First Non-Friend Etsy Sale

Just had to share my excitement....I've just had my first non-friend sale on Etsy, woo hoo! This necklace has been bought as a present so I'm going to wrap it up so it's extra special and am off to get supplies shortly!
I've also made some lovely new beads for my entry in the Oldham Art Gallery's craft exhibition in April, they're the funky flower design but in hot pink, turquoise, purple, black and white! These beads began yesterday as a way of using up some old clay and the results were quite unexpected! They'll be threaded onto some beautiful satin ribbon and I'm going to make the design quite intricate!
Well, I must be off now as I need to make my very lovely friend, Vicky from Sewabee a leopard print button, this will be my first attempt and am hoping everything goes to plan!
Check out http://www.sewabee.co.uk for some lovely hand sewn corsages, bags and much more!

Birthdays

Wow, what a great day Izzy had! We went to the pictures and watched Tangled which is actually pretty good and then home for a party, cake and games! She managed to get everything she wanted so was a very happy eight year old!
I've had a good week as far as creating goes and have made quite a few new ribbons and been including in some lovely Etsy treasuries yay! Am also really busy making for two up and coming craft fairs, one in the picturesque Uppermill and another in Levenshulme where there'll be some fantastic crafty stuff for sale! 

My friend Vicky will also be exhibiting her lovely hand sewn products check out http://www.sewabee.co.uk if you haven't already!

 

Grim up North

Seeing as the weather’s been pretty ‘Grim up North’ for a change(!) my attention has shifted from looking forward to Summer with beautifully bright and funky pieces to the more sophisticated shades of grey and black.

So with a nod to the season, I’ve created a very chic ribbon weave necklace using my black and white polymer clay beads alternated with grey faux pearls – who knew the Manchester rain could be so inspirational?

Saying that, the sun is actually shining through the clouds today maybe I should go back to colourful pieces.

Also I’ve been included in a couple of exciting treasuries on Etsy – I REALLY must create one of my own, there’s so much exciting craft out there that needs to be showcased!