Mar
Mar
I heard this song on the radio the other day when I was sanding down the walls in Colin’s studio and getting them ready for plastering and painting – a tiring and boring job – I felt totally demoralised thinking of all the work we need to do on the house and wishing I had […]