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Thursday, 30 December 2010

Here's to 2010!

Which started off a little ropey with. . .

January's wisdom tooth of doom and us not moving house when we were supposed to



In February we didn't move house and I made some wedding jewellery

In March we didn't move house, I became increasingly grumpy which was relieved by a trip north

Then there was April when we said our goodbyes to the Midlands and, after seven months of house selling shenanigans we moved to the Scottish borders!



May was all about settling into our new abode and starting to finally realise the sea glass and pottery jewellery ideas which had been brewing for years

June was full to the brim with local visits, learning new jewellery making techniques and launching my very own website!

July I continued working hard, announced a new stockist in The Smokehouse Gallery and had a wee holiday when my parents came to visit

August brought visits from much missed friends, jewellery work shops and my first fair since we moved


In September we celebrated the start of a new term without going back to school, I appeared in the local paper, attended another fair, visited Crossing Borders Open Studios, made my first bezel set ring, provided Chirnside Gallery with some jewellery, foraged for elderberries and damsons and enjoyed some stormy seas

October led to two more fairs, many new jewellery designs and seeing R's painting exhibited

November brought three new gallery stockists and snow, lots of snow which was beautiful but cancelled my last Christmas fair

Now December brought festive joy and R asking me a very important question* to which I answered yes!

Happy New Year Everyone!

xo

*yes, I meant he proposed and yes, we are very excited!

Friday, 24 December 2010

24th December Christmas Stars

A perfect treat to leave for Santa this Christmas Eve and to keep little hands busy as excitement mounts!

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Sunday, 19 December 2010

19th December Cranberry and Pear Pies


I have a confession to make amidst all this festivity: I do not like mince pies. This recipe looks like it just might fill the pie gap!

Thursday, 16 December 2010

16th December Mulled Wine




* I haven't tried this recipe but it does look mighty fine!

Fancy giving mulled wine as a gift or need a simpler recipe? See this recipe from 4Food.

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

15th December Christmas Crackers


Now you can put your own choice of treats, jokes and hats inside your own handmade crackers! Cracker snaps are widely available to buy online and there should just be time for delivery if you order now, in the mean time start saving your bog rolls!

Saturday, 11 December 2010

Reverb10 Day Eleven

Prompt: 11 Things. What are 11 things your life doesn't need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?

  • Worry
  • Lethargy
  • Wasting my time on things I'm not digging
  • Jealousy
  • The need to explain why I'm doing what I'm doing
  • Being defensive
Only 6?

See point 3.

11th December Bath Bombs

The Excellent Living Guide offer both a Bath Bomb for Beginners Guide and a huge 48 page guide to the process all for free! Generous souls! I really want to try this, but might wait until I'm back in NI as bad things might happen in my suit case if I attempt to bring my first attempt home!

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