New Jewellery Pieces!

I've added some new jewellery pieces to the Jewellery Shop page. I hope you like them :-). There are lots more still to come.

Customer photographs

I'm really keen to hear your comments, and see photos of the items you've bought from me 'in situ', and with your permission, post them here on the blog.

Here is a photo of the lovely Lucy's fireplace, displaying the short Heart Garland as part of her Christmas arrangement. Thank you Lucy, and thank you for the photos xx

The Christmas Rush!

Wow, I've been phenominally busy this month! My local gift shop has been selling lots of my pieces, so I've had to make more to restock her, lovely people from work have bought pieces and ordered commissions, and lovely people from my forum have placed orders with me. I wasn't sure I'd get it all done in time, and the blog has certainly suffered for it, but I hope to get it ship-shape and Bristol-fashion over the Christmas break.

In the meantime, here's one of the ragdoll commissions I've just finished (for baby Eleanor)... 

...and a big pile of jewellery that I've been making, but haven't been able to photograph properly yet!

I'm certainly not complaining though, it's been absolutely amazing, and I've had some lovely lovely compliments about my work, thank you so much everyone :-) ...PS, If you have bought from me, please feel free to leave a comment for everyone to see.

Bestest Christmas Wishes to you all

Rebecca xx

Christmas is Coming!!

Tomorrow is 1st December, but don't panic, there is still time for me to post your purchases to you for Christmas.

Take a look at my cute Christmas decorations, Christmas cards, or other gift ideas in the posts below, email me your choices (UK only at the moment I'm afraid), and I'll calculate the carriage for you. Until I have GoogleCeckout set up, I will accept personal cheques, but please allow time for the funds to clear before I despatch your order.

And don't forget to click the Facebook 'Like' button over on the right.

Thank you, and Happy Happy Christmas everyone :-)
Rebecca xx

Hand painted pieces continued:

Here's some more of my handpainted work...

This oak needlework box has been basecoated in a soft cream, and sprays and garlands of violets have been hand painted on. The inside is lined in one of my favourite fabrics, a Jane Churchill pink and green check - yummmm! This is a one off, as the work box was found at an antiques fair.

Sizes: 37cm wide (inc handles) x 18cm high x 23cm deep (inc the feet)

Price: £25.00 plus carriage (and please note, this is a weighty piece of oak)

Wooden framed mirror, basecoated in lilac, with sprays of purpley-white, five petalled flowers (see detail photo below)
Painted frame measures 25.5 x 25.5cm
Mirror measures 9.5 x 9.5cm
Price: £10.00 plus carriage.

This a another Folk Art inspired chopping/cheese board. The basecoat is red oxide colour, and there is a mirror-image posey of daisies in the centre, surrounded by a leaf garland border - all hand painted (see detail photo below).
As with my other chopping boards, the design has been well varnished, so can be safely wiped with a damp cloth. All the cutting takes place on the other side of the board.
Size: 20 x 30cm
Price: £16.00 plus carriage.

This is a key rack, with four brass hooks, and a sweet, handpainted, clifftop view over the sea, where the sun is setting on the horizon, boats scud across the bay, and a lighthouse keeps watch over the scene.
Comes complete with two strong D-loop hooks, so it's ready to hang.

Size: 18cm high x 17cm wide.
Price: £7.50 plus carriage




Here's a couple more examples of my wooden Treasure Boxes. These are painted (these examples have been basecoated in a pale blue, topcoated in cobalt blue, and softly distressed to reveal the undercoat below, but other colours are available). Then the centre of the lid has a handpainted panel, containing various scenes of buildings, birdhouses and trees. See detail photo below.


Size: 15cm wide x 11.5cm deep x 7.7cm high (highest point of curved lid)

Price: £8.50 plus carriage.

Handmade Jewellery

I love making jewellery. I get very excited by delicious beads...sometimes I just like to look at them (yes, very sad I know :-) ). My jewellery comes in beautiful Cadbury's purple organza gift bags, and with a swing tag displaying my logo.

This particular set is pale green Murano glass hearts, combined with green and Sterling Silver lampwork beads on beading wire.  The necklace is 44cm long with a 5cm drop. The earrings have a drop of 5cm, and the stretchy bracelet will fit an approximately 15cm circumference wrist.

This set of necklace, earrings and stretchy bracelet is Code: MUR01
Price: £18.00 plus carriage.

This set of earrings and necklace is made up of small mauve faux pearls, larger antique silver tone beads, and Aurora Borealis crystal bicones and droplet. The necklace is 41.5cm long, with a 6.5cm drop. The earrings have a drop of 4cm. Below is a closer look at the detail of the necklace drop and earrings. This set is Code: PEA01
Price: £12.00 plus carriage.
SOLD

This set is Aurora Borealis faceted round crystals, and opaque round glass beads. The necklace is suspended from berry pink organza ribbon secured with a lobster claw clasp. The drop of the necklace, and the bracelet use a bead weaving technique to display the beads. The necklace is 42cm long, with a 6.5cm drop. The earrings have a drop of 4.7cm and the bracelet has a stretchy back section, so will fit up to an 18cm circumference wrist.
Code: RBN01
Price: £18.00 plus carriage

This necklace is two strands of beading wire, with 'floating' genuine Hematite beads in various sizes, all secured in place by crimp beads. The earrings have three chain linked Hematite beads graduating in size, smallest at the top, largest at the bottom. The necklace is 44.5cm long on the shortest strand, and the earrings have a drop of 5cm.

This simple but beautiful set is just £8.00 plus carriage
Code: HEM01

This faux amber and glass bead necklace and earring set was £12.00. SOLD.

