Important News!

Hi everyone.
Firstly my sincere apologies for not getting the giveaway sorted. Thing have been a bit manic lately. To cut a long story short I discovered another jeweller trading under the same name as me. I looked into it and she had been trading longer so I decided I should change my company name. The new name - Penny Masquerade - has been accepted, but I have had to open a new shop, create a new twitter account and move my blog.
So competitions and giveaways will now be held at my new blog: http://www.pennymasquerade.blogspot.com and jewellery will be available from my new shop http://www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com The new shop will open on Wednesday 19th May (in 3 days time!) and to celebrate the launch a giveaway will go live on the new blog then. I may even have two prizes to make up for the lack of giveaway here this month. My new twitter page is http://www.twitter.com/pennymasquerade and you can view some of the designs that will be available on the new shop at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennymasquerade
I think that explains everything. Hope you all like the new designs and the new shop! Thank you so much for your support here and I look forward to seeing you - albeit virtually - on the Penny Masquerade blog.
Sarah x

Congratualations....

...to puffpastry who won my competition! Your Ahoy Matey necklace will be with you very soon! To all those who didn't win, don't worry your lovely heads because I'll be starting a new competition on Monday and you will have the chance to win one of my new designs! How exciting! To browse the new collection before then go to http://www.rubyrougejewellery.etsy.com
Au Revoir for now!
Sarah x
P.s. You can now give money to the Haiti relief appeal through my blog by clicking the tab on the right. I'm sure even the smallest donation will be helpful to rescue teams and aid workers.

Ruby Rouge Jewellery Presents The December Giveaway!

It's competition time! Would you like to win my "Ahoy Matey" necklace? Well if you enter the Ruby Rouge December Giveaway you may well do! It comprises of an 18" gold plated chain, a gold plated ship's wheel charm and pink pearlised glass beads fixed asymmetrically up one side of the chain. The chain is 18" long and the necklace fastens with a toggle clasp above the charm. The chain length can be adjusted if desired.
TO ENTER all you need to do is visit www.rubyrougejewellery.etsy.com find your favourite item and post a reply to this message telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! I will ship internationally so anyone and everyone can enter. Multiple entries can be gained by blogging and/or tweeting about this giveaway on twitter (please provide the link to your post below as evidence) and/or becoming a follower of my blog (please let me know what you have done in a message below). Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry! Each thing you do to gain an additional entry needs to be listed in a separate message as I will be using a random number generator to pick a winner. Once the number has been generated I will go down the list of entries until I find the entry that corresponds with it.

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. If I can't contact you another winner will be chosen. A winner will be picked on 1st of January. GOOD LUCK!!! xx

November Giveaway Winner!

Thank you so much to everyone who has entered the Ruby Rouge Jewellery November Giveaway. The winner this month is (drum roll please).........Shannon! CONGRATULATIONS! Your teapot necklace will be on its way to you a.s.a.p! Don't worry if you didn't win, there's always next month! xx

I Got Interviewed!

Once Upon A Time there was a jewellery designer named Sarah. She loved all things colourful and playful and worked hard at making a collection that reflected this. One day a lovely Style Consultant named Sharon got in touch and asked her if she'd be happy to be interviewed for her blog, "My Passport To Style". Sarah was very pleased to be interviewed for such a wonderful blog and she answered all of the questions the lovely lady had. Sharon posted the answers on her blog for all the people in the land to see. People read it and enjoyed it terribly! They commented on it and became followers of Sharon's marvellous blog and everyone lived happily ever after.

THE END

Read the interview, comment on it and follow Sharon's blog here! http://mypassporttostyle.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-passport-to-style-guest-interview.html

Waterfront Festival

The Waterfront Festival on the 11th July at Clarence Dock in Leeds was great. Even though it was a bit blustery, the rain stayed away and the sun even came out. There were lots of visitors and the entertainment was great. All my jewellery went down really well and I sold quite a few pieces of my new Alice in Wonderland range, so I was really happy. I would definitely recommend this festival to any crafty folk in the area. Make sure you have lots of sturdy display stands though, otherwise you may lose your stock to the river! Ah the perils of outdoor craft fairs.

