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Yesterday I had the privilege of manning Gallery at 12 in Eccleshall for the day, which gave me time to sort out my jewellery and introduce some new items, these included the pink and black Shamballa bead necklace and earrings from a previous post and a couple of my prom tiaras also mentioned in an earlier post. It also included the items below- Shamballa bead and Swarovski crystal earrings

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Valentines day is not that far away now - well three and a half weeks!!! so I have decided that this year I would make some cards. First of all I made the heart - What do you think? - If you would like to order one I would be happy to send one to your Valentine to help maintain the anonymity - just let me know! These cards are original designs by Angela Smith - Staffordshire Jewellery

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So what did you get up to this morning? I learnt how to make simple glass beads! I find it very difficult to understand why, after making beaded jewellery for eighteen years I have never attempted to learn how to make glass beads! When I talk to people about my jewellery, I often say something along the lines of - 'I buy all the beads in and then I make up the jewellery'- and if I am asked why I

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Shamballa beads are more commonly used with macrame bracelets, but as beautiful as knotted thread work can look these beads are too stunning, in my opinion to be partially hidden so I have unashamedly chosen to show them off! This is part of a necklace made with Shamballa beads and Swarovski crystals, A also made a pair of earrings to match. This set is one of 5 new Shamballa necklace

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It is considered that the origins of birthstones - linked to the month of wearers birth, were connected to the breastplate of Aaron (Ex28 v16-20) each stone representing one the twelve tribes of Israel. Our modern day list of birthstones was compiled by 'the American National Association of Jewelers' in 1912  - it consists of the stones they most wanted to sell!!!. According to the modern list of

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May be more suited for weddings but this is another of the tiaras I made for the pre prom event on the 14th January. This one is made with Swarovski crystals and freshwater pearls This is an original design by Angela Smith - Staffordshire Jewellery designer

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Following on from yesterdays prom post, today I have selected two more of my tiaras to show, again designed specifically for the pre prom event. Vintage has been in fashion for quite a while now and although I never set out to make vintage jewellery, quite a few of my pieces have a vintage feel to them and these two designs illustrate that, perhaps one more so than the other. Swarovski

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I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New Year festivities - I had a lovely relaxing break, but my head was fit to burst with all the new designs building up, I was so pleased yesterday to finally set too on some serious making again! I have a pre prom event to attend a week on Saturday, so I have started making some new items for it. Over the next few days I will share some of my new items

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So this is the last of this weeks jewellery selections, and there is still time to order this so you can be wearing it on Christmas Day. This is a string of burgundy coloured Swarovski crystal pearls with a tiny glass bead in between each pearl, with a matching pair of earrings - pure elegance! The necklace is approximately 17 inches and has a sterling silver clasp, the earrings have sterling

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Still time to order this Dichroic glass and Swarovski crystal necklace earring set, in time to wear  for Christmas. Necklace Approxiamately16 inch in length with a sterling silver clasp, earrings on sterling silver ear hooks £25 for the set including P&P For terms and conditions please look at my blog shop link can be found at top right hand side of this blog. Please contact me if you are

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Todays necklace it a stunning dark cobalt blue Venetian glass verigole bead on nylon coated wire with Swarovski crystals and tiny glass beads.the necklace is approxiamately 18 inches long and has a sterling silver clasp, and as with the previous two items posted this week there is still time for this to be posted to you in time for Christmas - just email me by enquiry from my website or send me a

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There is still time to order this stunning, one off, dark red Venetian Glass necklace in time for it to be worn on Christmas Day this year, providing the Post Office doesn't have any more computer crashes! It doesn't deserve to be sat in it's box awaiting my first sales event in January next year! It is approx 17 inches long and has a sterling silver clasp. It comes in a fuchsia pink card box It

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Every day this week I will be putting some jewellery up on this blog. This necklace and earring set is still available It is made using freshwater pearls, Swarovski Crystal pearls and Swarovski crystals , the necklace is approx 18 inches long and has a sterling silver clasp, the earrings are on sterling silver ear hooks. It comes in a fuchsia pink card box £30 to buy - including P&P If you would

