Trinkette's

Trinkette is a new additon to my jewellery, it is a selection of necklaces that incorporate some of the things I love, gorgeous gemstones, charms and sterling silver.....you can check them out on my website....currently available is Amethyst Trinkette and Crystal Trinkette.

I have also been working on commission orders, they are all complete now and will be with you all early next week if you have not already received yours.

I have just added a couple of pressies for the boys 'I can't Stop' & Silver Birch Cufflinks you can check them out here.

And don't forget gift vouchers are always available if you are not quite sure what to purchase for your gift.

Bye for now...have a good week.

Disaster!!!

Oh this has been such a bad weekend....firstly with my day all planned out on Friday the first thing on my list was to buy ink for the printer and petrol for the car which was nearly on red!!! I set off only to get half way there as I was hit by an articulated lorry.... went right into the side of me spun me round into the line of the oncoming traffic...reeeeallly scary, I am ok just a bit shaken up, but the car is not so good....can it get any worse...oh yes it can...

After I had tried to calm down a bit I tried to get onto my website...only to be faced with my site not being there...it was eventually sorted out...problems with the host company, so apologies if any of you wondered where I had gone.

As you can imagine I was pretty frazzled by this time...but had to laugh in between the crying as I called to tell my mum and dad about the accident she checked I was all ok told me to have a nice bath and asked quite innocently what type of truck it was that hit me...my response was I don't know but it was big....mum's response was 'no what was written on the side of it', trying to hold it together I replied Anchor Butter, thinking what does that matter, 'I am never buying that again' was her response.

I couldn't not laugh!!!

bye for now
Elizabeth

Just for Luck!!

I made this delicious little necklace for my friend as a special request....it is such a delightful necklace to wear and attracts such a lot of compliments.

Each one is handcrafted and unique...and is now available to purchase from my website......perfect for gifts.

Quick Update

Hi everyone I can't believe how long it has been since I have found the time to get on here and let you know what I have been up to....time just seems to run away from me these days...anyway I have been working on loads of commissions in the past month...it has been great and have had some wonderful feedback from the items I have already sent out...

I have also been working on some lampwork bracelets among other things here are two of my latest...'Going Underground and 'Willow'.......I adore these beads, they are from a wonderfully talented British Artist......Gorgeous!!!!!!!

I have added loads more items to the website recently, hope you have time to pop over there for a look http://www.evy-designs.com/

It has always been my intention since I taking a few lampwork classes to set up a studio and make my own beads.....well I finally took the plunge.....Last week I went to Harrogate Bead Fair and decided to purchase the kit from Tuffnell Glass, I haven't set it up yet but hope to get this done shortly and find some time to actually make some beads....I can't wait to get started on it.

All things golden

I seem to have been going through a bit of a gold phase... here is just a selection of some of the items I have been making...mainly earrings for my website and my new stock for my local gallery....here you go

Abella, hammered marquise earwires hold sparkling Phrenite

Mallowrose...gorgeous I love these...loads of sparkle!!!

Quintet & Trio necklace & earrings.... simple and oh so wearable!!!

And some lovely oxidised teardrop earrings...Periwinkle!!!

Visit my website to check out other new items!!!

Catch Up

I didn't realise how long it has been since I have updated...been so busy lately mainly commissions...just a quick update to let you see a few of the things I have made over the past few weeks...hope you enjoy them..

Sanquinelle: Gorgeous, vibrant and absolutely beautiful....I love these.

Suzanne: Named after my mum, stunning huge Green Amethyst faceted briolettes.

Silver cupcake, handstamped with a cute little cupcake motif......sweet.

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

This picture says it all really during a walk around our village caught this picture of the cows too chilled to do anything but lie in the afteroon sunshine.....the other pictures are just a couple of things that caught my eye..

Oh and a piccy of a pair of earrings I made this morning....Elemental (want to say my dear Watson here) but that would just be wrong... anyway these earrings hammered rings encased with wire and a trail of tiny beads within the hoops, they hang from my handforged sterling earwires.

Last day of July

I cannot believe it is the last day of July already...where has our summer gone....anyway apologies for not posting for a while I have been a bit under the weather.....here is a selection of some of the things that I have been making lately....First up is

'Summer Sky' The colours of this remind me of dull summer mornings when the clouds are heavy and full of brooding colour, this is reflected in the labradorite, which is full of blue through to gold flashes, these cluster above a gorgeous plump and beautifully faceted Lemon Quartz...this will be available through my website from tomorrow.

'Sweetheart' Pendant is a simple sterling silver heart that hangs from a silver trace chain...so simple but soo effective.

'Lola' ~ Delicious Sea Bamboo are delicately hand wire wrapped around goldfilled hoops. Elegant and distinctive…and such a wonderful coral pink colour.

'Elina' ~ A gorgeous handmade borosilicate glass beadis topped with a cluster of beautiful gemstones including, Lemon Quartz, Apatite, Citrine, Moonstone, Amethyst and Blue Topaz....a beautiful soft green Fluorite gemstone teardrop topped with a sterling silver bead hangs beneath.

