Wednesday 30 November 2011

I have had fun this week getting ready for the Vintage Fair at the weekend.  Its at the Storey in Lancaster on Saturday 3rd December 2011.  I have got quite a few upcycled and old pieces ready as well as some ranges and designs.  Fingers crossed I sell well!

I took this on my run this morning, there is always great dramatic light at this spot in the morning.  I have taken several from here over the years and they always make a good picture.  And this one was on my Blackberry!

This one of my vintage, upcycled pieces.  I have used an old charm from a silver charm bracelet, an old boot. I have about 10 different charms in total, they are great just as a single piece on a long chain.  Hope people like them.

Thursday 24 November 2011

Its been a mad week of work.  I  did a day for my friend on Tuesday (my day off!) at Manchester Christmas Market which was great, not as cold as usual and there were 2 football matches on so they were lots of Italian fans walking around singing.  Sales weren't too bad, it's early on yet so I was quite pleased with them.

I am in the process of designing a pearl ring for a customer, I have to email some designs this week to her so she can choose one.

I have just made a Wrap ring off my website for a customer.  It is a birthday present for her husband and she wants her initials and all her children's initials engraved  on the inside with a love heart, aahhhh, cute.

I am also flirting with some new designs.  I am quite desperate to make them but I need to hold back.  I have spent a fortune on materials to make all my Christmas stock and I really need for the money to start coming in before I start buying again as I have bills to pay as well!.  If I was sensible I would do all this after Christmas and get them ready for Valentine's Day ..... if I was sensible!

15 November 2011

Got some great new pieces by Susan Weir of Edinburgh on my website.
Susan makes beautiful sterling silver and gold jewellery, very simple, clean lines.

Both these pieces are matt finished with polished gold detail on.

Available now on my website.

Friday 11 November 2011

 I have finally got my jewellery on display in the shop in Skipton.  It dominates one of the windows and one of the cabinets inside.  I didn't have any props really so I used some of the tools from the workshop.

I am working on a better display for Christmas so I will change it at the beginning of December (official Della date for when we can start getting Christmassy).





We will get some more handmade jewelllery over the next few weeks from other designers so I will have to make room for them!

Saturday 5 November 2011

Tweet by Emma Freud today
Wow.. The perfect start to Saturday. A Richard Curtis movie in real life! Thanks @paddy_delaney http://t.co/8Y0Y2ROg 
It's only 3 minutes long but a beautiful romantic gesture ........

So this is the hair after the hair cut.
In the end I just had 6 inches cut off but basically its the same hairstyle.
One step at a time, I might just go for the fringe next.






Skipton is slowly taking shape, still a long way to go but as I said before it will just evolve along the way.
I am off there on Saturday to put my jewellery out and sort out some displays etc.

I am working on some new cufflinks this week.
Need some inspiration or else I will end making some like these again.

Off to a big bonfire in Lancaster tonight, haven't been to a bonfire for a few years so looking forward to it.

Thursday 3 November 2011

Having a day off.

Been busy over the week goign to Skipton and helping set up the shop.
It doesn't have a personality yet but there is no hurry, it will evolve in time.

Going for a hair cut today, I want to be brave but I might bottle it last minute.
Here I am in a recnt photo.

Not a good photo but it shows the length of my hair.

I will post another after the cut.