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I spent another lovely day in Gallery at 12 - As I keep saying I really do enjoy being there! While I was there I made three more pairs of earrings which I have left on display in the gallery. Crocheted earrings using silver plate wire and  Swarovski crystal pearls - sterling silver ear hooks knitted earrings using silver plate wire and  Swarovski crystal pearls - sterling silver ear hooks  

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I have neglected my shop recently - more items have left the shop than been added to it! So I have added two crocheted bracelets to it this evening- the crocheted bracelet shown in my last post and as promised in that same post I have now made another with fresh waterpearls too - shown below-

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A very simple and quick crocheted bracelet, You can add whatever beads you like, I chose to use these fun, chunky glass beads,but I could have gone for the more sophisticated look of freshwater pearls - may be next time.

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After being contacted by a Stafford craft group I held another 'sewing daisy' bracelet making workshop last night. We had a lovely evening and I think the ladies went away very happy with their bracelets. These are the lovely bracelets made by the ladies.

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With the season of parties rapidly approaching it is time to hunt out your little black dress. However gorgeous your dress is, I would like to think that this necklace would steal the show. If your dress is strapless or has an open neckline this would compliment it beautifully. It would also be perfect as wedding necklace if you have chosen to wear black or if your bridesmaids are wearing black

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I am aware that not everyone who would like to attend my knitted bracelet workshops can, either because the time /date or location is not suitable, I do understand that if you live in Canada or Australia, you will not be able to pop over to Staffordshire, UK for a two hour workshop. So here is a photographic guide to knitting your own bracelet in the comfort of your own home: Firstly thread all

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I made these coils of beads yesterday, I think they look great as feature beads for leather necklaces! My poor fingers were constantly being stabbed by wire and my thumbs are still numb with all the twisting, I think they were worth all my efforts, I will see how well they are received - first trip out will be this Friday for the annual McMillan Coffee morning! I would like to thank you for

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Last night I held a knitted bracelet workshop. Six eager ladies arrived clutching their knitting needles, well 5 actually as one lady forgot to bring hers, but not to worry I always carry spares. As I showed examples of the finished bracelets and the materials to be used, there were comments like "but how do the beads fit on the needles?" and "I'm not going to leave with wire cut fingers am I?"

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Name necklaces make lovely party gifts and as I make these to order, they are great if you need a gift for someone with an unusual name . Below are a few examples. If you would like to look at more examples or order place an order please visit my Name Necklace page .

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Just thought I would share some of the crocheted items I have made this week. A definite vintage feel to these don't you agree!!! I took these pieces to a WiRE  (Women in Rural Enterprise) network meeting in Penkridge, where it was decided that the clear glass and glass pearl items looked like bubbles, and they really do!!!!

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So the 'sewing daisies' workshop has been and gone now -  and I thought I would share the morning with you! The workshop was held at Pollyanna Patchwork in Eccleshall, which is directly opposite Gallery at 12 , which I mention regularly on this blog. These are the two bracelets I made as examples to advertise the workshop, the first one I have posted on here before, the second one was the example

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I am now taking bookings for 'Sewing Daisies' bracelet making workshop. It will be held at Polloyanna Patchwork, High Street Eccleshall, on Tuesday August 16th 11am -12.30pm the cost of the session is £16 including materials. There will be a large choice of beads to make your daisies, you can choose as many different beads as you like, this one is just using green glass beads, but the sample

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Look who's been visiting my garden today:) I had great fun making these, just thought I would have a play- it is Sunday after all!!!

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If you visit my beyond my garden gate blog, you will know that I have recently enjoyed a wonderful week on the beautiful Hebridean island of Colonsay. So many things on the island to inspire, including the fantastic lichen covered rocks. Having seen these beautiful colours knitted together on the Hebridean boulders, it was inevitable really that on my returned I would have to knit some of my

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I did promise last month that I would show the jewellery I made to wear to my niece's wedding. So finally here it is!!! These items have been made with Swarovski crystal pearls and tiny glass rocaille beads, and no I don't have any photo's of me wearing them!!! The wedding, by the way, was lovely, so many personal touches went into it to make it quite perfect.

