And now also lovely things to wear!

Now listed on Folksy (because I’d been ignoring it for a while) are a more sober pair of Octahedra earrings - a great gift for the math loving girl in your life!

Oh and yes it also is an antiprism… talk about versatile. It is nice to know that my Maths degree is proving to be some use after all!

Last week I posted off a 11.37 kg box to Dublin for the craft fairs that my mum handles for me since I’m unable to travel at present, I don’t want to take a small child on a ryanair flight, plus now that I’ve handed in my notice and my maternity pay has finished I just can’t afford it. In retrospect the cost of shipping the box was probably more than a Ryanair flight, but I’m sure the excess baggage charge would have put me over. And I know from prior experience that I wouldn’t like that.

Snapdragon Beads will be at the Marley Craft fair at Marley Park in Dublin this coming weekend - Friday-Sunday. And also at a new fair in Monkstown, I think, running the 12-14. I’ve been told that there will be signs up for the latter, so if you are in the area you should know about it!

Meanwhile back here in England I’ll be at We Make Christmas at the American Church opposite Goodge Street Tube station on the 6th of December with what remains of my stock, and I’ve held back some unusual pieces, not too avant garde but certainly things you can’t get anywhere else.

I’ve been avoiding listing any of the new designs since I want to debut them at We Make but I have listed one pair of earrings just in case some of you can’t make it to any of the sales.

They are currently listed on Etsy.

Must dash, I think Lia is plotting with the cats…

This Sunday I will be at Handm@de at the Town Hall in Oxford. This promises to be a fantastic craft fair and if you are in Oxford on Sunday please do pop in. Doors open at 11am and there are free goodie bags simply bursting with wonderful things for the first 250 through the door. 

After that the Jewellery gets packed up and sent off to Dublin for the 3 day Marley Park sale at the end of November, anything that is left is coming back for WeMake Christmas which will be held at the American Church on Totenham Court Road on the 6th of December.

And after all that, and Christmas, things are going to go on a little hiatus for a few months while I gather my wits and sort out websites. I will also have a more mobile small child on my hands/in my hair

At the moment my work is noticeably evolving from the Herringbone stitch cuffs; earlier there were the pendants… and now thinner pieces with more of a curve in them. I messed around with looping them back on themselves and a pleasing Paisley motif just hopped out at me. Initially I thought, Pendant. But given the non selling state of the other pendants and further rumblings along the lines of brooches from various sources I decided to give it a whirl and attach brooch backs.

I am glad I tried it out as it seems to look quite well.

Here is the first one, all listed on Etsy, and there two more waiting for me to get up the gumption to photograph them…

If you have been admiring the Wavy Herringbone stitch cuffs but bracelets are not your thing or impractical for day to day then these pendants are the very thing!

Comprised of two arcs, slightly longer than the ones in the bracelets, these sinuous pendants are suspended from a fine sterling silver chain, or gold-filled depending on which suits the colour of the piece better.

At the moment the piece pictured above is available from my Etsy store, but more will be heading online soon.

I also sold two pairs of the same earrings, and turned 29 (yesterday) so all in all a busy time, and a definite positive note!

Don’t forget that my 10% promotion is still on until midnight of the 28th and applies to both my Etsy and Folksy stores.

Also when you purchase it and the co-ordinating earrings you will get a £6 refund via paypal, meaning that you get both items for £34 plus p&p.

These cuffs are stunning show-stopper pieces, and are shipped in black gift boxes.

Around 6 hours of work goes into each cuff and they each feature a gold-filled toggle clasp and are approximately 6.5″ in length, additional jumprings can be added to increase the length if need be.

Both pairs are handmade to a pattern of my own design, and I try to may a point of not reproducing a pair exactly. However I am happy to take bulk orders (with a discount) for bridesmaids. Just email me!

Click on an image to take you to the item’s Folksy listing.

Today there are two pairs of earrings, both now available to purchase via Folksy

Both pieces have sterling silver headpins, beads and ear hooks and feature handmade beads. They have been made in a smoke-free home (I’ve not burnt a meal in years ;-D )