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The lovely folk at the Bluestone Gallery visited me at BCTF again this year and ordered a few pieces from my Echoes collection to top up their existing stock. Based in Devizes and run by Guy Perkins, who has been a studio potter since 1977, Bluestone Gallery is recognized as one of the foremost craft […]
I recently took on a jewellery commission which was quite a challenge. I like to step out of my comfort zone every now and again and do something totally different from what I normally make. This commission was in another stratosphere. The commission came through The Jewellery Makers website and the customer had lost one […]
Did you know that Little Thistle, who have three shops – one each in Dunfermline, Glenrothes and Dundee – now stock Milomade jewellery? No? Well now you do… Little Thistle are a family run gift shop and they offer a wide range of unique gifts and greeting cards. All their products are carefully selected from […]
Well the holidays are upon us already. Schools out for the summer and that means that the time I have to devote to my business over the next couple of months is limited. So I thought I’d better put this post up to let you know that any orders placed via my online site during […]
15 of my antique silverware spoon rings have just gone on sale… (13 actually as two have already sold) All reduced to £50. Only one of each left in stock!
Well it’s now June! How did that happen? Not long until I’m on holiday, melting in the sun and milking goats! Yep you read that right! Milking goats!!! I’m whisking my family off over the summer to house-sit a small farm in the sunshine. The sunshine bit is not my favourite part of the deal […]
Here’s a lovely chunky announcement for you on this miserable cold wet day in May. It’s cheered me up after a rubbish day of things going wrong (getting the blue screen of death being just one of those things). I will be showcasing my work at the SEC in Glasgow in September as I’m going […]
I’m very excited to add The Harley Shop to my lists of stockists. Based at The Harley Gallery in Welbeck, they have two gallery shops stocking a carefully curated range of giftware and contemporary art and craft. Their expert team seek out work by the best makers; from pieces made by exciting emerging designers to […]
Its a lovely shop run by Clare Peacock in Helmsley, near York. I met the team at the British Craft Trade Fair this year and they placed an order with me at the show. Currently in transit is a lovely selection of pieces from my Enduring Love, Echoes and Antique Silverware collections. You can find […]
Sometimes when I’m feeling a bit crap and that annoying sense of self deprecation starts creeping in, I hunt out work by other artists and makers that I love and read what they have to say about their practice. It makes me feel instantly better knowing that there are so many like minded people out […]
Last December I had the pleasure of being Jeweller of the month at The Ropewalk in Barton Upon Umber. This opportunity came about through meeting the gallery team at the British Craft Trade Fair last year. I met them again at the the show this year and they placed an order for my new collection […]
Get yourself down to Cheshire if you want to get your hands on some of my latest Antique Silverware Rings. The Real Thing is a family run business and they focus on buying British wherever possible, showcasing many new UK designers and craftsmen. I’m really delighted to add them to my list of stockists. I’ve […]
I’m delighted to announce that a selection of my very popular Antique Silverware spoon rings are on their way to the Doghouse Gallery in the lovely village of Comber, Northern Ireland. They are now OPEN for their Spring / Summer season, which runs from the 28th February right through to 31st August. You can pop […]
The beginning of April is always totally hectic at Miloamde HQ. Not only does my son’s birthday fall at the start of the month, it’s also always the last week of school before the Easter holidays and I have to plan a birthday party just as I’m in the midst of getting ready to travel […]
Ahem! That’ll be me! I’ve won an award – Artist of Merit 2019 from Arts In Fife. I was presented with the award earlier this year by nationally recognised artist, Stuart Russell. Stuart’s project Arts In Fife gives a voice to great local artists like myself and aims to award outstanding creative merit across the […]
If you’re a fan of my jewellery and can’t get to my studio in Kinghorn here in Scotland to see it in person, why not visit one of my lovely stockists around the UK. You can check my Stockists page and see if there is somewhere near you. If you’re near Hebden Bridge then you’re […]
My brass lapel pins have become quite a thing of late. I sold so many in the run up to Christmas that it made me realise they’re not just a one off thing. People love them and I’ve had so much fun lately making a range of speech bubble pins. Customers and followers on Instagram […]
Well hello there! We’re midway through January and I still haven’t done my tax return! I thought what better way to procrastinate than to add a new feature to my website and write a blog post all about it all. So here I am doing just that. Getting feedback from customers is amazing. It helps […]
As you’ll know, if you read this journal, I recently went down to Leeds for the weekend. The reason for my visit was the opening of the ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley. I was exhibiting some of my new work alongside some other lovely talented folk including Emma […]
I got a lovely email in the run up to Christmas. A customer wanting to commission me to make a pendant for his wife that incorporated the initials of their children. He was open to ieas and that his wife would appreciate the recycled/reuse nature of my work. I had a look through my collections […]
