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The first few months of the year is always a busy time. Application forms have to be submitted and approved. Then we find out which events have space to accommodate jewellery. This is a very popular business in which to…

The first few months of the year is always a busy time. Application forms have to be submitted and approved. Then we find out which events have space to accommodate jewellery. This is a very popular business in which to…

What is Labradorite I hear you ask? Labradorite is a beautiful stone from a family of gemstones called Feldspar (which also includes Moonstone) treasured for it’s remarkable play of colour, known as opalescence. The blue flashes of colour through the…

My inspiration comes from nature and the natural colours of the gemstones. I spend a while trying to name as many of my pieces of possible,usually finding wildflowers that compliment the colour or a scene that comes to mind. This…

Agate is the obvious stone for autumn jewellery. It forms by filling a cavity in its host rock, known as a geode. The result is round nodules, with bands like the rings of a tree trunk, looking like eyes, often…

At the beginning of this year I spent many hours applying for lots of craft fairs, some more successfully than others. I’m sure you realise how demoralising rejection feels! Then LOCKDOWN stopped all! Now the point of my Blog. What…

Finally we are allowed to have outdoor markets. It was lovely to see so many happy faces at the recent Forest Row Outdoor Market. We really enjoyed being there and many purchases were made. We had to have special measures…

With so many types of pearls to choose from, it’s not surprising that there is some confusion. Natural pearls are rarely found in any quantity these days, so basically there are 3 types to choose from: Tahitian South Sea Pearls,…