December 11th, 2011
These lovely brooches are a new range I am adding to my craft jewellery collection. I was going to wait until the new year, but couldn’t resist adding them to my online shop straight away. I’ve got a huge batch of vintage zips in a range of colours and lengths, so the brooches come in a few different sizes. I’ve only made a few so far, so there will be more to come soon.
December 11th, 2011
I took the time to photograph each individual button bracelet that I have in stock and I have now added them to my shop at long last – so many people have asked me to sell these online, so I’ve taken the hint and they are now available here.
December 2nd, 2011
I mentioned on Facebook earlier that I’d made some brooches from zips last night and that I’d post up some pictures on my blog. I followed a few tutorials and kind of made things up as I went along with their guidance and I really love the results.
November 24th, 2011
I saw these buttons on eBay recently and just couldn’t resist getting a few packs. They’re so lovely and perfect for this time of year – if it’s going to snow for real, at least I can have a little snow in my life anyway.
November 22nd, 2011
I made a few of these necklaces a while ago and had difficulty decided on how to photograph them. I played around with a few ideas and never really made any conclusions as to the best approach. I not only find them hard to photograph, I also find them hard to display at craft fairs as well! So I decided to have another go today as I’ve thought about a way I could package them up into bags ready for display/sale and might add some to my shop this week.
November 4th, 2011
I’m pleased to announce that my button flower brooches are back. Recently after several wholesale orders I ran out of my little cream buttons and could no longer make these brooches until I found a new source of buttons. The last stash of millions lasted me for three years and I got those from a haberdashery that was closing down and selling them off in bulk online. I’ve not found a huge source of buttons again, but have acquired a few different small batches that will keep me going for a while.
August 26th, 2011
I stopped making Cloud Brooches a while ago as I ran out of the leather scraps I sourced from an upholsterer and not been able to find a substitute supplier since – I’ve not been looking very hard though and been concentrating on other things to be honest. Historic Scotland ordered a batch of cloud brooches as part of their last order and I panicked as I so wanted to make them again but didn’t have any leather – or so I thought!
May 28th, 2011
I thought I’d try photographing my necklaces on a model today – namely me – so I set up the camera on a tripod and got my cable release out. After many different choices of top, I settled for my black icebreaker and took a few snaps. With these necklaces, it’s nice to see them it situ i.e. hung around the neck to get a sense of how they look when you’re wearing them rather than the images I’ve taken of them in the studio lying flat on a wooden board.
May 21st, 2011
A while ago I posted about some new small notebooks I made. What started me off was a tutorial I’d written for the next issue of Making Magazine (so look out for the June issue) and I got a lovely box full of paper samples from Inspire Me Papers. I made a few notebooks and used regular office paper and even though I love the notebooks, I would prefer them to be a bit more ‘recycled’ and eco friendly. So here goes…
May 20th, 2011
I love making hair clips, especially as my hair is so unruly at the moment – strong sea winds and wispy locks don’t go very well together – so lots of colourful hair clips help to keep my locks in order at the moment. I’ve created a few notecard gift sets and they are proving popular – so I’ve got a new set on the block now…
May 19th, 2011
I took some time this month to photograph some of my stock, in the view that I will gradually be able to add the products to my shop over the next few months. Each day I concentrated on a different product and here are some of the images I took of my lovely button bracelets.
April 21st, 2011
I’ve just added some new products to my shop that are perfect for Spring – my new range of notecards with a flower design that are a card and a gift in one, as you not only get a lovely printed card, you also get 4 lovely button hairclips!
April 16th, 2011
Stationery is my saviour! I love it to the point that I think I have a fetish, so I love being able to make my own. I’m glad to say that I’ve been making little notebooks today without causing myself too much pain and I’ve been grinning from cheek to cheek, working like a busy bee, cutting, folding and stapling.
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