Sunday 24 June 2007
CBC Swap photos and WOW!! 2
Ok as I am just starting out on this thing I have no idea how to put text with photos so....hence the next post!! Hope you bloggers out there like these! I have...fingers crossed....already sold the wiggly wire work necklace and earrings set......I am just waiting on a lady from CBC to get back to me! So potentially 2 SALES in ONE WEEKEND!!!! Yey!!! How chuffed and I!!??!! I couldn't retire yet but its not for the money I do it, I just get choked when people actually like my craft work!! Hehe! Anyway...fingers crossed! I am marking coursework today so not a lot of craft will be done but I am hoping I can start on my wedding jewellery today. I hate marking so this is what will stur me on!! Jxx
Saturday 23 June 2007
1st blog!
Hi all,
Inspired by the girls and boys at CBC I have started my own crafty blog. Not sure how long I will keep it up or how regular I will post but it is a place to store all my crafty pictures at least!! :)
I have spent the day completing my 'beady swap and make' for CBC. My camera has died at the mo so I will post piccies later when the batteries have charged. I was sent some lovely bead by Prima flower (Sarah). They included some BEAUTIFUL lampwork beads in pink, green and blue, some swarovski 6mm bicones in blue and some white and green small round glass beads.
I admire Debs wire work on CBC and so have decided to take inspiration from her entry and have a go at some new wire work techniques. I therefore got my 'Bead' magazine down (Issue 4) and decided to use the wire wrap technique from there to make 2 pendants from 2 of the lampwork beads. I've never tried wire wrapping before so its not perfect but I am very happy with the results!! They look tarnished on the photos but they aren't they are dead sparkly!! I made a matching pair of earrings too from the left over lampwork blue beads to match the blue pendant.
I also used wire work wiggles to make a necklace and earring set from the white beads and the swarovski crystals. I LOVE SWAROVSKI...which reminds me I have to get on to making my necklace, braclet and earrings for a wedding I am going to next week. They are all going to be made out of black and clear swarovski bicones and flower beads, I will post a pic when I am done.
Last but not least I made a lovely linked braclet by adding the left over lampwork beads and some of the other glass beads to eye pins and then linking them together with jump rings. It is slightly too long I think so may have to have a fiddle with this but I love it its so summery!
Well....other than that I had some exciting news yesterday...I sold a Swarovski crystal teardrop pendant and earring set for £20! WOW!! It was through a friend of a friend! I am not a natural sales woman where my jewellery is concerned and felt a bit embarrassed at the price offered but I was well chuffed as she had seen a swarovski cross necklace that I had made my friend for her birthday and this is why she wanted one! Yey! High praise indeed!
As I said, I will add the pics tonight when my camera is charged.
Jo xx
Craft projects to do:
1) Order for the Swarovski crystal earrings
2) Necklace, earrings and braclet set for me to match the wedding outfit.
3) 3 x articles for a bead magazine!
Inspired by the girls and boys at CBC I have started my own crafty blog. Not sure how long I will keep it up or how regular I will post but it is a place to store all my crafty pictures at least!! :)
I have spent the day completing my 'beady swap and make' for CBC. My camera has died at the mo so I will post piccies later when the batteries have charged. I was sent some lovely bead by Prima flower (Sarah). They included some BEAUTIFUL lampwork beads in pink, green and blue, some swarovski 6mm bicones in blue and some white and green small round glass beads.
I admire Debs wire work on CBC and so have decided to take inspiration from her entry and have a go at some new wire work techniques. I therefore got my 'Bead' magazine down (Issue 4) and decided to use the wire wrap technique from there to make 2 pendants from 2 of the lampwork beads. I've never tried wire wrapping before so its not perfect but I am very happy with the results!! They look tarnished on the photos but they aren't they are dead sparkly!! I made a matching pair of earrings too from the left over lampwork blue beads to match the blue pendant.
I also used wire work wiggles to make a necklace and earring set from the white beads and the swarovski crystals. I LOVE SWAROVSKI...which reminds me I have to get on to making my necklace, braclet and earrings for a wedding I am going to next week. They are all going to be made out of black and clear swarovski bicones and flower beads, I will post a pic when I am done.
Last but not least I made a lovely linked braclet by adding the left over lampwork beads and some of the other glass beads to eye pins and then linking them together with jump rings. It is slightly too long I think so may have to have a fiddle with this but I love it its so summery!
Well....other than that I had some exciting news yesterday...I sold a Swarovski crystal teardrop pendant and earring set for £20! WOW!! It was through a friend of a friend! I am not a natural sales woman where my jewellery is concerned and felt a bit embarrassed at the price offered but I was well chuffed as she had seen a swarovski cross necklace that I had made my friend for her birthday and this is why she wanted one! Yey! High praise indeed!
As I said, I will add the pics tonight when my camera is charged.
Jo xx
Craft projects to do:
1) Order for the Swarovski crystal earrings
2) Necklace, earrings and braclet set for me to match the wedding outfit.
3) 3 x articles for a bead magazine!
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