This is a faux amber stretchy bracelet with faux Amber heart charm, and matching stretchy ring with smooth round glass beads and faceted bicone crystals. I may have to re-photograph this set to demonstrate it properly. These pieces can successfully be worn at the same time as genuine Amber jewellery.
The stretchy bracelet will fit an approximately 17cm circumference wrist, and the stretchy cocktail ring will fit ring sizes P-V comfortably.

This set is Code AMB01
Price:£8.00

This necklace has a beaded section with drop made up of a selection of blue and bronze feature beads, blue and black glass beads and bronze spacers. The beaded section is attached to black cord necklace, secured with a bolt ring clasp, and the earrings are articulated. The necklace is 45cm long, with a drop of 4cm, and the earrings have a drop of 5.7cm.

This lovely set is Code : BLU01
Price: £8.00 plus carriage

This set picks up on the current fashion trend for monochrome. It is made up of black glass beads with a silver 'oily drizzle', crystal-set rondel spacers, opaque glass smooth round beads, and a central 'beady' bead, made up of lots of seed beads on the necklace and the stretchy bracelet (see detail photo below). This set was a commission priced at £18.00. SOLD

I really love this set! It's very me. The Cadbury's purple, crackled glass round beads are delicious, and I have combined them with lavender coloured lampwork feature beads, toning glass bicones and Tibetan silver spacer beads. The necklace also includes silvertone curb chain setions, and is secured with a lobster claw clasp. The bracelet is stretchy, and includes a lampwork feature bead. The drop earrings are articulated (see the detail photo below). The necklace is 42cm long with a 5.7cm drop. The earrings have a drop of 4.9cm, and the stretchy bracelet fits up to an approximately 18cm circumference wrist.                The set is Code: CAD01                                      Price: £18.00. SOLD



 This set is a beautiful graduated three strand  'floating' necklace with glass pearl beads in soft shades of blue, duck egg and green. The necklace is 48cm long, and the matching 'floating' earrings have a drop of 6.6cm (see detail photo below).

The set is Code: FLO01 

Price: £15.00 plus carriage.

Fabric Crafts: Country Fairies Commissions

 Here are three little Country Fairies, which I made for three of my favourite little people, my God-Sister's children, Amy, James and Charlotte.

 

Fabric Crafts - Christmassy things:

Ooooh I love Christmas! I get very excited :-) and love making Christmas decorations. Please remember nothing shown here is a toy, they are all decorative items:

Who Bagged Santa?
These gorgeous Santas have lovely full, wool, beards, and are contained in their own hessian, padded bag, decorated with a wire edged ribbon. Various colours available, but all very very Christmassy!
There are two sizes:
Large (approx 24cm wide x 29cm high)
Price: £18.00 plus carriage

Small (approx 16cm wide x 24cm high)
Price: £10.00 plus carriage


Snowmen!
I love these little guys. Their heads, bodies, bobbles and hat bands are in a winter white, short pile, faux fur. Their noses are orange felt, their mouths and eyebrows are stitched, their eyes are black beads, they have felt scarves and folky buttons on their tummies. They have weighting beads in their bases, so they stand up perfectly, mine sits on my windowsill.
They are approximately 30cm tall x 18cm wide, and come in a variety of Christmassy colours
Price: £10.00 plus carriage each.


Country style 'Hearts' garland.
This has 9 padded hearts, each one individually embellished with stitching, fabric and buttons. There are 8 medium hearts and 1 large heart in the centre.
The garland is plaited, natural twine and has hessian and check fabric strips tie on along the length. The full length is 142cm
Price: £35.00 plus carriage






This shorter 'Hearts' garland is very similar, but has three sizes of individually embellished hearts, 1 large padded one in the centre, four medium padded ones, and four dinky 'quilted' ones. The large and medium hearts are tied on to the plaited, natural twine garland with check fabric, and the dinky hearts are tied on with more twine, so they swing around in the breeze.
This garland is 127cm long
Price: £28.00 plus carriage

See the pictures below for some close up shots...

'Triple Hanging Hearts'

These are padded, individually embellished, medium hearts strung together in threes. They are lightly scented with cinnamon too, so they make a lovely Country style Christmas decoration.

Length (including twine loop) approximately 45cm x 9cm wide
Price: £9.50 each plus carriage455[][]p-0---0

'Country Style' Christmas Wreaths...

Lovely twiggy wreaths, for indoor use only are smothered in a mixture of 'quilted' hearts embellished with a variety of buttons, cinnamon sticks, buttons, fabric ties and twine...oh, and some have dried orange slices too. Really pretty. Each one measures approximately 29cm x 38cm (from top of hanging loop to bottom of heart - string bows fall longer than this)

Price: £12.50 each plus carriage.

Tree Top Fairies                                                                 These sweet little Country Style Fairies are designed to sit at the top of your Christmas Tree, spreading a bit of Christmas cheer round your home. They come in a variety of haircolours and dress fabrics, and measure approximately 33cm from top of head to bottom of dress (they haven't got legs - obviously!) x 21cm (wingspan). Price: £8.50 plus carriage.

Fabric crafts: Country Fairies

My fabric based crafts are a wide range of decorative home items, from simple lavender filled hearts and birds, to cool Christmas decorations. I often get asked 'What's it for?'...My answer is always 'It just is'. Decorative things don't always need a purpose, just being pretty and making you smile is more than enough.

My work always has a swing tag with my logo attached, and I always mark my fabric crafts 'Not a toy'.

The Country Fairies...The original Holly's Friends:
These are all individual, I have never repeated a fairy, and I have done my best to give them all individual names, but when I've done a commission, obviously, sometimes I have to.

My little girls are £7.50 each, and measure approximately 20cm tall.
All of these are sold, but I am happy to do commissions.

 

...and I'm afraid, fairies can be very naughty, and despite my best efforts, these ones are refusing to format nicely...please excuse them :-)