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copper pins
I’ve been spending a lot of time making and not much writing blog posts over the past couple of weeks. I had a really busy November and December, so I’ve been working on new designs and building up my...
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from tiny acorns…
freshwater pearl acorn I’m having a bit of a love affair with freshwater pearls at the moment. They come in such a delicious range of colours, and the lustre of their surface is really gorgeous. The...
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spirals
snail shell Inspiration can come from the most unlikely sources. Take snails, for instance. They are a real nuisance in the garden, and if I’m being honest, they’re a bit slimy and yucky. Their shells,...
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silver birch choker
silver birch bark pendant €37 I’ve recently added this new design to my online shop. It’s an elegantly curved silver pendant, designed to mimic the curling bark strips of the silver birch tree. The...
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silver poppies
silver poppy flower earrings €36 It’s still a bit early in the year for poppies really, but we ordered our Higgledy Garden flower seeds last week, ready for sowing later this month, and we included...
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dandelion clocks
We’ve decided to leave more areas of uncut grass in the garden this year, to encourage wild plants and flowers, and provide a food source for pollinating insects. We’re already seeing a wide range of...
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muse
new oak leaves in the sun The prompt for this week’s photo challenge is “muse”, and we are asked, “what subject keeps you coming back?” What I keep returning to, in both my photography and my jewellery...
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silver flowers
I’ve been very busy in my workshop for the past few days, and I thought I’d share some of the fruits of my labours. First up, here are some floral designs. The inside of the flowers has been oxidised,...
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welcome to my day: silver poppies
I’m experimenting with Mesh, a phone app recommended by WordPress. It allows you to create a gallery of photos from you phone (or iPad in my case) and publish it directly to your blog. Which is...
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renaissance
renaissance inspired mother of pearl necklace with silver arum and pearl pendant I have been working with gemstone beads for the past couple of days, partly because we’ve reached that bleached-out time...
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weekly photo challenge: connected
rear of a silver ring – solder connection Making jewellery is partly about ideas and creativity, but a larger element than you might think is concerned with engineering and problem-solving. It’s fine...
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news from the workshop: it’s all about the seed heads
work in progress I had a bit of unexpected work to do this weekend. I usually prefer to make my jewellery pieces before offering them for sale, mainly because I find it less pressurised that way, and...
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news from the workshop: moonstones
moonstone jewellery I love moonstones, with their subtle play of milky blue colour, but the supplier I usually go to for my materials does not sell moonstone beads, so I haven’t used them in my designs...
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news from the workshop: garnets
Garnet and silver leaf necklace I have now finished my first new design using the garnet beads that I bought a couple of weeks ago. I’m really pleased with these beads. They are a lovely deep, rich...
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news from the workshop: melancholy music and silvery moons
It’s been all about the earrings this week, which has given me the opportunity to work with my garnet and moonstone beads once again. For non-bead lovers, I was also working on a pair of polished...
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news from the workshop: celestial
celestial necklace I’ve been away visiting family in the UK for the past few days, so my workshop has been rather quiet, but I thought I’d share some pictures of the designs I was working on before I...
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news from the workshop: silver birch
silver birch bangleOne way or another, I’ve mostly been working on designs inspired by the bark of the silver birch tree for the past few days. I usually apply the distinctive texture using the edge of...
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news from the workshop: copper oak leaf
copper oak leaf ringI’ve not spent that much time in my workshop for the past week, lured outside by the autumn sunshine and unseasonably high temperatures. I’ve also been waiting for some new supplies...
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news from the workshop: raven
I haven’t made any birds or animals for quite a while now. I’m not sure why, just busy with other ideas I guess. I was prompted to start work on this silver raven after completing a commission – which...
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news from the workshop: silver cat
My latest creation is this sweet little mewing silver cat pendant. I’ve been mulling over doing a cat for a while now, but it wasn’t until I’d finished my silver raven that I actually sat down and...
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