Designing a Piece of Jewellery I was commissioned to make a piece of jewellery for the Scots Magazine giveaway. My brief was to create something with Scottish materials that was inspired by the Scottish landscape. Read how some T.S Eliot lines and an East coast stormy beach inspired me.
What's New? Are earrings ridiculously long? What colours are particularly trendy? Are we talking Urban Safari again this season? Brief points about what is trendy right now, mostly according to glosssy magazines.
Spring/Summer 2012 'Pre' Shows Not entirely sure why there are 'pre' shows. Pre-pre season or perhaps there's a season in between winter and spring in the fashion world that ordinary folks don't know anything about. Anyway, this is my report form the pre shows. (Plastic doll modelling Miss Havisham style dress, pearl earring as pendant and pearl ring as arm cuff.)
Autumn/Winter 2011-12 Shows Read my report for jewellery trends form the runway for A/W 2011-12. But don't be a plastic person when it comes to these trends. If you like it - wear it. If not do your own thing, you're probably a trendsetter or maybe even above trends. (This plastic doll is modelling warm winter trousers, completely-impractical-for-winter crop top and pearl and crystal necklace.)
What Mums really want for Mothers Day Don't buy any of that landfill fodder - breakfast in bed will be just fine. Hand-made cards we love. If you do the dishes afterwards as-well we'll be blown away.(I think I'm on the left of this picture. The one with the googly eyes is a dalmation doorstop called Tracey.)
Blokes - What to get for Valentine's Day
The World's Gone Mad - Safety Notes for Jewellery Wearers
How to Buy Jewellery as a Gift
Romancing the Stone - some past and present meanings assigned to semi-precious and precious gemstones.
Useful information about postage, contracts and legal stuff like that