Shiny new things!

 

 

I've been really enjoying playing around with glass beads these last few week, I haven't made any beaded jewellery since I was a kid, but I think I've finally caught the bug!  I just added an album of these to my Facebook page, so if you'd like a look and to reserve a pair be sure and get in touch with me there :)

Blue eyed night owl giveaway!

I got some exciting news late last night, from Laura of  the beautiful blog Blue eyed night owl that the giveaway we've been planning has been launched! 

Naturally of course, it is for one of my owl pendants, as Laura has a particular penchant for all things owl related and this one in particular stole her heart :) 

So be sure and stop by for a look, to enter all you have to do is leave a comment saying which of my pieces is your favourite, but you can earn lots more entries if you wish, Good luck! 

Pretty things to covet..

 Some of these magical prints by local  illustrator and graphic designer  Eleanor Reilly

Check out her Society 6 Shop to see all sorts of exciting things!

Today I'm making....

Teeny tiny little robins eggs!

Hope you're having a nice lazy Sunday too :)

Guess what I'm making...

It's a horrible wet, cold and grey day today, even by Irish standards, but luckily I got some exciting supplies in the post, and I've been experimenting with some new ideas so I'm well entertained! 

But this isn't going to be just any old bunting necklace, there's a twist, which I'm feeling pretty proud of thinking up actually, but you'll have to wait until I'm finished to see what it is ;) Stayed tuned....

Something new... and oh so pretty

 

I'd been meaning to experiment with making more miniature terrarium jewellery for a while now, finally I got round to it on Tuesday evening and this is what I came up with! A little dusty pink rose is encapsulated in a glass terrarium and set into a filigree bronze ring base. 

 A friend of mine said it reminded her of Beauty and the Beast, and it's so true, I can't believe I didn't see it myself!

It's now available to buy over at my Etsy shop! and you can always get in touch if you would like it reserved for a few weeks ;)

I'm off to have a walk on the beach while there's a break in the clouds, hope you all have a great day!

Happy campers

I know it's been more than a while and as much as I feel really guilty about it I have a multitude of good reasons! Apart from the general mayhem associated with trying to work two jobs at once (one as a sales-assistant and the other being my trying to get my handmade jewellery venture off the ground!) the other big reason for my absence from the web has been the addition of Bumble-Bee, a bright yellow '81 VW  camper van to the family! We've wanted one for years and years and FINALLY we found the van of our dreams. Needless to say I wasted no time whatsoever in getting her kitted out in super-retro 70s cushions and matching bunting :D

When I haven't been busting my butt in my spare hours working on my jewellery, we've been scooting up and down the Cork and Kerry mountains in the big yellow fun bus, including a weekend excursion to our first ever VW meet-up, which was unbelievably good fun!

Here are some snaps from a wee road trip we took with some old friends of ours a few weekends ago, we first went to Sherkin Island via the ferry, then to Baltimore for a night, then onto Glengarriff, Kenmare and through the Killarney National Park before heading back to the city. Even though we froze our butts off the first night (we don't have a heater in the van just yet) we did have more than our fair share of incredible sunsets over the weekend, as well as a night out around a glorious camp fire, beside the sea and under a harvest moon, not bad for the end of October! It was a really great way to finish off the camping year :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Paul, Benny and Podge for taking some of these amazing shots! We had a lot of fun taking turns with our Canon and it's so nice having pictures taken by so many different people to add to the collection.

By the way, I also got my Etsy shop (also see my cool new Etsy widget on the side of this page) and Facebook page up and running, please stop by, like and/or follow if it takes your fancy! I could do with all the support I can get :)