Only 13 days until the next jewellery giveaway is announced. I'll remind you all again nearer the time. If anyone wants to join the mailing list to receive news about giveaways, special offers and other highly interesting topics please send an e-mail request to rubyrouge@live.co.uk and I'll add you to it.

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. Mine was filled with delightful friends, yummy Croque Monsieur, a trip to Wagamammas and Harry Potter. Hurrah.

xx

Dragon Boat Festival

I had a really nice day at the Dragon Boat Festival. There was great music and entertainment and great food. I had a malteaser milkshake which was super yummy. I also got to see some old friends and met some really lovely people who also had craft stalls. The weather stayed dry and warm and nothing on my stand blew away, so all in all it was a success! Bring on next year's festival! xx

P.s. Jewellery giveaway in T-2 days!!!

New Shops and Giveaways

Ruby Rouge jewellery is now available to buy in Great British Pounds at http://www.rubyrouge.folksy.com! "About time" I hear you cry! Yes it has been long overdue. So far there are only nine items listed on the site but I'll be building up the stock on there over the next few weeks. If you are from the UK and would like to purchase either something you've seen at craft fairs or on my shops at etsy.com through the new site feel free to contact me and I'll set up a listing. If you live in Cheshire, my jewellery is available for purchase at House Interiors & Gifts which is in Cotton Shop Yard just off King Street in Knutsford. It's not available on their website, but take a look anyway, they have some really pretty things: http://www.houseknutsford.co.uk/

I've also opened up a new supply shop on etsy: http://www.sparklesupply.etsy.com so if you're in the market for jewellery findings head there for a bargain. Don't forget about the original www.rubyrougejewellery.etsy.com though. Have just listed some new items this week including this new Rain Rain Go Away Umbrella Necklace.

Hope you managed to enter my May giveaway. If you didn't don't worry. I'm going to start doing giveaways on the first of every month on my blog so make sure you look in between the 1st and 15th of June for your chance to win your very own piece of Ruby Rouge Jewellery.
xx

GIVEAWAY! - because everyone likes something for nothing!

I'm participating in a giveaway! Hurrah hurrah hurrah! All you have to do is go to the link below and enter the competition before the closing date (10th April) and this pair of earrings could be yours. There's also a lovely little interview I did for you to read and lots of pretty pictures. Isn't that nice!?

http://jleighdesignz.blogspot.com/2009/04/featured-friday-ruby-rouge-jewellery.html

What a Whilrwind

So my life right now is pretty hectic. I've just finished a wholesale order for an online boutique (http://www.mylittleboutique.com), I'm trying to get items made to go in a gallery and I'm in the process of making prototype jewellery for a vintage wedding in California. On top of that I have a craft fair on Sunday at the Loft in Leeds to prepare for (fantastic place and people, come along if you're in the area), my etsy shops to maintain and museums to volunteer at. A hell of a lot is going on in Sarah Land right now. I've hardly had time for a social life let alone blogging! So sorry friends and followers. I promise I'll be better in future.

Anyhoo, here is a new piece of jewellery for you to look at that I just listed on etsy. Watch this space because more jewellery will be added this week. Also, another craft fair related post filled with tips is on its way....

In other news:
My parents borrowed a broody hen from a farmer to sit on our chickens' eggs. Chicklets will be here in T-20 days! Hurrah!
I added a new poll to the blog in order to carry out a bit of market research. Favourite colours please!
I also added Pacman (see bottom right hand corner). DISCLAIMER: SARAH OF RUBY ROUGE JEWELLERY FAME CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF PLAYING PACMAN. THOSE WHO BECOME HIGHLY ADDICTED SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.