Angela Smith Jewellery: April 2016

Friday, 22 April 2016

Purple Friday

A purple day for Prince - to contribute to this very sad news from yesterday here is a selection of my purple beaded jewellery - such a sad day yesterday - #PrinceRIP

Thursday, 7 April 2016

I am so excited to announced that a new #sbs venture has been launched today and I am included in it!
#SBS stands for Small Business Sunday - a twitter award set up by Theo Paphitis - Business magnate and entrepreneur best known for his appearances on Dragons Den.
I have been part of the #SBS community on twitter now for over four years, you can see my winning tweet if you scroll down this page and look in the right hand column.
Today Theo Paphitis announced the launch of the SBS Shop.
As a winner of #sbs I have my own store on there which currently has around 30 pieces of my jewellery, hopefully as sales happen I will add new items onto there but please please visit my store and take a look!
here are just a few of the items currently on sale there

these are all one off items as are all my pieces, so once they have sold they have gone, I might make similar replacements but no two items will be identical

Handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

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.

Friday, 22 April 2016

Purple Friday

Thursday, 7 April 2016

SBS Shop is now GO!