bit late i know

I'm not usually on the computer this late as my husband is usually fighting virtual wars on it. Anyway, he is out and my daughter is asleep, my son is watching spongebob on the tele so i thought i'd sneek on for 2 mins :).
I went to the black sheep warehouse in warrington today, it has just had a revamp and the new set out is sooo much better. I ended up with 9 balls of wall and 2 cross stitch kits, just got to find somewhere to put it now lol.


Pictured is a lava necklace i made, i know not alot of people like black jewellery but i love this. I had the earrings to match but they sold at my last craft fair, which was so long ago now i can't remember.

I have been making phone charms too, here are 2 i have done. A kitty one...

and a skull one for the boys.

So i'll sign off for the night as i'll be in the land of nod soon (i'm shattered).

my blog is leaving me frustrated

So i decided to try and blog last week as i hadn't blogged for a while only to be overrun with spam again. Even on my 'i hate spam' post, urgh i can't stand these people!

So i decided to just delete them all and blog anyway only to ramble on for ages and when i publish the post i got an error message and everything was lost. So in a fit of frustration i turned the computer off.

I'm not sure how long i am going to continue with my blog to be honest as i just don't have the time and it doesn't seem to be getting me any business.

I have however just opened a ebay shop, not sure if it was the right decision or not yet but we will see.

Pictured is a bracelet i made for a custom order before christmas, cute isn't it? i love the colours :)

destash

I have sorted out one of my bead boxes and these are some beads i will probably never use. I listed them on ebay but they never sold, if you are interested then each lot is £1 plus £1.50 p&p. If you would like two or more lots then there is 1 p&p to pay. Just leave a comment and i'll get back to you :).

lot 1 - large red focal, acrylis yellow heart, 2 silvertone spirals, silver plated cabochon pendant, 3 hollow hearts, amethyst pendant and a chocolate fimo heart.

lot 2 - gone

lot 3 - 3 large glass pendants, 5 silvertone connectors and 4 glass beads with flowers on.

lot 4 - cabochons

thanks jo

snow again!

I woke this morning at 5am to see to my daughter, she talks in her sleep alot and can wake a few times a night crying, so as i'm ambling back to bed i walked passed the landing window. I took a step back and had to squint to see but i realised that it had started to snow. hmm i said and snuggled back into bed. My husband then saw fit to wake me at 6.45am to tell me it was snowing, yes well next time i notice at 5am i'm going to wake him and tell him. No i'm not a morning person lol, especially with not much sleep.


I thought these pieces may be suitable as they kind of remind me of the snow.


They are both clear glass beads with white lucite flowers. The bracelet has a georgous leave toggle.

all over

Is it just me or does anyone else feel like it is all over with for another year, everythings back to normal. We had to take our tree down 2 days before new years as it had turned brown and didn't look nice. My cards came down yesterday and my house looks more like a house now :0).

Time to concentrate on the year ahead and hopefully selling our house, it's been on the morket for over 18 months now and i would really love to move!

Pictured are a silver plated ring with a cream rose cab, pretty. A glasses chain with a seaside theme, i do love those shell beads!

And some silver plated earrings which feature cream glass pearls with tibetan silver fairys, fairy things is the theme of the month for my website so why not pop over if your a lover of fairies like me :) www.lej-jewellery.co.uk

would like to say thank you

I would like to say thank you to all those people who commented on my last post. It's nice to see that people are reading my blog and it isn't just spammers.
I would also like to say happy new year to everyone, may the year ahead be a happy one :0).

Here are some of my latest pieces, a bag charm which i think is rather sweet.

a ring which is silver plated with a lime flower.

and a child bracelet which features a duck bell charm.

bit sick of spam

It seems to be everywhere, and not the edible type which when in the mood can be quite nice! The forum of a craft site i am on has been taken over by spam, also misi which was once a great site is now over run with spam and people selling iphones!
long story short, i no longer use misi due to the owner not responding to any problems!
Now everytime i come on my blog i have spam messages from people selling diamond engagement rings argh!


I don't know weather to carry on blogging or give up?



Anyway enough of my moaning, here are some pictures of some hairclips i have made. I have set up a bits and bobs section on my website which features hair clips, headbands, glasses chains and phone charms. Check it out www.lej-jewellery.co.uk :0).

belated merry christmas wishes

Merry christmas to my readers, again i have neglected my blog :(. I am going to start this year alot more positive and do my best to raise my business name :0).

I have been making alot of fashionable jewellery but i haven't been able to take any photo's due to my camera braeking around the middle of december. So here are some older pictures of my makes which are still available on my website.

They are 2 angel charm necklaces, silver plated, one with teal glass beads and the other has moonstone gemstone beads.

My hubby bought me a new camera for christmas so hopefully once the kids are back in school i'll get back into the swing of it :0).

My website by the way is having a massive clearout :0) www.lej-jewellery.co.uk

hey folks!

Well it has been a while again, hasn't it?
I've been quite busy with christmas coming up and with my daughter only being in nursary i have 3 hours each morning to run round like a headless chicken getting everything ready.
I have been making jewellery again, i did a fair (it went ok), got a new car, still haven't sold the house and spent an absolute fortune this christmas!
Here are some of my latest pieces...
moon and star earrings


star fish earrings ( i think these have now been reduced)


and one of my favourite charm bracelets

These are all available on my website :0)

more beads

First i have some news, i have a house viewing on saturday :) yay! i didn't expect anymore viewings now until after christmas so this is great news. Bad news is i have to start to tidy up boo!
Anyway, now th pictures of my beads, first are some swirly ones with amber black and white glass.


