Beads by Laura Giveaway

Just to let you know that Laura Sparling is giving away all the handmade lampwork beads in her 'Lonelies' jar!  Click on the link below to enter the competition!

http://laurasparling.blogspot.com/

Crystal Necklaces

I had a good morning yesterday.  I made three new designs, two using swarovski crystals.  The only problem is that I want to wear them all myself!

I love swarovskis because they really sparkle.  My husband Steve especially likes the 'five hearts' necklace, I think bcause it is so simple but effective.

They're all for sale now at www.benjablue.com/necklaces.html

Kelly's Adventures in Resin Land

I've been gathering supplies for weeks now to make some resin jewellery, and today I've made my first attempt.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Also, my jewellery is now for sale in Poppies florist at Cleator Moor, which is very exciting for me.  I got lots of nice comments about it while I was in there today.

Kelly x

New Items for Sale

I was busy last week making beaded memory wire bracelets...

...and a beautiful 'Bengal' necklace.  I bought some pandora beads without really thinking about what I was going to do with them.  I didn't want to just string them onto a chain, so I made a pendant from then instead and hung it from a necklace of tiger's eye beads.  Tiger's eye beads have a lovely shimmer to them, but becuase they are brown they are sometimes difficult to match with pendants, so I was pleased when I found that the pandora beads matched them.

They really sparkle in the light.  All three items are for sale on the website at http://www.benjablue.com/ .

Oh, and I wanted to introduce the two newest members of the Archer-Terry household, Aubrey and Ginger Biscuit.  Can you believe their owners didn't want them anymore?  I have never had guinea pigs before, but they have very strong little personalities and are an absolute delight.  They also eat food like it is going out of fashion so I will have to watch their weight!

Take care.

Daffodils!

Daffodils are one of my favourite flowers, so I had to include them in my jewellery.  Yesterday I made a set of earrings, a bracelet and a hairslide, all with the daffodil theme.  What better way to keep springtime all the year round? 

They're for sale on my website now at http://www.benjablue.com/

Beaded bracelets and necklaces now for sale!

I am so excited - my jewellery boxes arrived last week and my necklaces and bracelets are now for sale!

These are just some of the new bracelet designs at http://www.benjablue.com/

 

I'm now also selling notecards based on my original paintings.  The first set I have for sale is of Benja Blue himself.  Perfect for sending a little note to family and friends...and cat lovers!

Earrings for Sale!

Hello everybody - just to let you know I have some lovely new swarovski earrings for sale now in my online shop at http://www.benjablue.com/earrings.html !  I'm still waiting for the jewellery boxes to arrive for the necklaces and bracelets, but hopefully they will arrive in 2-3 weeks and then we can really get this show on the road!

New Stock

Hey there.  I've been busy creating all day today and I've got lots of lovely new stock for the website.  I'm just waiting now for the jewellery boxes to arrive and then they will be up for sale.  Among others, there will be two necklaces featuring Murano hearts, a lovely Purple Orchid hairslide, and some sparkling Swarovski crystal earrings and bracelets.

The purple 'Dangling Hearts' necklace (in a previous post) was sold before it even got on the site!

Take care.

Holistic Equine

Hello there!  Just to let you know that I have been commissioned to create an exclusive range of horse-themed jewellery for a new website - http://www.holisticequine.co.uk/.  It's very exciting!  Below is an example of some recently created earrings from the range.

Dangling Hearts Necklace

I've just finished a gorgeous necklace featuring one large and nine small pure silver (99.9%) hand made hearts dangling prettily from a silver chain. The necklace features beads of aragonite, new jade, cape amethyst, amethyst and sterling silver (9.25%), with sterling silver findings throughout, all strung on silver plated beading wire. The pastel colours compliment each other beautifully. Will be for sale soon!

The first ever post!

Hello there! This is the first post to my new blog, so I'm just testing the water really. My website went online for the first time yesterday and I'm really pleased with it. My aim is to make and sell handmade jewellery at first and then build up to cards and art prints of my illustrations......but everything takes so much time!

The photo above is my 'Greenheart Necklace'. It's beaded wtih snow jade and new jade with silver plated fluted bead caps, and has a gorgeous foil-lined glass heart in the centre. Yummy.

Hope to see you back here soon!