And Lastly 'Odette' ~ A hand wirewrapped teardrop holds beautiful scapolite, Iolite & Bi colour quartz gemstones all topped with coils of fine sterling silver wire...oxidised to compliment the delicious colours...this will be available on my website store shortly.

Hope you enjoy this selection...promise I won't leave it so long until the next update

Oh sore fingers!!!

The sore fingers have been a result of some intensive wire wapping this week, I have been working on some new designs, some have worked some not quite as expected, here are some of the results, first of all is 'Semeru' lovely hand woven sterling silver ellipse hoops in either shiny silver or oxidised version.

'Talicia' are beautiful hand woven earrings in a different shape this time and with the additon of gorgeous Peridot & Carnelian......I love these.

The next two pairs are just a pretty but a bit easier on the fingers to make, lovely little goldfill hearts hang from gently curving earwires, these are available in either the polished version or a random bubble version.....these are great to wear & light as a feather.........

The tutorial used in the design of the woven hoop earrings was designed by the lovely Lotta Knutar...Thanks

Earrings....

Yes, my new stamps have arrived...just haven't had any time to play about with them yet...maybe this week...I did manage to make a few things this week though 'Elysium' beautiful sparkly black spinel marquise cut stones with goldfill wire & hoops...love these they are so elegant.

'Theda Noir' these are my most requested earrings, this pair again is in sparkling black spinel...yummy....seem to have a black thing going on lately.

And from my satin silver range I have added some new 'Satin Hearts' & 'Satin discs'...these are great for everyday wear.

Pendants!!!

Sorry it has been so long since my last update....I am back from my holiday feeling refreshed and full of design ideas, Egypt was wonderful....I just need to find the time now to turn the ideas into designs.

I thought it was about time that I put my silversmithing course to good use and have been making a variety of pendants this week here are a few of them 'Sunshine on Silver' a hammered sterling silver rectangle with a beautiful Aragonite stone set at the bottom.

'Dot to Dot' a hammered disc with a random pattern of polka dots and finally 'Hidden Secrets' a clamshell pendant which conceals a hand wirewapped carnelian briolette inside....I have one of these myself and love it. These are all available on my website at the moment.

I have had so much fun making them and cannot wait to my new stamps and tools to arrive to try out some more ideas......

Old & New

Hi everyone,

I have had a great time this week making up some new designs and some that are a variation of loved designs....here we go....first off is 'Suomi' which is Finnish for Finland...couldn't be a better name really for this simple necklace with 5 round spectrolite stones, but what stones...these are beautiful, wonderful depth and flashes...

'Merna'...This is a variation of my much requested 'Theda' earrings, these are so versatile and light to wear, this pair was designed with Apatite gemstones on goldfill hoops, but these can be made with most gemstone, contact me if you are interested in a pair just for you....'Merna' is available on my website now.

'Caspian' is a stunning Labradorite pendant with wonderful blue fire flashes, hand wirewrapped in sterling silver and complimented with a cluster of charms, Blue Obsidian, sterling silver and freshwater pearl...

Lime Salsa & Lotus Bud

Here are a couple of the designs that I have been working on this week, more of those luscious gemstones, 'Lime Salsa' is a really vibrant pendant with gorgeous boro glass, gemstones and a beautiful large freshwater lime green pearl mmmm lovely..... The 'Lotus Bud' earrings are a design that I have made before, but I love these Karen Hilltribe siver lotus buds, so what better an excuse to make them with these vibrant and luscious Rhodolite Garnets with lots of lovely sparkle......Hope everyone has a lovely bank holiday...Bye for now x

Commission....& More

A commission set... 'Emma' earrings and a long tassel pendant with cluster of keshi pearls and flashy labradorite....I love this pendant, my favourite look at the moment.

I have also had time to make 'Auorora' a bracelet with beautiful artisan made borosilicate glass beads combined with brushed silver beads, these beads are gorgeous and have a stunning range of colours encapsulated inside.......and the lovely 'Gossamer Earrings, Artisan made silver lined cubes sit beneath a cluster of shimmering Apatite, Moonstone, Blue Topaz and Amethyst gemstones.....delicious.

I recently had a request for some felted earrings, this is the outcome.....'Little Sprouts' & 'Glace', handmade merino wool felted beads, in a wide variety of colours hang from sterling silver earwires and come in their own handmade muslin bag.

Lovely Gems

I have been having a few days off whilst waiting on new supplies, at last some of them finally arrived, beautiful borosilicate lampwork, with a wonderful wave design which I have complimented with luscious gemstones, this pair of earrings are called Nyquist, I have been reliably informed by my husband this this is the name a wave form.....hence the name...whooo very technical.

This necklace design is called Cassis, a luscious gemstone tassel necklace with a lovely Rose Quartz dew drop gemstone.... both of these new designs are available on my website from this evening(Tuesday).