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Apparently I now also make surf bracelets or surf sashes

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Beautiful pale pink Freshwater pearls with clear Swaorovski crystals,were used to make this necklace bracelet set.

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I haven't made any necklaces up in this design for quite a while, but now and again I have to re-visit this old favourite! I have made this one with Swarovski crystal pearls and clear Swarovski crystals. Hope you like it!

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Old designs, new colour, Knitted bracelet with coloured wire, rocaille beads and Venetian Piatene beads Knitted brooch with coloured wire, rocaille beads and glass pearl centre bead Knitted brooch with  coloured wire, rocaille beads and centre button

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Just thought I would show you what I made yesterday This set won't be going to Gallery at 12 straight away, you can purchase direct from me instead, just ask!

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Wasn't it just the most perfect wedding, everything from the dress, to the bridesmaids and page boys to the music and even the TV coverage. It was just totally captivating and I enjoyed every moment of it even though, as a hopeless romantic, I managed to get through 5 tissues during the course of the day! I am of course talking about William and Kate's or more formally The Duke and Duchess of

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I am very proud to be a member of the Staffordshire Artists Co-operative, we initially set up the Co-operative to set up Gallery at 12 . Two years ago we opened the Gallery with seven members, we have seen some members leave and new ones join, to date we currently have 11 members and several guest members, at the end of this month we will also start hosting exhibitions. For me it is a great place

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So here is an example of a crocheted bracelet - this one is made with glass pearl beads on ivory wire and a sterling silver wire... If wanted I can make up similar bracelets using a variety of coloured glass pearls on a choice of coloured wire, matching necklaces can also be made - just ask me!

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One of the great things about asking me to make your wedding jewellery is that I can make totally original jewellery and accessories to match, such as this Swarovski Crystal tiara made with a selection of blue and clear crystals and this matching wand suitable for a bridesmaid or even as a substitute for a brides bouquet       Let your imagination run wild and let me know what you would really

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Still working on building up my stock of jewellery for next weekend-

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Back to old favourites again. It's approaching that time of year again when I need to add to my collection of jewellery to take out to the summer fairs. First one being next weekend at Norbury Junction. So for starters here are three of my new freshwater pearl and crystal necklaces. All of course come with matching earrings! These have been made with the intention of taking to Norbury next

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Well all I can say is that I am still experimenting, but it would appear that there are many possibilities! On Tuesday while working in Gallery at 12 in Eccleshall, I played around with silver plate wire and turquoise seed beads to make coiled beaded beads, which I have used to make these two totally different necklaces. This necklace is 40 inches long, it has 7 coiled beads included in the

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Following on from the tiara theme of the last post, today I would like to share with you a couple of examples of my silk flower tiara's. I have a small selection of flowers waiting to be attached to tiara bands along with a handful of crystals if wanted, so if you would prefer a floral tiara please let me know!

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Think of tiara's and you would normally picture lots of pearls and crystals.As you know, if you follow this blog, I do make my fair share of those, but you will also know that I enjoy making totally unique items even more! So here is a wire knitted tiara with hundreds of small glass beads, and one solitary, token Swarovski crystal!

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Question - What do you do if you want black flowers in your bouquet? Answer - Ask me to make you some! I apologise for these photos, the sun wouldn't shine and it was windy so the flowers wouldn't stay still- not a problem for the bouquet because the movement in the bouquet causes the crystals to sparkle even more, just not great for photographing detail. Any way, I hope you get the general idea

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Sometimes we need to remember that wedding jewellery isn't just for the Bride. There are other ladies all in need of jewellery too, including bridesmaids and of course The Mother of the Bride. Below are three of my necklaces which would be perfect, with the right outfit of course, for the Mother of The Bride this necklace is made with Swarovski crystals and small brass beads Sodalite works so

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Please forgive this little indulgence on my part - today instead of sharing some more of my jewellery creations I want to celebrate the fact that at the weekend Mr.S and I will be celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary. So I thought I would take you back 28 years and tell you about my wedding day. 28 years ago I was still a student in my final year at teacher training college. I'd met Mr S. 19

