Jewellery Party - Teasers - Part 3

Here are a few of the delicious items that will be for sale at the party tomorrow. I hope it gives you a good idea of what kind of jewellery I make - everything from vintage to modern, wire art to traditional, fibre, leather, sterling silver, copper, brass and lots of glass and semi precious beads.

Earrings

Isabella Earrings

Emmeline Earrings

Shell Circle Earrings

Necklaces

Summer in Nice Necklace

Snow Queen Necklace

 Vintage Amber Dragonfly

 

Copper Spring Necklace

Dandelion Necklace

Bracelets

Twilight Fibre Bracelet

Rose Red and Snow White Bracelet

Black Pearl Cuff Bracelet

Fire Flower Bracelet - copper

Jewellery Party Specials - Part 2

I have a jewellery, knitwear and accessories party this Thursday evening, 26th November.


Here are some more specials:


Lovely Flower Brooches

African Fabric and Lace Brooches

A mix of African fabric (polka dots and flowers, in the colours of Delft porcelain), glittery blue and cream net fabric, organza and (vintage) lace. Decorated with buttons and beads, some of which are also vintage.

 

Vintage Fabric and Silk Flower Brooches

This one is made from a wonderful brightly coloured vintage fabric, some turquoise shimmery, silky fabric, turquoise net fabric and burgundy organza. A turquoise button and a few blue beads are added for decoration.

This one is made from a different, brightly coloured vintage fabric, pink satin, burgundy dupioni silk and burgundy net fabric. The brooch has been decorated with a vintage bead, a flower button and some sequins.

Fake Fur and Leather Brooch

Black leather, one petal layer with the smooth side up and one with the suede side up, black net fabric, a layer of fake fur and a layer of organza, decorated with vintage beads.

Prices for the brooches depend on the material and the amount of detail, but start at about £8. If you'd like to reserve any of the items, send me a quick e-mail or leave a comment.

Due to a harddisk crash earlier this year, I have lost lots of e-mail addresses, so if you didn't get an invitation, it's not because I didn't want to invite you, but because I couldn't! If you'd like an invitation, please leave a comment with your e-mail address or send me an e-mail and I'll send you the details. If you live in Cambridge or the surrounding area and would like to come, just leave a comment with your e-mail address. And don't worry, your details won't be plastered all over the net, I moderate my comments and will just take the details and then remove the comment.

Jewellery Party Specials - Part 1

I have a jewellery, knitwear and accessories party this Thursday evening, 26th November. 

Due to a harddisk crash earlier this year, I have lost lots of e-mail addresses, so if you didn't get an invitation, it's not because I didn't want to invite you, but because I couldn't! If you'd like an invitation, please leave a comment with your e-mail address or send me an e-mail and I'll send you the details. If you live in Cambridge or the surrounding area and would like to come, just leave a comment with your e-mail address. And don't worry, your details won't be plastered all over the net, I moderate my comments and will just take the details and then remove the comment.

Here are some of the specials that will be on offer:

To see details of the pale blue hat and wrist warmers set, go here.

To see details of the cutest of Ninja Bunnies, go here.

To see details of the burgundy wrist warmers and brooch set, go here.

Teal Gauntlet Wrist Warmers

These are made from a teal acrylic in a wonderful teal green - imagine emerald green with a hint of blue. It's a gorgeous colour and because they're acrylic they're easy to wash.

Pastel Roses Hat and Wristwarmer Set

The hat is made from Lang Mille Colori (10% Cashmere, 60% Wool, 30% Microfibre) and Debbie Bliss Astrakhan (10% Cashmere, 60% Wool, 30% Microfibre) and a little bit of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino (flower).

The wrist warmers are made with the Lang Mille Colori and the Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. All the yarns I've used are fantastically soft and will keep you warm even through a cold winter.

 

 Prices for the sets/wrist warmers depend on the yarn and the amount of detail, but start at about £12. If you'd like to reserve any of the items, send me a quick e-mail or leave a comment.

New Kits available in my Etsy Shop

There are now 5 Scrap(K)its available in my Etsy shop.

