September 2016

August 2016

This summer's edition of EB Living features the most fabulous photographs of my jewellery, many thanks to photographer Abbie McCann and Melanie Buchan.

We had the opportunity to get over home to Northern Ireland to catch up with lots of lovely people and go walking in the Mournes; Trassey, Hares Gap, Slieve Bearnagh.

We had a visit from super friends from the Midlands and it was so ace to get to show them the gallery and what we've been up to since we last saw them at our wedding. 

July 2016

July 2016 was the month we finally climbed Scafell Pike having both wanted to do it long before we'd ever met.

Big massive thank you to Hannah Longmuir for looking after the gallery for us!

My sea glass, pottery and recycled silver jewellery is available at Crown Studio, Rothbury. You can see an up dated list of stockists over on my website.

June 2016

Summer Exhibition at Coldstream Gallery full of bright and glorious work!

Toward Holy Island, Siobhan O'Hehir

Lots of gorgeous aquas and greens drilled for sea glass stacker jewellery, green sea glass bezel set and dangle earrings and a very welcome little garden visitor!

May 2016

May has been all about our holiday to the magnificent Ardnamurchan; our first visit and we are smitten.

April 2016

We've been out for more danders with our wee lad cat Monty who has emerged as a lover of strolling! There are more pictures of his exploits over on instagram! Our friends over at Loaf vegan B&B have had the most wonderful Spring visitor recently, check out visit 1 and visit 2!

I've really enjoying making bezel set sea glass stud earrings and a big thank you to everyone who has been buying them.

Our garden is blooming and I can't get enough floral joy just now, tis wonderful!

March 2016

March brought a new stockist; you can now find my jewellery in the fabulous Creative Recycling Gallery, Chorlton, Manchester.

Our own Spring Exhibition got off to a flying start with fabulous work on show and all sorts of spring happenings on the windows, there seem to be more bunnies and daffodils with every passing day!

When not at the gallery I've been making new jewellery with lots of lovely blue and white sea pottery which will be off to stockists soon.

February 2016

This month I have been...

 ...gazing on nacreous clouds which stunned as all making an appearance over the eastern borders on the 2nd Feb, many thanks to Ruth Birkitt for the photo.

...listening to the wonderful Songs of Separation

...making my first bezel set sea glass bangles.

Blue Sea Glass Ring

New blue sea glass ring, this unusual triangular shaped piece of blue was a joy to set and this one is available directly from Coldstream Gallery.

January 2016

2016 started with a bagpipe accompanied (really!) stroll along Cocklawburn beach, a time to refresh and prepare for the year ahead.

Our first task was to tidy our workroom and it is now rearranged with extra storage and I've moved all hot work to one area. This is great as it frees up space on my main bench and I've been enjoying using the Efcolor enamel stove Rich gave me for Christmas!  Little stud earrings were the first experiments and I've a head full of how I'd like to use these cold fire enamels in my work.

We've had storms, rain, wind, floods and even snow which has made getting back and forth to the gallery not such a pleasant drive, however, one Sunday did allow us to get out for a bright walk in crunchy snow.

I spent some Christmas money on Daughter's new album 'Not to Disappear' which was released this month; it is wonderful, 'Doing the Right Thing' has walloped me since first hearing it last year, a song expressing much of what is a shared and difficult experience for many of us.

Ethical Engagement Ring

Recently I was emailed this fabulous photograph...

... from a lady whose partner had secretly commissioned me to make an ethical blue sea glass engagement ring for her.  He really wanted blue to echo her love of surfing and painting the sea. When we went to look for some blue, a rare colour round these parts, I stepped onto the shore and declared loudly 'Come on beach, this is for LOVE!' Laughing, I took one more step further and this piece was right at my toes, perfect!

She said yes!