Inspired Blessings

I was having a blog catch up last night and I read this fabulous blog by Jo of Daisy Chain Designs.

http://daisychaindesignsjewellery.blogspot.com/2010/01/counting-my-blessings.htmlhttp://

I, like Jo have really had the January blues, and February is never much better for me. I feel all fuggy (it is an official work in this household) and my Mojo comes in fits and starts. So reading Jo's reasons to be thankful made stop and take stock. Thank you for your post Jo it was an inspiring read and I too have listed my reasons to be thankful

* I have a happy and very healthy 5 year old son, who 6 years ago I never thought i would have

* My Husband is my best friend, he is supportive (mostly) and appreciates my unique qualities

* Our cat is very patient with our son (he was wrapped in bandages and given a thorough examination on Sunday, and he just sat and took it)

* Both of my wonderful parents are alive and very much part of our lives

* I have fabulous friends

* Kookie Designs became self sufficient in December for the very first time- woo-hoo

* I am able to be a stay at home Mummy for my Son

* The charity auctions that I coordinate are supported by fantastically gifted lampwork and jewellery artists and raise a significant amount of money for charity

* I have a new camera coming this week -yay! My old one died over Christmas I have have really missed it

* I am going to see my parents again in Cape Town for Easter, 10 days of sunshine hooray!

Have a great week and I hope the blues don't bite xxxxx

Bead Soup Party

I am taking party in the Bead Soup Party that has kindly been organised by Lori Anderson, who is doing an amazing job, thank you so much Lori xx

My Soup Partner is Nicki Keller, who has sent me a fab selection of beads for my challenge necklace. I literally ripped the envelope open when it arrived and ooood and ahhhhd for ages, my Husband and Son watched my with a mystified expression, they are after all only beads Mummy! Honestly. Well Here is my bead selection, I apologise for the poor picture, the weather was awful that day that I took it. Needless to say I got straight to work and am very pleased with the results, which I shall be posting on Feb 10th along with all of the other participants. I hope that you have had a restful weekend, take care xxxxx

Auction for Haiti

I am co-ordinating a charity auction to raise some money for Haiti at the moment. If you are a Lampwork artist or a Jewellery designer and would like to donate a piece for the auction or know of someone who may be interested in donating something please contact me on mel.poxy@btopenworld.com
The collective raised over £400 from our last auction in October so hopefully we can match or better that for Haiti.
Thank you in advance for participating xxxx

Sunshine Award

I would like to thank Lovely Kristin of KS Jewellery Designs for nominating me for this Sunshine award, pop over to her blog http://ksjewellerydesigns.blogspot.com/and website http://www.folksy.com/shops/KSJewelleryDesignsto have a look. Her blog is fab and her jewellery is stunning, I have several piece myself.
The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspires others in the blog world. I haven’t found this difficult to pass on as I find so many blogs inspiring – it was only difficult to stop at 12!






The rules for accepting the Sunshine award-
Put the logo on your blog or within your post
Pass the award onto 12 bloggers
Link the nominees within your post
Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
Share the love and link to the person from whom you wish this award.
My Award Winners (in no particular order!):
1) Beady Pool http://beadypool.blogspot.com/

2)Bumpy Beads http://bumpybeads.blogspot.com

3) Chameleons Designs http://chameleonsdesigns.blogspot.com/

4)Kanna Glass http://kannaglassstudios.blogspot.com/

5)Lazy Daisy Glass http://lazydaisyglass.blogspot.com/

6)Clare Scott http://beadsbyclarescott.blogspot.com/

7)SCJ Jewellery Designs http://scjjewelrydesign.blogspot.com/

8)Little Castle Designs http://littlecastledesigns.blogspot.com/

9)Keiara's Beads http://bykeiara.blogspot.com/

10)Kebo Jewellery http://kebojewellery.blogspot.com/

11)Earth and Fire Beads http://earthandfirebeads.blogspot.com/

12)AMI Designs http://amidesignsjewellery.blogspot.com/

When you have a moment go and check these blogs out, they are fab! Thank you again Kristin xxx

New Year New Jewells

The schools are back, work is open and I have had some time to make new Jewellery, hooray! It is made but has yet to be listed, I shall beaver away on listing it tomorrow and over the weekend. Here are some pics as a preview.

I am really enjoying working with silver wire again. I had a wire beak in the middle of last year for 2 reasons, the price rocketed and I really could not justify buying it and I hit a missing mojo patch. Well at the end of last year Kookie started to self fund (hooray again) so I have been able to buy silver wire and I have found my mojo too!

I had a fab Birthday pressie from my lovely Hubby, he bought me a PMC starter pack and I have bought a small kiln so later this year my jewellery will feature sterling silver beads made by ME, I am extremely excited by the prospect. I love working with fabulous Lampwork beads but I really want to be able to make jewellery with my own beads, albeit silver ones as well as Lampworks form the fab artisans that I buy bead from now.

Enough rambling I shall blog again with links when all these lovelies are listed.

Oh and a final note, I have taken part in a bead soup challenge so I shall be posting pics on the 10th of the pieces that I have made with the fab beads that I was sent

Have a super weekend xxxx

From 33 to -3 in 24 hours!

Happy 2010 to you. I have taken a while to blog post holiday but we went from this

to this in 24 hours, which has been a tad of a shock.

We had a fab Christmas and New Year and I am definitely sold on the whole sunny Christmas thing, it was bliss.
I am hoping that the snow will bypass us this weekend so that the schools can open. Poor Leon is craving the company of little people and really wants to go back. Brian managed to get into work for this first time but the roads here in Bracknell are still a bit hairy to drive on. I cant remember having this much snow for this long before, it is so beautiful although I have to say I am ready for the thaw now. So if the schools go back on Monday then I can get back to work and get a few new designs up on the site.
Have a fabulous and safe weekend, enjoy the snow those of you who still have it and take care xxx

Christmas

I have been AWOL so much this last year, apologies. I have been really busy this Christmas with orders, sales and parties which is fab news (ooo its snowing as I type how exciting)














I have made some fab commissions over the last few weeks , which I have really enjoyed and made some lovely jewellery with crystals and semi-precious stones.
I have decided to extend the 10% discount until December 19th as I am fully embracing the Christmas spirit and have happy post Birthday vibes, so please do drop by as I have oodles of new designs and heaps of sale goodies that have just be added. The 10% discount applies to all purchases including sale items.

Have a super week and only 8 more sleeps, double excitement in our household as we fly off the Cape Town Christmas Eve to see my parents for 10 days, we land on Christmas morning, Leon is beside himself with excitement!

Take care xxxx

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