Earring Display

I'm pleased to have found a new way to display my earrings! I had been experimenting to find new ways to display them, I had come up with the idea of making earring cards, then there was the picture frame idea, but while shopping last week I saw a mini canvas for sale... pierce some holes in it and you have a great earring display! I've also invested in a couple of A4 size canvases. I have a craft evening this Friday so I'll be able to test out my new display then!

Using the mini canvas is my favourite way to display earrings!

My earring card design

New Bracelets

Its been a while since I've updated my blog! I guess it because I prefer pictures to words! But here I am, with a new resolution to blog on here more regularly! To start here are photos of my latest bracelets and pics that I took during the process of making them (I do love "before" and after "pictures") The bracelets featured Douglas Tartan and beautiful dark blue beads to match it. I hadn't really used Douglas before, it was requested by a customer, I'm really pleased with the results. I guess I'd got stuck in a rut of using my usual tartans (Macdonald and Mackenzie) but this has encouraged me to experiment more with new tartans and colours... Its time to create some new designs!

Ta Daaah! The finished product!

Blythe

I needed a model for my tartan bow bobby pins, I think big eyed Blythe is perfect (although a couple of my friends informed me that they found her "Scarey"! Nonsense!!!)

Hello 2011

Hello
well, its been a wee while since I've updated this. I will be updating more frequently from now on, what's the point of having a blog if you don't use it! Ok, so I'm supposed to be here to talk about my jewellery but I am now the proud owner of a sewing machine and have been busy experimenting with it. So far I've made a present for my friend's birthday this month (I'm not posting a photo just on the off chance she comes on here and sees it) and last week I bought some amazing fabric from my new favourite website Fabric Rehab and produced this cushion at the weekend

                                                               

I'll take better photos and post them later, please note the wee cuddle toy dog with the pink hair on the right of the picture, you'll be seeing her in a future post!



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Hello, and welcome to the Artizania jewellery blog. As you can see I create jewellery. I originally trained as a goldsmith, however I developed repetitive strain injury and reluctantly had to give up my goldsmithing career. I've now swapped working with gold for working with beads and love it, the beautiful colours and shapes of the beads provide me with endless inspiration!



My work bench - There is order in this chaos!

 


Engagement and wedding rings that I made for my sister

back in my goldsmithing days.

 


Packaging that I designed, I use the earring cards I'd love to use

the box, but need to find a cost effective way of producing it.



Celtic Range

I often draw inspiration from my surroundings, in this case the beautiful Scottish countryside  has inspired me to create a range of Celtic jewellery. The range includes bracelets, bagcharms, keyrings and kiltpin brooches.

Highland Heather bracelet

This was inspired by the delicate colours of scottish heather,

 and  is finished off with a Mackenzie tartan bow.



Detail of one of my kiltpin brooches

Bagcharm with Buchanan and Macdonald tartan

Toffee Treacle and Turquoise Rose Bracelets

Boho Beaded Bracelets

Detail of teal necklace