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Do you remember this fascinator from a couple of weeks ago on my blog, apart from it causing a lot of interest it also got me thinking again! always a dangerous thing... I have been seeing a lot of beaded bouquets around about at the moment, so I thought I'd join in the fun, I have ideas now for three totally different designs, I can't wait to get started on them but for the time being here is

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My latest creation - hot off the knitting needles - this stunning crown knitted on silver plate wire with tiny rocaille beads and Swarovski Crystal pearls. After a weeks work, it is quite a thick wire and I didn't want to risk repetitive strain so I took it a peak at a time, I have finally finished this beautiful crown. I love making them and each one is totally unique. This one is 5 peaked and

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Today I am going to show you how I attach a calotte crimp onto the end of a necklace or bracelet made on tiger tail wire, and then how I would add a clasp. Firstly I need to show you what is needed to finish off a necklace. Snipe nosed pliers, wire, two tiny crimps, two side opening calotte crimps, two jump rings, one split ring and a clasp. Firstly pinch a tiny crimp, flat onto end of wire,

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'Bead work'  'beaded lacework' however you want to describe these necklaces, I call them my football match designs because I sit in the lounge with my family while they watch a game of football and I can sew a band for these necklaces in the time it takes for the match to be played, I don't have time, normally, to attach the crystal loops, unless the game goes to extra time and a penalty shoot

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2 hours ago I closed my blog giveaway, I would like to thank those of you who entered, I wish I could give you all a pair of earrings but hey ho!!!! so now it is time to announce the winner. It gives me great pleasure to announce that the winner of my first blog give away is...... drum roll please..... well done Deb of greenshoot blog So as soon as you send me an address Deb to post your

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Not everyone wants to wear a traditional white dress on their wedding day and not everyone wants a tiara either. This is my take on a fascinator, it could be worn by a bride who has chosen not to go for the traditional wedding dress, it would also look stunning on bridesmaids or worn by the Mother of the Bride instead of a hat!. It is made with silver plate wire and Swarovski crystals.This is my

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I have been making wire knitted items of jewellery for years, in fact this blog is littered with them! Such as this knitted tiara. Now how many brides in this world would have walked down the aisle wearing a knitted tiara, it just doesn't sound right does it? but I could name quite a few. Last night I sat down watching the Brit awards with a pair of chunky needles planning on making another

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I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to two more of my masks today.  The mask above is made on a rigid frame wrapped with sari silk and infilled with a selection of glass beads on silver plate wire. This mask was only finished yesterday, it has been knitted with black wire and tiny glass beads, and framed with fine wire wrapped with black ribbon, which is also used to

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Happy Wedding Wednesday! This is a multi stranded necklace made with Venetian piatene glass beads,with sterling silver clasp. Of course I can make necklaces in this design using any bead or mixture of beads, as with all my jewellery featured on my blog, this is just an example of what I could make for you. Earrings and or bracelet could also be made to match.

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It's that time of the month again, and this time I will be showing you how to use some of the tools I introduced you to in the last tutorial. How to make a pair of earrings First let's take a look at what you need to make an earring. Tools from left to right snipe nosed pliers, round nosed pliers , wire cutters. materials ear hook, headpin and beads of your choice. Next thread beads onto

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At last the big day has arrived. I have reached my first target and gained 50 followers on my jewellery blog, which is a huge achievement for me as, for some reason when you click on my icon no link details for any of my blogs are given, even though I have them ticked on my profile page. So well done all of you for finding me and thank you for considering my blog worth following! As it turns out,

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For those of you who like to have beads all around the neck, take alook at these I made this morning.There's nothing like a bit of colour to add the final touches to your outfit.

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Often a simple pearl drop on a sterling silver chain is all that a bride needs around her neck. The three necklaces shown below are just examples of this type of necklace. I can of course make them without any crystals, or with a different coloured crystal the choice is yours! Two of these necklaces are now available to purchase from my blog shop.

