a year to move house???

where on earth has the past year gone?  I notice that I last posted in April last year - which is unbelievable.  Yes, we have moved house and I haven't had a proper studio to work from in all this time but work has still gone on and orders have been made up and sent out.

One such order caught my eye this week and I just had to take photos and share.

The colours were so Spring!  Lime, Orange, Baby Pink and Lilac.  Shown here in Scribblework Plain Bracelets at the back - Sphere Cluster Pendant in the foreground (a new design) and then four pairs of matching earrings complete the picture.  It looked very fresh and vibrant - apparently orange is THE colour for Spring 2013.

I am now going to give myself a challenge to blog at least twice a month for the rest of the year - that is after we have dug the hole for the oil tank...

usherette volunteer on mondays

I go along to Lynton Cinema every Monday and spend a fun 30 minutes showing people to their seats for the evening movie.  This week it was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - brilliant film, wish there were more like them!
The cinema is quite a tourist attraction and very pretty - it seats 60 in proper cinema seats and it was packed full this week

The cinema will change from reel film to digital this summer as there will no longer be films made in the reel to reel format.  We are hoping to raise funds to support this.

Always wise to book on 01598 753397 - this week I had to sit on the mobile cinema seat in the aisle!!

my time in Harrogate at bctf

had a great time in Harrogate last week with my sister doing the British Craft Trade Fair.  My sister Ginette had a good reception with her i-pad sleeves made from vintage and upcycled materials on her Mia Scarlett stand

and my new arrangement of groups of colour - instead of groups of designs worked in my favour

We had one awful meal at Wetherspoons and another mediocre one at Wagamama's!  Our best meal was a picnic in the hotel room...

Finally got to meet the lovely Helen from Mercury Arts and see her Blob Birds

has it really been two months!!!!

I know I've been busy, but two months???

January has been full of surprises - firstly I found out that I was accepted for The 10th Devon Open Art Show and won a small bursary : )  It was with my new Chainmail Collection and the private view is on Monday evening with a presentation at 7pm in Barnstaple Museum.

Then, I discovered that I had also been accepted for New Year, New Work exhibition at Broomhill Art Hotel, Barnstaple for the second show which starts on 18th February.  The work I show there will be a big departure for me - a 2D piece of woven wire - which I am getting very excited about.

I also have work in the Valentine Showcase with UKHandmade - my little Heart Brooch ticked the right boxes there!

flat chainmail with colour line

after working with just aluminium for the past week this bracelet seemed quite heavy when it was finished, but in a nice way : )

A double layered, flat,chainmail bracelet with a line of fuschia running through the centre.  A frilly edge of gunmetal-grey anodised aluminium completes the look.

women do business in north devon

looking forward to a WDB event in South Molton tonight.  It's at the Amory Centre and starts at 6pm.  I shall be taking lots of jewellery with me to show and sell including my newest work such as Christmas Baubles

a camera at last

two weeks after my faithfull Pentax died (after only 2 years!) I have finally managed to get my hands on a camera to take photos of my new designs.  First up is this fabulous woven chainmail bracelet made from aluminium rings and about 10mm in diameter.  The more you wear it the shinier it becomes and looks like antique silver - without the heavy weight!

 then I made up some more bracelets with smaller rings and a tighter weave, one in copper

and the other in anodised aluminium in a shiny gunmetal grey colour

looking forward to doing some more experiments - with colour!