Lisa (Candles by Lisa) asked me to make another special Birthday Card for her sister in law to send from her kids. I’ve never used pre printed background papers before so this card is a first! Edged with black ric-rac ribbon with the front of the card cut slightly shorter than its corresponding edge to [...]
Read more →A patchwork of velvet and woollen fabrics combine together to create this autumn toned bag. Lined with deep brown lining. Velvet shoulder strap completes the look. Can be used front or back depending on the mood. Embroidery and applique design along with buttons and a beaded tie fastening complete the embellishments. Tweet
Read more →Lisa (Candles by Lisa) asked me to make a special Birthday Card for her sister in law. I wanted to do something a little different so came up with the idea of using a bottle shape. The bottle is hand cut from a template I created, edged with fuchsia glitter, computer printed wording and the [...]
Read more →Several weeks ago I was approached by a client with an unusual request. Her wedding was coming up and she’d already bought a ready made tiara, but then she’d seen my tiaras and felt that she had to use the one she’d already got, but could I enhance it. Her requisite was that she wanted [...]
Read more →Using a glass cabochon from http://www.tanofcourse.co.uk/ and surrounding it with a leafy framework of glass beads, this is the latest work by Beadsage in his new collection of cabochon necklaces. They can be seen at http://www.beadsage.co.uk Tweet
Read more →What card do you send to a Scunthorpe United fan who will be 43? A specially commissioned Tip Top Toppers card of course! Wasn’t given a lot of time to make this (2 days) so had to think fast! Researched the history of the Club and printed it as a background (its also inside in [...]
Read more →It seems as though the men in my life miss out when it comes to my work. I make handbags, watches, earrings, necklaces etc, but aside from the odd necklace, the entire range has so far been aimed at women (or men who are extremely in touch with their feminine side). To correct the ballance [...]
Read more →This is the size of a real chocolate eclair but I wouldn’t advise trying to take a bit of this as it is made from wax and scented lovely Chocolate. I have been approached by a Cancer Research Charity in Essex who are having a chocolate ball in November and were looking for donations of [...]
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