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I have finally managed to make the sample floating necklaces for the workshop on the Thursday 24th February at 7-30pm in the Grosvenor Centre, Gnosall. These necklaces have been made with glass pearls and tiny glass seed beads, there will be a large selection of glass pearl beads in a variety of colours, they are the same beads as the bracelet making which means you can chose to make a necklace

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Thought I would make the most of the beautiful sunny morning we are enjoying to photograph the bracelet that I've made as an example of the type of bracelet you will be able to make at my bracelet making workshop                    This bracelet has been made with a selection of glass pearls and silver plate beads The workshop will be held on Thursday 10th February at the Grosvenor Centre in

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Welcome to another Wedding Wednesday! If traditional tiara's or fascinators gushing with gaudy feathers aren't your thing, then maybe this is something you should be considering for your hair. I designed and made this last year. When I started making my first one I wasn't sure if all the work would be worth it, and believe me there is a lot of work involved in this with over 3000 crocheted

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This is a new idea that I thought I'd try out, I have been making these Swarovski crystal heart necklaces for quite a while now and they are as popular today as they were when I first started making them, so as we are fast approaching Valentines Day I decided to make these cards to send along with the heart necklace, which is included. . These are going over to Gallery at 12  in Eccleshall

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 Following on with the Wedding Wednesday theme here is my next installment featuring a new tiara and matching hair comb. Made with silver plate wire, tiny clear glass seed beads and Swarovski crystal pearls. I absolutely love these. I made them over a week ago and have been itching to share them with you ever since. The light catches the beads beautifully and I am sure they would look stunning

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Welcome to my first Tuesday tutorial. I thought a good place to start is with the basic tools you need to make beaded jewellery. When I bought my first kit to make 6 pairs of earrings, I had no jewellery making tools in the home at all, so I had to make do with a pair of tweezers and a pair of my husbands wire cutters from his tool box- not ideal. Things have moved on since then and this is what

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If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter you will know that I have a series of workshops coming up soon in Gnosall, The first one is a week today and we'll be knitting bracelets similar to one shown above. I still have spaces if you would like to attend, a basic knowledge of knitting and a pair of knitting needles will be required. Please contact me for further details. The following workshop

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Following on with the wedding jewellery theme for every Wednesday, I would like to share this bracelet with you.  Swarovski crystals, Swarovski crystal pearls and tiny clear glass beads woven on silver plate wire, framed with silver plate wire wrapped with sari silk, finished off with a sterling silver clasp Although I have made bracelets framed with wire wrapped with sari silk, and I have made

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I did promise that I would blog about Wedding jewellery every Wednesday in 2011, So as promised!..... I have decided to start the whole thing off with earrings, two main reasons for doing this. Firstly earrings were the first items of jewellery I taught myself how to make, secondly when brides come to see me about their wedding jewellery, they usually sort out their hair decoration first either

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Having been so delighted with the first beads I ordered from Laura, I couldn't resist buying some more from her. They arrived shortly before Christmas so I have had to be very patient and wait until all the festivities had come to an end and all the decorations had been put away. So today, with the house back to how it was and all family members back into their normal routines I have been able

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So 2011 has crept up on us, it seems to have arrived really quietly here this year! I went outside for a few minutes, shortly after midnight, it was very mild! I could have stayed out longer but there wasn't much going on, there were a few fireworks being let off from someone's garden in the village a mile away across the common, and a solitary Chinese lantern was drifting across the sky, the

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 I am so pleased with this bracelet!Laura's beautiful beads work so well with the Rose Quartz, I also addedsome Swarovski Crystals for a bit of sparkle, as I do! It's just how I pictured it!

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I remember as a child being so upset when I compared the size of my tiny present under the Christmas tree to my sisters. It wasn't until I opened it, that I realised how precious that tiny present had been, inside was a delicate gold signet ring; perfect in so many ways. I spent this morning at a seminar on Blogging, The speaker was a very informative Susan Hallam , obviously having just

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I have a few minutes so I thought I would show you a couple of the bracelets I have made this week. The bracelet pictured above is made with a mixture of freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals,small Venetian chips, and Sterling Silver beads. It has been made as a commissioned item. This one you will recognise as another inspired from the ones in the previous post, I have silks in a range of

