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My Swap N Hop partner is… not a Pinks & Blues Girl!
And that’s just fine because I am definitely not a pinks girl and unless its Lapis Lazuli/Sodalite (or John Lee Hooker!) then I am not that much of a blues girl either. Boom Boom! 😉 So… introducing Rozantia Petkova, my partner from Sofia, Bulgaria for the Bead Peeps Swap n Hop Challenge. I did go […]
Reblogged from bairozan’s blog: My Swap’n’Hop Partner Is…
Oh Rozantia you are so kind. Thank you for your lovely post 🙂 I promise to give you the intro you deserve very soon. Now this is the most exciting moment – finding out who your partner is! I blogged about the Bead Peeps Swap’n’Hop here. We, newbies, are the lucky ones because we’re always […]
2015 Bead Peeps Swap N Hop Partners Announced
And I am off to Bulgaria to meet my partner Rozantia Petkova 🙂 More later once we have spoken, exchanged details etc. Full list of participants in the Swap N Hop can be seen here You might also want to see: SIGNED UP FOR BEAD PEEPS SWAP N HOP
Wire Weaving… It is Addictive!
Some time ago a customer asked if I could make her a copper and dark red stone combination bracelet & necklace set. She even sent me a picture to show what kind of thing she had in mind, and it was something I have not done before! Of course I can! But this is a […]
Signed up for Bead Peeps Swap N Hop
So… another challenge! A Blog Hop this time – The Bead Peeps Swap n Hop. I have had fun with those in the past and I am sure this one will be no different 🙂 BRING IT ON! More Details about this challenge here and I will of course update my blog as things progress. Just a […]
BNB Challenge 16: Woo Hoo!
Runner Up in the 16TH Blogger/Non-Blogger Challenge! 😀 Another Design Challenge, a beautiful inspiration picture and a last minute rush to get my piece finished. Seems to have become the story of my life lately! I almost didn’t make a submission to this one because I had been unwell. But our lovely hostess Gloria Allen […]
Wishlist… Sigh…
My wishlist keeps growing… and growing… and growing… And (SHOCK! HORROR!) it does not include any Shoes! Yes REALLY! Lovely Tia at Who Ate My Crayons recently used a term for my new texturing hammer photo on facebook. I have taken a real liking to it – Tool Porn Yup My wishlist in 2015 is for Tools and here is […]
Aye! I found t’ treaaye, I SHALL be Captain!
I Shall be Captain! ARR! As you know I like to take part in design challenges and have done many actively on Facebook. The latest one on the Bead Peeps Facebook Group is the 15th Blogger / Non-Blogger Challenge “Who Shall be Captain” I have been playing with pennies and making coin necklaces and they have been popular. […]
And some more St Helena Rock
St Helena Rock Jewellery and Display Piece THIS is why I love what I do! “I love love love my new pendant and the gorgeous display piece!!! Just amazing! Thanks again. Em x” This is part of a bespoke order that started a VERY long time ago. So why am I writing about it now? […]
First Auralite Pendant
We recently started working with a miner in Thunder Bay, Canada and importing Thunder Bay Crystals including Auralite directly from him. The rough stock is mostly for sale from our Rough Rock Shop. But surely that’s not all we will do with this amazing rock? Of course not! More about our Thunder Bay adventures later […]
Last Minute Gifts
Last night at around 8.30 PM I got a facebook message from a friend “Hallo. Do you still have https://sdsadev.co.uk/js/pieces/mixed-beads-copper-wire-bracelet/ need a present for tomorrow morning” I did! “Can I pick it up in the morning?” Of course he could. He has just collected it, packed, gift wrapped and ready to be just given to his […]
On Order: Turquoise Copper Links Necklace
This is why I love what I do 🙂 Received the necklace today, even better than the photo. Many thanks This necklace was made on order. Customer liked a bracelet I have in my shop and wanted a 20 inch necklace made in the same design.
Twice as Nice Design Challenge
So the reveal date for the 14th Non Blogger -Blogger Design Challenge Twice as Nice Holiday in July is finally here! It has been a lot of fun doing this design challenge and it certainly was twice as nice because I got to make two pieces! I decided to make two pieces in exactly the same […]
Some Beach Glass…
Back in November last year I got an email from a lady in Easton-on-the-Hill near Stamford asking if we could polish some beach glass for her. It had been sent to her by her dear friend who found it in California. It was sitting in a drawer and she wanted us to do something with it. […]
We will be at the Wansford Dog Show
I recently came across an appeal on my local Dog Rescue Animal Helpline‘s Facebook page for sponsorship of a Category at their Wansford Dog Show. One of the Categories needing a sponsor was “Prettiest Girl”. Having recently lost our Millie, who was adopted from Animal Helpline in 2001, I thought it would be a lovely tribute to my pretty girl […]