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Sunday, 10 February 2013

Handmade Monday: February?

Well, I'm not quite sure what happened to January - it must have passed in a blur of being busy, but here we are early at Valentine's Day so I'm saying an early 'I love you' to my blog as apology for neglecting it for a month!

One lovely bit of news is that Pearl from The Beading Gem's Journal contacted me to ask if it was OK to feature one of the beading tutorials on the site.  As I keep a permanent bookmark on that site and worship at the feet of its bloggers, this made me a happy bunny!  In March I'll be shouting even more about it.

I was lucky that my sales continued into January and folks again voted with their pockets for cord bracelets and bag charms.  These will be the focus of all my shops in the coming months, so naturally I've made more, and found some beautiful charms on the way.  I've also been improving my stamping skills, so expect more personalised and hand stamped items on the way.

Here are some new additions.

These two have already been popular, with a couple of sales on each from Folksy and Etsy. 

I love the love birds on this bag charm - they are a nice antique gold colour too.
This one's an experiment with no beads, just charms.  What do you think?

And a bit of wire work, not yet listed, with bronzite and white and yellow howlite.

Here's a link to see what others have been doing this week for Handmade Monday. 

Alison x


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25 comments:

  1. Kate10 February 2013 at 18:28

    Some beautiful pieces!

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  2. Unknown10 February 2013 at 18:44

    Beautiful, I especially like the flowers. I always loveflower motifs x

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  3. Chrysalis10 February 2013 at 18:55

    Hi Blue Forest - I love these pieces, but can't decide my favourite - possibly the blue one? Anyway, they're lovely. I want to try my hand at jewellery but haven't found the time yet. Thanks for visiting my blog, and have a great week. Chris xx

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  4. Wendy10 February 2013 at 19:07

    I adore the one that's just flower charms. I also love the blue one. They're all lovely though x

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  5. Anonymous10 February 2013 at 19:32

    I love the flower charm one too - perfect for a keen gardener. Really, really unusual and pretty pieces. Well done.

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  6. Anonymous10 February 2013 at 20:52

    The flower charms are lovely but I think I prefer the ones with beads as well as they are so pretty. xx

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  7. Fiddly Fingers10 February 2013 at 22:19

    I like the bag charm with no beads. Those flower charms are very appealing :)

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  8. Free Spirit Designs10 February 2013 at 23:33

    Great to hear you're doing so well, your jewellery is amazing!

    I love the bag charms, especially the flowery one without beads, it soooo gorgeous :) x

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  9. lizwardcrochet11 February 2013 at 08:11

    Can understand why the blue one is popular its stunning. lovely work :)

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  10. fatmonica11 February 2013 at 08:49

    I love them all but especially the cord bracelet.

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  11. Anonymous11 February 2013 at 10:13

    I too love the flowers, so simple yet effective. I've been absent and away for too long as well, so here's welcoming you back. xxxx

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  12. Unknown11 February 2013 at 12:56

    Ohhh what gorgeous pieces! The handstamping looks brilliant - I really like the clear lettering as some you see can be quite hard to read! Good luck with the new items. Simmi x

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  13. Anonymous11 February 2013 at 13:16

    These are very lovely. Congratulations on your tutorial being featured - you must be very pleased. I think that the charms look great on their own. I look forward to seeing more :)

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  14. Gertie11 February 2013 at 14:12

    What beautiful pieces. I love the flower charm as it's so unusual.

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  15. Christmas Pie Crafts11 February 2013 at 14:22

    Well done on having your tutorial featured - not surprising as your work is really lovely. this week's makes are gorgeous. Hope you have a good week.

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  16. Siân Pitchford11 February 2013 at 14:43

    Love some of these pieces, my favourite is the pendant at the bottom with the wire wrapping and lovely coloured beads.
    Thanks for sharing :0)

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  17. Ali11 February 2013 at 16:33

    Gorgeous charms. I think the flowers work really well on their own.
    Ali x

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  18. Handbags by Helen11 February 2013 at 18:29

    Roll on March i say! All lovely, lovely items

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  19. CatkinJane11 February 2013 at 18:30

    They are all lovely but its the last one that really catches my eye

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  20. Myth Illogical11 February 2013 at 21:13

    I like the flower charms a lot- very effective

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  21. Highland Monkey's12 February 2013 at 14:17

    How exciting to have been recognised for your jewellery skills. I like the blue fob, but they are all nice.

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  22. Andrea12 February 2013 at 22:01

    Stunning bag charms and jewellery - I love them all.
    Andrea xx

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  23. Pickle Lily15 February 2013 at 07:18

    Can't decide which one I like the bes, as they are fab. Have a good week-end, Jo x

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  24. Kate22 February 2013 at 18:52

    Loving the no beads one. Really effective!

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  25. Chrissy C8 April 2013 at 09:25

    Lovely. Like the corded one at the beginning

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