Summer time!

Fingers crossed for the weekend!

Catching up...

Once again I have got behind with keeping this little blog of mine up to date. I must say with everything that's going on its pretty difficult. I have however been taking photo's of everything and have a few more tips and tricks for you to make your jewellery making that little bit easier. Here's my first tip...

When you first start working with wire or if your using a heavy wire that's quite soft then you can be prone to dent it or mark it with your metal pliers. What you can do to prevent this as much as you can is to wrap a little bit of masking tape around the nose of the pliers to create a little padding without compromising on grip. I have some nylon jaw pliers but find this much more affective.

A Beautiful Morning Walk

Our morning walk at the allotments in Wheatley Oxford.

Our Diamond Jubilee Display

Annie Smith Jewellery Studio

A lovely gallery I found on my recent Easter trip to Edinburgh...I love the imagery on the windows and inside was a pretty range of jewellery from various designers.

Pretty Pieces

 

Precious Metal Clay Beads

I made these fine silver beads, along with many others, over the past  couple of years. Each time I teach I always demonstrate the technique so ultimately I have collected a large and diverse range of components. I rarely have the time to make them into pieces of jewellery so end up with lots of pretty pieces waiting for a home. I have just opened an account with Folksy so watch this space for outlets you can buy from.

Happy Sunny Friday!

What a beautiful day today...looking forward to our walk this morning then a practical day in the workshop...handmade findings are on the menu.