Getting better.....

Well I can't say much has happened this week. I missed the markets on the weekend as I still wasn't well enough to go, so there's no news there. But I am much better now and am going to Sunshine Market tomorrow. Hopefully it won't rain too much and we'll get a few people there.

I'm showing a bracelet I made this week using cherry quartz, brass, and glass beads. It's a bit different but I like it.....I love the colours. I haven't come up with a name for it yet, so does anyone have any suggestions?
Blessings, xxx.

Brown bird in the ring.....

Well the cupcakes didn't turn out exactly how I thought they would. I followed the recipe to the letter, but it was not good. They weren't moist and dense like a mudcake should be. And the first batch sank in the middle. I had to make a few alterations to the time and heat, but it didn't help much. The fudge frosting was okay, but not like the one I was trying to recreate. Overall a disappointment. I think I'm going to have to ask for the recipe.
I've been making more jewellery this week. I've had a few custom orders that I'm hoping to finish up today. I've included a photo of a bracelet I've made recently. I love the earthy feel and brown colours. I've called it "brown bird in the ring" bracelet.

Baseball is back on telly again. So I'm up early every day this week to get my fix. But now I'm a bit tired as I still keep having the late nights!! Take care. xx  

Spirit of the butterfly....

It's been busy as usual this week making lots of jewellery and trying to get my shops in order.
I had a lovely Easter doing the markets and caught up with family.
Today I'm including a bracelet I made yesterday called 'spirit of the butterfly'. I love the old style colours of pink and green, and I think the butterfly shows really well.

I'm taking dessert to a friends birthday on Saturday and have decided to make cupcakes. I bought some at Sunbury market last weekend. The gorgeous young lady had made these mini chocolate mud cupcakes with a fudge frosting. They were absolutely beautiful. So I've been on the web getting recipes this week and I'm going to try to recreate this cupcakes. Anybody who knows me knows that I like to bake, but I've never tried cupcakes before. Wish me luck!!

Lunch with old friends...

I've had a great time today. I met up with old school friends, some of which I haven't seen for 25 years!!! We had a great time talking about the things we got up to and shouldn't have got up to, and of course finding out what everyone is doing with themselves. We all got back together on Facebook.......it really is a wonderful thing.

I've also been making up new items for my Etsy shop. I haven't listed anything yet, I thought I'd build up a bit of stock first before I start listing. So this week I started on some brads bracelets. I like the colours of these, they're a bit more colourful than ones I've made in the past. So I've included a couple of photos to show you. Looking forward to a busy week this week. I've got to make up lots of new stock for the Etsy shop and I have to start packing for our camping trip that's coming  up a lot sooner than I want it too. Ciao!!

Bird got the blues bracelet...

Well it's cooled down thank goodness!

Thought I'd show you another bracelet I've made. I call it "bird got the blues". Made with brass and different colour blue gemstones (I've forgotten which type they are - just for something different!!!).

My memory is shocking!!!

My back isn't too good today so I'm going to rest up a bit more and hope to get to a sale tomorrow!

Brads bracelets....

It's been a little while since my last posting as it's still been busy. Had a great weekend with the markets and my husbands birthday. We went to our favourite Indian restaurant for dinner with family and friends. It was lots of fun.

Sunbury Market on the Saturday was probably the busiest I've ever seen it. It started off as a craft market but over the last two or three years, they have slowly added sellers with other items too. It's a nice market with both an indoor and outdoors. It's at the leisure centre on the first Saturday of every month except January.

I have been frantically making jewellery to keep up with the sales and I've also been listing new items I've made onto the madeit site. I call them "Brads bracelets". I'll include a couple of photos here.

Now it's time to continue these Christmas cards. Ciao!

Attic window....

One of my passions is working with old or vintage style brass. I love the old style look of the finished pieces. I use quality beads to highlight the brass. In this case, I've used a gemstone and Czech glass.
This one is called "attic window" due to the shape of the focal brass component.
Isn't it gorgeous?