The latest additions are:

Gothique Scrap(K)it

Gothique Extension Scrap(K)it

 

Embellishment Scrap(K)it

In addition, if you buy the Gothique Scrap(K)it and one other of the kits in my shop, you'll get the Gothique Scrap(K)it for free plus during November and December 2009 the Christmas Pattern Scrap(K)it is free.

Embellishments Kit

This is the latest kit. It's an expansion kit that goes with any of the kits I've published so far.

There are 6 designs that can be used in various ways with either greeting cards or on scrapbooking pages.

Lily Aglow - Mixed Media Collage

This is my latest photo collage.

A mix of a photo I took of a bunch of lilies a short while back and a sand texture (my own) and 2 filters.
I love the glow of the lily. It looks all warm and cosy, almost like a nightlight. :-)

 

The image is available from my Redbubble account as a print and greeting card:

 

Some Craft-y Things For a Change

I had a terrible migraine last weekend and needed something to regenerate. So, today was dedicated to finishing some projects and getting them all up on my blog.

Here are some I made earlier....

Denim Flower Brooch

This was a present for a friend and an experiment with materials:

The brooch includes the following materials:

Leather (bottom layer), African fabric from the African Fabric Shop, glittery net fabric, organza, denim yarn (a gift from Caroline over on Uniqart), and a recycled glass bead (from Ghana, bought at the African Fabric Shop), some embroidery floss.


I love the different materials together and definitely will make some more for my Etsy shop. :-)


Melon Lace Scarf

The pattern is from the Victorian Lace Today book, although I didn't knit the border as I only had one skein of the Malabrigo Silk Blend yarn. The yarn is fabulous to knit with and I love the final result. Sorry guys, this one is a Christmas present for a friend.



Flapper Hat and Matching Gauntlet Wristwarmers

This one's for me....

The hat is inspired by a design in Laura Irvin's Boutique Knits. The top of the hat didn't fit me (it was too big) so I adjusted it and now it's perfect. :-)


I added a rose brooch to the ruffle - although it does look great without it.


I had one skein of yarn left over when the hat was done, so I had the great idea of making myself some wristwarmers to match. The design is all my own, although the original idea with the ruffle has been inspired by the hat:




The wristwarmers were a quick knit and I think they look great, very elegant and perfect to match the 20s hat. I added a couple of embroidered buttons for a finishing touch... Easy. I'll definitely make some more of these for my Etsy shop. The yarn I've used is Rowan Silky Tweed which I found similar to Louisa Harding's Willow Tweed, although it's not quite as soft, but nice and warm and perfect for Winter.


Any questions or enquiries, please feel free to contact me. :-)

Gothique Scrap(K)it Preview

The newest kit 'Gothique' is almost ready.

It's divided in two halves - modern and medieval.

Here are a couple of samples created with the modern half:


Recipe:

1 B&W pattern, 1 colour pattern, 1 frame. The card has been created digitally and effects have been applied in Photoshop (TM).


Recipe:

1 B&W pattern, 1 colour pattern, 1 frame and 1 stamp. The card has been created digitally and effects have been applied in Photoshop (TM).

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Here are a couple created with the 'medieval' half:

Recipe:

1 colour pattern, 1 frame and 1 stamp. The card has been created digitally and effects have been applied in Photoshop (TM).



Recipe:

1 B&W pattern, 1 colour pattern, 1 frame and 1 stamp. The card has been created digitally and effects have been applied in Photoshop (TM).

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And here are a couple created with the 'Gothique Expansion Scrap(K)it'. The expansion kit contains extra patterns and stamps and some of the frames already coloured in and variations of patterns in the main Gothique Scrap(K)it. There are an extra 10 patterns (7 new & 3 variations), 1 new stamp and 2 variations, and 4 frame variations to play with.


Recipe:

1 B&W pattern, 1 colour pattern, 1 frame and 1 stamp, plus one of my photos. The card has been created digitally and effects have been applied in Photoshop (TM).




Recipe:

1 B&W pattern, 3 colour patterns, 1 frame and 1 stamp, The card has been created digitally and effects have been applied in Photoshop (TM).

I am hoping to offer the Gothique and the Gothique Expansion Scrap(K)its in my Etsy shop at the beginning of next week. There is still some testing to be done....

However, my lovely tester checked out the first half of the kit. Results can be seen here.