Happy New Year - New Creations!

Happy New Year! Today loaded up new bracelets, earrings and necklaces - AND I did a lot of the tech work myself - its incredibly complicated trying to get to grips with codes and photo sizes and I am having to write myself an idiot's guide how to (being the idiot concerned.

Also shown is the jewellery I gave Mum for Christmas and Birthday (her birthday is the 1st of January) - in the first, the focal piece is an enamelled sterling plaque set with a large freshwater pearl cabochon and Amethyst cabochons, with wired faceted Peridot and Amethyst briolettes - the strung portion of the necklace is made from tiny Amethyst briolettes and faceted Iolite rondelles with Swarovski crystal - this took about 14 hours to make as the tiny Amethyst and Iolite beads were difficult to string.

Christmas Day 2007

Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year, I am taking a short break over the Christmas period from today and I will mail out orders which come in over this period on my return on the 3rd January 2008.

These are the things I Love....

The Smell of Rain on Grass, First Spring Flowers, When a Plane Door Opens and the Heat Hits You, Opening a New Jar of Coffee, Singing in My Car (it doesn't mind), Singing to my Horse (he doesn't object), Gentleness, Merlin My Horse, Cleo My Cat, Roses, Dancing, Pretty Clothes, Working for Myself, Spring, Being Quiet, Picnics, My Friends, Cutting Open A Lemon, Telling Someone 'I Made It' When They Admire Jewellery I Am Wearing, Being Curled Up In Bed When There Is A Storm Outside, Bonfires, History Books, Homemade Marmalade, Forgiveness, Watching People, Taking Baths, Listening to My Cat Purr, Going Shopping with My Mum, Reading, Imagining, The Way Merlin Calls To Me When I Arrive At The Stables, Kittens, Travelling, Coming Home, Being In Love, Vanilla Ice Cream, Matching Underwear, Poetry, Having My Hair Washed, Fitting Into Smaller Jeans, Acting on Impulse, Walking In The Rain, Staying Up All Night, Bluebells, Black, The Peak District, Thinking, England, Trees, Belonging, Aquamarines, Daydreaming, Music, Freesias, Creating, Grooming my Horse, Driving, Breakfast At Tiffanys, Kindness, Warmth, Laughter, Thermal Underwear on a Winters Day, Homemade Soup, Being Taken For Lunch, Dry White Wine, Talking For Hours About Nothing In Particular, New Boots, Being Able To Make My Own Choices, Surprises, Giving Away A Smile When Someone Needs It, Black and White Horses and Black and White Cats, People Who Like To Share, Giving, Magic, Lavender, Homemade Fruit Salad, Laughing At A Good Joke, My Godchildren, Lattes, Red, Autumn, Long Sandy Beaches, Chandeliers, White, Good Company, Being Older And Wiser, Wandering, Sleeping, Toast, Starting A New Book.

Christmas Jewellery Freebie 2007

How time flies; its that time of year again where we all go into warp drive panic; I think 'bah, humbug', I am going to ignore Christmas this year (I am usually the worlds most conscientious gift-purchaser-giver in the world) but I was sucked into the whole thing when I went shopping today, only to find that the world, his wife and their dog were out fighting over tinsel already - maybe I will just pull the bed covers over my head for the next month or so...

My last entry mentioned I was hoping to be allowed to have but I am keeping quiet about exactly what right now because I don't want to be pinned down oe a new drug for my Rheumatoid Arthritis - I have been told I might be able to have it in the first few months of next year - I need to stabilise on another drug first and then if that is OK I go to the new drug - I know of people who have had wonderful results with this so I am thinking positively.

Creative Block....

"One must accept that one has uncreative moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments will pass": Etty Hillesum

Lead Crystal Jewellery and Children

Today I put new Vintage items, Necklace, Earrings and Bracelets onto the site - the complimentary necklace offer for purchases over £50 has been popular.

I've got some new sections lined up which should come online soon - even if for a while they are going to be empty spaces whilst I work on stock - I've started work on one the children's jewellery section - well, ok, when I say children I think the jewellery is going to appeal to girls rather than the other variety of children, and its been great fun making some cute pieces.