Follow The Yellow Brick Road...

I just finished this altered art Wizard of Oz necklace and felt I should show my wonderful followers it before I list it. It has an image of one of the original illustrations by W. W. Denslow.  I love this soooo much! Just hope my customers do! Let me know what you think of it - I always love to get feedback on my jewellery. 

Snow Day!

Wow! It's been so long since I saw snow this heavy! It was so deep and everything looked so beautiful that I had to abort my jewellery-making today in order to jump up and down like an excited child. I also had to rescue my parents' chickens - we nearly couldn't see the coop this morning! Poor things. You will be pleased to know that Henry, Muriel and Matilda (our feathered friends) now have a snow-free home and that their pen has been protected against further blizzards. Although, weirdly, they really enjoyed paddling about in it when we let them out this morning. We even opened the garage - a favourite place of theirs - so they had a snow-free area to play in, but they only went in for about a minute. I guess even chickens are children at heart. 

Sales!

Today I got two sales in one of my etsy shops! They came completely out of the blue, so I was very excited. Although I am sad about one of the necklaces I sold (the one pictured here) because I secretly hoped it wouldn't sell so that I could keep it! :D That is the perennial problem with being a jewellery seller - you have to actually SELL the stuff you make! 

Am about to sign up to do some craft fairs over the next few weeks. I really love going to them because you meet such lovely people! I heart the crafting community. Am hoping to give you all feedback on the fairs I do and let you know if any techniques I employ work. Watch this space...

My First Blog!

Well this is rather exciting. I don't really have anything to announce today, I just wanted to christen my new blog! Oh actually, that's not true. My cat bit me on my bare leg today - I was not amused. And I listed five new pieces of button jewellery on my etsy site - 'twould be wonderful if you would check them out! 

http://www.rubyrougebuttons.etsy.com

I'd also love it if you'd follow me. I really want to share my adventures in the world of crafting with like-minded individuals who appreciate everything handmade! x