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An experiment…

On: March 7th, 2007 at 4:33 pm | Number of Comments » 1



Here is a bracelet I made up today. I found the beads gathered together in an old box and thought I would use that pmc toggle I made. I think I will sell it on eBay. I have asked UK beaders forum users to help me work out a price, so looking forward to their […]

Another site of interest…

On: March 6th, 2007 at 10:23 pm | Number of Comments » 2
I really like this site. The jewellery is so unusual and they use a model in the great outdoors wearing everyday clothes. It’s such a great idea because browsers think “oh yes I can imagine myself wearing that.” The contrast of the black site with the green, leafy photographs really looks modern and stands out […]

Selling jewellery on eBay - the good, the bad and the ugly

On: March 6th, 2007 at 3:07 pm | Number of Comments » 2
eBay - a dream for the buyer and a nightmare for the seller.
The buyer can seek a bargain, compare prices, submit best offers and is overwhelmed with choice. The seller has masses of competition, high fees from ebay and therefore low profit margins.

It isn’t all bad for the jewellery seller though. eBay is […]

Sea Glass

On: March 4th, 2007 at 11:59 pm | Number of Comments » 2
After writing about organically themed jewellery I’ve been looking around for some sites and I came across this one.
I love it so much - it’s all unique jewellery made out of sea glass, have a look!

Passion for Fashion?

On: March 3rd, 2007 at 8:12 pm | Number of Comments » 0
I’ve never been one to go crazy over fashion, if I like something in the shops I will buy it. And because they spend so long copying styles from the cat walk I suppose the clothes we buy are in fashion. But I won’t go out of my way to find out predicted trends and […]

Key Catwalk Trends/Ideas for Jewellery this Spring/Summer 2007

On: March 3rd, 2007 at 4:12 pm | Number of Comments » 2
-The bold prints that are in, need a similarly bold, simple and structural piece of jewellery to set the print off. Floral prints are big, perhaps think about including flowers in your pieces.

-To go with the 80’s inspired fashion; mix black with hot colours, giving a powerful, punky edge to your piece of jewellery. Black […]

Have A Look At These Interesting Sites….

On: March 2nd, 2007 at 10:13 pm | Number of Comments » 1
Oooooo I do like to get comments and Catherine gave me a lovely one today, so thanks for that Cat Do go and check out her very interesting and well designed (may I add) blog, where she talks about all sorts of artistic things like photography, cooking and of course jewellery design - yay!
I’m […]

Arts Council Grants

On: March 2nd, 2007 at 5:11 pm | Number of Comments » 0
The Arts Council state their ambition for 2006-2008 is “to put the arts at the heart of national life and people at the heart of arts. Grants for the arts will help us do this.”

The aims of Grants for the arts are to:

-help more people to take part in the arts
-provide creative […]

Sketches and Ideas

On: March 1st, 2007 at 11:15 pm | Number of Comments » 1


My beads are taking a long time to get in from America so I have been getting creative with a freshly sharpened pencil and just out of the packet paper - it’s too nice to use!
Here is one idea I had. Any suggestions? I’m really into wire work at the moment and I’d love to […]