A belated Happy New Year!

Phew...where has the time gone. One minute I was getting ready for Christmas and the next it's nearly February!

Unlike many jewellery makers, January is always a busy month for me. Friends and family of people who receive my jewellery as a Christmas present often contact me in January with design ideas.

Added to that the yearly chore of filing my tax returns (why do I leave it so late!!), and the month just flies in.

So a belated Happy New Year to you all and best wishes for 2010.

Almost finished my Christmas shopping!

Don't shoot me, but if I get a spare few minutes this weekend I am going to start wrapping my Christmas presents. Apart from a couple of last minute gifts, I have finished...phew!!

I'm not one of those people who is super organised and get all their presents in the January sales (oh to so self-disciplined!!) but it's just that I am so busy this time of year with making jewellery I just have to be prepared.

My last date for hallmarked jewellery is Friday 4th December. I always squeeze in a few more orders closer to the big day, but please do contact me ASAP if you are thinking of buying something for Christmas.

Happy shopping!

Christmas is coming...

My nephew has had his Halloween decorations up for over a week and the pumpkin he had me carve is already looking a bit floppy! Every year the preparations for celebrations seem to come ever earlier (please don't tell me you have spotted the first Creme Egg!!)

But for me Christmas really does come early as my last date for orders this year is Friday 4th December...weeks before my other half will even think of hitting the shops.

I have already completed many Christmas orders that I hope will bring a smile to faces when the big day arrives. For a lovely story of a happy dad who received my work see:
http://www.littlestuff.co.uk/reviews/am-jewellery-product-review.php

So if you are thinking of placing an order please let me know as soon as you can so I can make sure I get to put my feet up for half an hour on Christmas Eve :-) before I start peeling the sprouts!

Back at last!

Wow - hasn't time flown!

Along with juggling my new arrival with making jewellery, I have also relocated back home to Northern Ireland.

It's all business as usual and I promise to write more regularly!!

New arrival

Well I am finally back on my feet and pleased to announce the arrival of baby Jack.

He was born on 20th February weighing 7lb 1oz. We are both doing really well and he is a brilliantly well behaved baby.

I was back making jewellery just the week after he arrived and am managing to fit it in around feeds and sleeps.

It will be a while before my little artist produces any drawings, but I might make a piece of jewellery with his hand or footprints...if I ever get a minute!!

Merry Christmas

Well I have finally finished and posted the last of my Christmas jewellery orders and looking forward to a nice break over the festive season.

My bump is getting bigger by the day so it will be great to put my feet up for a couple of weeks.

Merry Christmas to you all and very best wishes for 2009 x

Congratulations

Many congratulations to the three winners in my children's summer drawing competition. They are:

Alana Middleton (0-3yrs)
Aliyah Fyfe (4-6 yrs)
Amy Langer (7-9yrs)

The judges were overwhelmed with the volume and quality of entries received. They had an extremely difficult (but enjoyable) job - from the squiggles and splodges of the younger entrants to the detailed work in the older categories.

All winners have decided to have their artwork turned into a pendant so watch this space for pictures of the finished pieces.