Angela Smith Jewellery: January 2015

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

My sbs jewellery

This week I have made myself some special jewellery to wear at the sbs event - sbs is a twitter award by Theo Paphitis, and as a winner I, along with hundreds of other winners will be attending an event later this month, I needed to have some jewellery which would stand out for the day, so having decided on my outfit I crocheted this - I will post photos of the event and me wearing the jewellery after the event but for now, this is what I have crocheted

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Monday, 26 January 2015

'Clara' a necklace and earring set with weddings in mind

My new make for this Monday is this bridal set made with glass pearls and diamante set into drops with Swarovski crystals and round glass pearl beads
The necklace measures 16 inches and has a silver plate clasp, the earrings are hanging from silver plate ear hooks these can be changed to silver plate ear clips or posts or sterling silver ear hooks.

necklace £24
earrings silver plate £12
earrings sterling silver £14

handmade Jewellery by Angela smith

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

A set in Aqua green and silver

I was travelling home from a lovely weekend family celebration yesterday so I had no time to create a Monday's make - so this week it has to be a 'Tuesdays make' therefore this morning in my cold work room, as the house is still trying to warm up, I made this necklace, bracelet and matching earrings with aqua green and silver glass beads.

the necklace and bracelet have silver plate clasps and the earrings are currently hanging from silver plate ear hooks but as ever can be changed to silver plate ear clips or sterling silver ear hooks.

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Red rose cards for Valentines Day

Last year I pressed several flowers and leaves with the view of making some seasonal cards later, then I had a very busy few months leading up to Christmas and totally forgot about them - yesterday I found them all, too late for the Christmas cards I had planned, but still in time for Valentines day, so today I made these cards. I am now wondering why I only pressed three roses!!! hey ho, at least I know these work and hopefully next year I will be able to make more

handmade wire and bead wrapped red rose valentine cards by Angela Smith

Monday, 12 January 2015

'Simone' - A bracelet with matching earrings

My new make for this Monday - a matching bracelet and earrings in shades of grey, with a tiny splash of turquoise. I have used grey faceted glass beads and shiny grey glass pearls with turquoise glass seed beads. the bracelet measures approx. 7 1/2 inches has a silver plate heart and arrow shaped clasp and the earrings measures approx. 1 1/2 inches currently hang on silver plate ear hooks but as always these can be changed to sterling silver ear hooks or silver plate ear clips if preferred.

'Simone' bracelet - £14,
'Simone' earrings - silver plate ear hooks /clips £8, sterling silver £10
Please contact me

handmade Jewellery by Angela Smith

Friday, 9 January 2015

crystal drop earrings

This morning I made these two pairs of earrings with crystal glass beads and silver plate chain, both pairs are currently hanging from silver plate ear hooks but as always these can be changed to sterling silver if required or silver plate ear clips

crystal heart earrings
on s/p ear hooks £14
on st. silver ear hooks £16

crystal drop earrings
on s/p ear hooks or clips £12.50
on st. silver ear hooks £14.50

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Midnight - bracelet and matching earrings

I have been making again today - Today I chose to work with some fine black plate chain and made this bracelet and pair of earrings adding some stunning purple glass faceted rondelle beads - these items would be a fabulous addition to your evening party outfit.
The earrings measure approximately 2 3/4 inches from the top of the black plate ear hooks, the bracelet measures 8 inches which has a black plate clasp

these two items will be heading to Gallery at 12 later this week
midnight bracelet £18 midnight earrings £12

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Monday, 5 January 2015

'Avalon' necklace and earrings

My new jewellery for today's Monday's make is this matching necklace and earring set 'Avalon'
It has been made with green and bronze coloured glass beads on gold plate wire,
The necklace measures 17 inches and has a gold plate clasp, the earrings are 2 inches long from top of hook, the ear hooks are also gold plate.
This set will be taken to Gallery at 12 later in the week unless it sells beforehand.

the necklace is £35 and earrings £10
handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Friday, 2 January 2015

delicate faceted glass bead rondelle earrings

today's earrings - some pastel coloured faceted glass rondelle bead earrings.

These glass bead earrings hang from silver plate ear hooks but if preferred they can hang from silver plate ear clips or sterling silver ear hooks please contact me to order or visit my earring blog shop.

on silver plate ear hooks or clips £8.00 or on sterling silver ear hooks £10.00

Welcome to Angela Smith jewellery

Staffordshire handmade bespoke jewellery Designer.

I have been designing and making beaded jewellery for more than 20 years now. It all started with a kit for 6 pairs of earrings, and I still get as excited about making jewellery today as I did then.

I use a variety of beads, including freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystal, Venetian glass, dichroic glass, semi precious beads or any other type of bead that I feel is needed for the design I am working on.

I am constantly exploring new ways to incorporate these beads into designs and as a result my designs sometimes move away from jewellery into other slightly more 'off the wall' accessories

Jewellery Making Birthday parties

10 things I love, after my family

sitting on the cliffs watching the sea
Lord of the Rings, the books and the films
an open fire in the winter
Christmas
photography, although I'm still learning
earl grey tea preferably made with loose tea leaves in a pot, poured into a china mug
colour - life would be very boring in black and white
The Hebrides- I would move there tomorrow if I could, only problem would be choosing the island
my herb garden and most of what flies about in it
the dawn chorus and listening to bird song throughout the day

Gallery at 12, High Street, Eccleshall, Stafford.

I am a member of the Staffordshire Artists / Makers Cooperative.

In May 2009 we opened an Art Gallery in Eccleshall, Stafford to show case our work.

In May 2010 we opened our first floor gallery.

As well as exhibiting work of member artsits, we also have several guest artists and provide monthly exhibition space for other artists to use.

Gallery at 12, High Street, Eccleshall is open
10am - 5pm Monday - Saturday.

Telephone 01785 850757

http://www.galleryat12.co.uk/

you can also follow us on Twitter @Galleryat12

Some jewellery tips

To keep your jewellery looking good, it is always best to hang your necklaces or keep them lying flat in a box.

Earrings are easier to find if hanging in pairs instead of being thrown in a box or drawer along with a multitude of other earrings.

All of my own earrings hang from a cork board covered with felt and painted to compliment the surrounding decor.

It is also best to apply any perfumes, hairsprays etc before putting your jewellery on, this will help to prevent your jewellery tarnishing.

If your skin has an intollerance to certain jewellery metals, try painting a varnish onto your jewellery, watches and belts, . You can buy jewellery varnish at most department stores, although nail varnish works equally as well.

Always remove jewellery before washing unless items are gold or sterling silver as other metals can react with soap and water

If you have pearls, wear them, this is the best way to keep them in good condition, after wearing it is recommended that you gently wipe them with a damp soft cloth before putting them away.