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Do you remember this,I blogged about how to make it a few months ago. I couldn't part with it so I kept it for myself and wear it almost every day and not very many days go by without someone commenting about it.It took me several hours to make, so although I wanted to make more along the same lines I knew it would have to be something special. Eventually I sat down with some fine sterling silver

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I do like to see a range of colours on my jewellery table when I go out to events and coming up to Christmas means I will be attending quite a few events, so I need a good range of stock. So as well as freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals and Venetian glass I always need to have a selection of other styles and designs in a variety of beads. This week I have been concentrating on increasing my

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This week marked the launch of my blog shop, if you haven't visited yet, please take a look the link is under the blog header. Freshwater Pearls; they come in so many different shapes, colours and sizes. Yesterday I decided it was time to use a couple of the strings of pearls I recently acquired. If you add crystals, or other beads you can make one string go a long way. I chose to use Swarovski

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Another day in the Gallery gave me a chance to make some more jewellery. Sitting at a small desk which needs to be cleared quickly when a painting or vase needs wrapping it is best to keep my jewellery making compact, so a reel of wire and beads is ideal. I chose to sit and crochet a necklace first as I only have two crocheted necklaces left in the Gallery at the moment. Decisions decisions what

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Look no further than Gallery at 12, Eccleshall. Now we have Christmas fast approaching peoples minds are starting to focus on winter charity balls and many of these will be masked! I have written about my masks before on this blog - Back in April I showed you this This is a knitted mask, I do not have set patterns for my knitted jewellery, I just set to with a pair of knitting needles and see

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Having spent the morning crimping crystal beads onto wire to make several floating necklaces this afternoon I had every intention to continue along the same lines, but for some reason I ended up making these instead, and I am really pleased with them. So simple yet really pretty. What do you think?

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After studying for a foundation in Art Joanne Hill completed a 4 yr degree course in Textiles. Jo is self employed running a soft furnishing business for the last 15 years. Jo has expanded on her skills by spending many an evening studying “City and Guilds” courses in Soft furnishings, Interior Design, Paper craft, Textile techniques, machine embroidery and felt making, mostly at Stafford College

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September 24th saw local schools, organisations, individuals host coffee mornings for Macmillan Cancer support. I have attended our local one for the last 4 or 5 years now and I am always so pleased to be invited back as it is such a worthwhile charity to support. Our local one is held every year in the Grovesnor Centre, in the centre of Gnosall, and is hosted by the Phoenix club. This was my

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Yesterday was spent making a few more items of jewellery  ready to take out to the various events I have coming up in the next few weeks. I hope you like! necklace and bracelet set made using freshwater pearls earrings made using freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals  Necklace made using freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals Necklace and earrings made using freshwater pearls

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I am planning to start selling on line and some of these will be in my first shop selection, I still have to make up a few more items but I thought I'd give you a sneek preview!

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Today I enjoyed a much needed break before I concentrate on Gallery at 12 at the Eccleshall Show for a couple of days. I was taken to the Threshing Barn by Sheila, one of my jewellery making workshop ladies. If you have never visited it is well worth a trip, set in the beautiful Staffordshire moorlands it is absolutely full of colour inside, with a variety of yarns in every shade imaginable! Well

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I am asked from time to time if I make rings, I have always steered clear of them in the past but having just knitted a choker and bracelet on sterling silver wire and Swarovski crystal pearls and tiny glass rocaille beads, I found I had just enough wire and beads left to knit this ring. The question is would anyone like it enough to buy? You will have to wait to see the choker and bracelet

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Please tell me what you think,

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Recently I had these earrings loaned to me by their owner, as a matching necklace was ordered. I made the earrings eighteen months ago and it was lovely being reunited with them, even if only for a day or so, while I waited for the matching beads to arrive. I thought I would show you the earrings and the necklace I made to go with them. I know the earrings are loved by their owner, I hope she is

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Back in June this year I was enjoying a morning reading some of the blogs I follow and came across a tutorial for making a button necklace on Angel Eden's blog , now as you know I use mainly glass and semi precious beads, I have never used buttons, so I read the blog with interest and thought to myself, may be one day I might have a go at using buttons to make some jewellery. I then went off to