And next is the same beads but squashed!

They are both for sale on my website www.lej-jewellery.co.uk :0)

christmas shopping

I thought this morning i would go to the local shopping centre and get some of the kids stuff from argos while they were in school. Got there. waited in line thinking 'hmm, everyone else had the same idea by the looks of it' so i got to the till and only then did i notice a BIG sign saying the conveyor belt was off today and tomorrow so it may take a bit longer for goods to come up'. It didn't take too long but the woman behind serving everyone was having a right go about how there working there hardest to keep the store open and people are going to be moaning because it's taking so long! really i didn't see anyone moaning just people waiting in line for there stuff!
Anyway i then had to lug a big bag back to the car and have to find somewhere to hide it now lol.
Here are some focals i have made, first is a seashell

Next is a clear focal with blue stripes

And last a ivory pendant with pink swirls.

They are all listed on my website www.lej-jewellery.co.uk and are £3.

wow it has been so long

Well it seems that way although i think it has only been about a month but i am sorry to say that i have neglected my blog :0(. I have been concentrating on so much other stuff. I have opened a etsy shop but it isn't going anywhere fast. I have been trying to promote my website rather than misi and folksy which are also going very slow.
Anyway enough moaning and heres some pictures, first is a childs necklace with wooden strawberries.

A flower vine bracelet...

And a tiara with turquoise and white frosted beads.

I have been listing more stuff on the website so if you want to have a peek it's www.lej-jewellery.co.uk :0).

I'll be back soon i promise ;0)

more beads!

I'm getting into making lampwork sets now, i find it a bit repetative to stand and make 5-8 of the same beads and really struggle to make sets but i have perservered and i'm getting into it now. It is still taking me 2-3 sessions at my torch before i have made a set but i'm getting there.

These are a set i made using mystic pink glass, it gives the beads a cloudy effect but you can't see it from the picture.

This is a set i adore, they are teal and purple and the picture really doesn't do them justice. I've finished off another 3 sets and made a focal over the last 2 days and i have also started another set which i have fallen in love with so watch this space....pictures soon :0).

orphan beads

So when i am lampworking i get a bit picky about what goes and what doesn't also what i can sell as a bead and what is slight seconds. The holes may not be perfect or the courners may not be square. This is where i stick them in a little pot to one side.
I have decided to empty that little pot and list some orphans on my website, aswell as sligth seconds there are also beads which i have decided not to make anymore of so they are odd.

I have made 3 strings up of 10 beads and they are priced at £4.50.

If your intersted please pop along to my website www.lej-jewellery.co.uk right now i'm off to make some more beads whihc no doubt half of them will end up in my odd pot!

what a cutie

This is my latest piece of cross stitch which i have finished. I have about 8 pieces on the go at the minute, one is a really big piece of a guardian angel which i have now been stitching for 7 years so hopefully i'll get back into that one soon.
I'm trying to finish the ones i have already started before i start anymore. The one i'm closest to finishing is a wallace and gromit warerabbit picture. I only have to do the outline but it is abit of a nightmare to be honest!
Not sure what i'm going to do with it but i was thinking of making it into a hanger.

love this!

I think this is now my favourite bracelet. I love it, i have a 'thing' for skulls. More sugar/candy skulls than normal ones.

I put these tibetan silver ones with some red pearls and i love it!

Well still no news really apart from we had a offer on our house but it was 12k below the asking price plus we have already lowered the price by 8k to try and sell it so we had to say no :0(.

Maybe they'll make a higher bid but i don't think so.

Giveaway!

I'm having a giveaway on my website, the prize is this witch.

To enter pop along to www.lej-jewellery.co.uk for details :0)

godess

I know this is suppose to be a jewellery blog but i am making more lampwork beads than jewellery. I'm about to send a shipment down to a shop that i rent a shelf off so i may make some fresh jewellery to list on my website. When i do i'll show them here :0).

This si my lastest lampwork bead it is a godess made from red glass, i have made 2 of these from ivory but the holes haven't turned out right so i can't sell them. This one is fine so i'll be listing it on my website soon.

more beads

Well both my kids seemed fine today so i sent them off to school this morning. I had to run the shopping centre to go the bank but as soon as i got home i put my torch on. I've made about 4 so i'll have to see what them look like once they have cooled down.

Here is a set i made last week, i like them. I couldn't photograph the purple properly but it is lighter than on the picture. They are also available on my website. I have listed some of my older sets on ebay with a starting bid of £1.99, if your interested heres the link

Oh well, i think i'll have a cuppa tea before i have to brace the element and go and get my daughter from school :0).

mystic blue

Well today i have 2 poorly children at home with me. There not too poorly but my son was sent home yesterday with a headache and sore throat and is still abit off and my daughter has a nasty cough so i decided to keep them both off.

The living room already looks like a bombs gone off!

I made these beads last week and they were one set that came out of my last batch anneal. The colour is mystic blue and you can't tell from the photo but they have swirls of different shade of blue going through them and are quite pretty. I have listed them on my website :0) www.lej-jewellery.co.uk