Keyring Buddies

I have been asked by friends to crochet them some keyring buddies. These are the little animals I sell in my shop on Etsy. I have had requests for a cow, which unfortunately I did not get a picture of, a penguin and most recently an elephant.

I think they are really cute and are a great gift idea or even a treat for yourself. They can be used on a keyring or attached to a bag, and would look great on a school or college bag.

Forever Amber Bracelet

This is the latest piece of jewellery I have added to my shop on Etsy. It is a gorgeous collection of amber beads and crystals, there is even a bead in the shape of a cat's head. Can you see it?

For this piece I have used an antique gold plated chain and matching toggle clasp. I think this kind of chain matches the amber colours perfectly. I am hoping this brings some attention to my shop, I need it!

Treasury

I was so excited to find that one of my scarves had been featured in someone's treasury. The scarf is made of an unusual yarn that consists of several colours - purple, pink, green blue. I think it is very attractive and looks lovely on. I have had several items in treasuries before this but unfortunately I did not know that I was able to save the page by pressing prtsc and pasting it onto a new word document or into paint. I wish I had known how to do this before as it would have been nice to have had a reminder of these.


Here is a better picture of the scarf.

This second one has one of my bracelets in it.

It is a really pretty purple and lilac one that has attracted a lot of attention. It has a lovely selection of beads and fastens with a very pretty silver plated flower clasp. Here is a better picture of it. This bracelet is one of my favourites. I love the mix of purples and lilac and the light catches the beads and it shines and sparkles. It really is lovely.

Necklaces

I have been wanting to make a necklace for some time now and last night I sat down and made one. I am very pleased with the result. I have called it 'Blue Waterfall Necklace'. I have got loads of ideas running through my head for some more now, but once again I need to buy more supplies so I must get on with that

I have got some gorgeous heart beads and I really want to get on with making something with them.

Earrings

This week I have been able to start making some new earrings for my shop on Etsy. I wish I could get a proper workspace organised at home but until we decide if we are going to emigrate to Australia, there isn't much point spending more money on the house if we are to sell it.

I love sitting down with all my beads and deciding what I am going to do. I love the colours and I can just sit looking at the beautful colours and the way they catch the light.

The first pair has 2 beautiful sapphire blue beads separated with a sterling silver ridged bead which catch the light. Apart from the beads the earrings are sterling silver. The majority of my new earrings will be made entirely with sterling silver, some may only have sterling silver earwires, depending on the design.

I have also added to my shop a very pretty pair of green earrings, again apart from the beads they are sterling silver.

I have made several more pairs which I will be adding to my shop over the next few days. There are some gorgeous topaz and amber coloured ones, some more blue ones (which are my favourites) and some aqua ones.

I have also got some gorgeous amber coloured beads which I am going to make into a bracelet but I need to buy some more findings to finish this.

Happy New Year and Thank You

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone who has read my blog and also thank you to all those lovely people who have bought from my shop on Etsy.

I did better than I thought I would and up to now I have had 17 sales since I opened my gift shop back in June 2007.

I originally sold jewellery but since then I have introduced a large range of accessories, all made by myself.

I hope that in 2008 I can increase the amount of sales I get, of course. Ideally I would love to have maybe 2 - 4 sales a week. Maybe I am being a bit ambitious but hey ho, who knows.

Goodbye to an Old Friend

Please don't laugh, I am having to say goodbye to my favourite bracelet. I never would have believed that I would feel like this at having to pack it up and send it off to its new home. Normally I am overjoyed when I sell something, but this time I feel a little sad. Don't get me wrong I am pleased that someone has looked at it and decided to buy it and I hope they love it as much as I do. But this one is my avatar on Etsy, Myspace, Facebook, this one is how I am known, how I am recognised. When I go into the chat rooms on Etsy, this one is usually picked out and shown. I have sold a few bracelets this last week, but this one is specIal.

GOODBYE!