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Yesterday we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon in the gardens of Buckingham Palace for a Royal garden party. I considered it a true privilege and honour to be invited to such an event, but I have to say, at the same time, I was slightly apprehensive about what I had chosen to wear and what exactly went on at such events. Unfortunately I cannot post any photos of the afternoon as cameras were not

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I love adding Swarovski crystals to freshwater pearls when designing my jewellery to create a more individual look, this morning I thought I would make a bold necklace to make a real statement piece. I have used two different coloured and shaped  freshwater pearl beads combined with the Swarovski crystals to emphasise the colours of the pearls. My aim was to create a dramatic piece that would set

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The idea for making this came to me this morning before leaving for my day manning the gallery. I know it isn't a totally unique design but I thought I'd share the method I used to make my bracelet today. First thread some beads onto fine wire. Next cast on 5 stitches onto needles of choice, I chose 4mm (larger than my normal choice). Leave a long length of wire free at the beginning Knit

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Yesterday while I was enjoying my day at the Eccleshall Festival , my bead order arrived from Earth and Fire Beads . I was absolutely delighted with them and if I hadn't been so exhausted as a result of a busy day in the sun at Eccleshall I would have set too on them yesterday, but instead I enjoyed a beautiful morning sat outside creating, today. How to use my 'Sea Storm Lentils? There were so

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Here are the two necklace earring sets I made yesterday while at Gallery at 12, I will be taking them back there in the next day or so, unless anyone decides that they would like to purchase them before hand. Each necklace is made with Swarovski crystals and finished off with sterling silver clasps.  These earrings are made with Swarovski crystals on sterling silver head pins with sterling

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When the sun is shining all you need is a simple swarovski crystal necklace. Just look how they sparkle!  My collection. Some of my hearts  and my butterflies

Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562702597371194698.post-43796474018490953992010-06-08T10:15:00.000-07:002010-06-08T10:24:57.787-07:00

Some days I wake up with totally clear ideas of what I want to make, this was one such day. It had to be Rose Quartz with clear glass beads, so within minutes the necklace was planned... but why stop at a necklace, I may as well make a bracelet  and a pair of earrings to match. So of course while I am sat, threading the beads and watching the necklace grow, another idea is developing. Keep

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Welcome to the first floor of Gallery at 12, in Eccleshall, which we officially launched on May 16th, Gallery at 12 has now been open for a year and is working well. We have recently welcomed 3 new artists into the Staffordshire Artists Cooperative making us 11 in total with 4 guest artists. Our new artists are Noel Bennett - photographer, Steven Kirk - mixed media artist and Ray Sheldon -painter

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Firstly I have now totally moved out of my Seighford studio, so I guess I shouldn't refer to it as MY studio any more. The house is a tip and my work desk is so cluttered it isn't easy to work at it, I am sure things will get better, so I am not panicking too much about it yet! Today I sat at my desk for the first time since I moved out and completed this necklace and bracelet set, I then went on

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Even with all the mayhem of emptying my studio / workshop I am still having to continue making up my jewellery orders. Two of which were collected yesterday from the Gallery. I knitted these two smaller tiara's as a couple of bridesmaid gifts, they aren't for wearing at the weding itself, but the bridesmaids still wanted to have a princess tiara each so these were commissioned, I hope they will

Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562702597371194698.post-79551503979000209962010-05-04T12:55:00.000-07:002010-05-04T12:57:22.111-07:00

Harper Adams University College - News - WiRE celebrates 10th National Conference (video) if you look hard enough and don't blink you will see me on this, but I'm not telling you where, the jewellery is a bit of a give away though!

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If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know that occasionally I try different ideas out, and this is one such idea. I actually knitted this last year but it has been sat on my work bench ever since, I like it and it has received lots of favourable comments from people who have seen it, the problem is it took such a long time to make that I have struggled putting a price tag on

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Here is a sneek preview of the transformation of the upstairs of Gallery at 12, Eccleshall, As you can see it is almost ready to launch. The tip that was our upstairs for the first seven months of our occupancy.First thing to do was to remove partition, block up some of our windows and put in a small office. Then the walss needed to be painted, the celing covered with drapes and a carpet laid.

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