Royal Wedding Special!

So last weekend I managed to finally de weed the garden and it only took a couple of hours so I'm not quite sure why I was putting it off and now it looks lovely and tidy.
I played with glass both my new shimmer rods and some fusing but haven't made enough to switch the kiln on so I'll be doing some more this weekend especially as rain is due.
Everyone in the office today is talking about the Royal Wedding. What are you up to? I'm off to my friends street party in London so quite excited.

Elisa Loves Wedding Accessories is having a one day sale to celebrate the wedding!20% off all my current stock so grab yourself a bargin! :)
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Have a great weekend!

Happy Easter!

So it's Easter bank holiday weekend tomorrow - how did that creep up on us?
I had a great weekend in Towcester at Flame Off 2011. Met lots of new people and caught up with facebook buddies. The glass that caught my eye was Double Helix Clio so I had a splurge and treated myself to some. I'm sure you'll agree from the picture it should look amazing!

Last weekend I set up stall at our bellydance Hafla Party on Saturday night, I made some good sales and made some new bracelets for the occasion, I've pictured them below...



Have a lovely long Easter weekend.... I'm going to play with my new glass, make my friend's fascinator and enjoy a BBQ in this good weather. :)

Features and Exhibition.

So Spring seems to have brought me some luck in that I have been featured in 2 magazines and my work exhibited at an Exhibition!
Making Jewellery is a popular jewellery making magazine and 3 of my creations are in the May editions Readers Showcase so I was really pleased.

Secondly my Peridot mini comb was featured in online magazine Creative Crafting as they did an article about Peridot's healing properties.

Last night Making Space held an Inspired Exhibition showcasing work from the people who have attended workshops and use the space to create amazing items. I was lucky enough to be asked to display a selection of my fused glass jewellery.

So it has been an exciting start to April and lets hope it continues. I'm looking forward to a weekend of further inspiration at Flame Off tomorrow and the Bead Show Sunday! Also a selection of my tiaras and hair accessories will be at a Prom Show without me but my lovely friends are looking after my stall. For more info see my facebook page www.facebook.com/elisaloves
Have a great weekend! E x

New findings and a little Majma Dance break.

It's been a couple of weeks and quite a lot has happened as always!
Firstly my Ebay test didn't go to plan and my lovely comb didn't sell although it did get some watchers. So I think I'll stick to my steady stream of word of mouth/event tactics.
I had a little break from making wedding accessories and jewellery last week and decided to make some costume jewellery earrings. Recently it seems that antique brass and black gunmetal have become quite popular so I ordered some new goodies and made the costume earrings below using black gunmetal findings.



So I had a long weekend off and went to the spiritual den of Glastonbury for 3 nights with some of my close girl friends. We attended the Majma Dance Festival which is an annual event held by bellydancer Raheesha and the Desert Divas. It is a great place to learn some new dancing skills as they hold all sorts of workshops over the weekend. I tried Zambra, Tribal and Rajastan Gypsie dancing to name a few.I also drank rather a lot of wine so climbing the Tor Monday morning was quite painful!
Below is a picture of Nikki and I at the Friday night show.

Having a break always sets your creative juices going again so I am back and have lots of ideas. So many I had to draw a spider diagram to get my head straight! Glass club always adds in more ideas. Last night I was trying to do an implosion pendant - (You Tube it they look awesome!) and also remembered that I get my new kiln next week! How exciting! In light of my new arrival I ordered some yummy fusing glass today, Warm Glass have a 30% off sale so it would have been rude not to. So watch out for even wackier creations :)
So it is almost the weekend again and I'm going to have dinner with friends then crack on with some lovely comissions I have to make. Have a lovely weekend and lets hope the sun shines - I need to get and tidy the garden a bit as well! E x

Testing Testing.....

I had a great day at the Guildhall Wedding Fayre and look forward to lots of cups of tea and creation chats with the lovely brides to be!
So this week I have had lots of chats about ways to sell. I'm by no means an expert but feel face to face and word of mouth seem to work best for me. I currently have shops with Etsy and Folksy 2 handmade selling spaces. There has been a lot of talk about Ebay but as competition is fierce I've stayed clear. This week though I thought I'd do a little test and have listed a gold Elfin Vine comb (pictured above)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/320661687474
So hopefully this weekend I'll finish the new bridal necklace I'm working on and some torch time to have a go at making my friends some of the popular Pandora style beads.
Have a lovely weekend, E x

Fasinating Fascinator and Super Sparkle Swirl Tiara!

So I took myself out of my comfort zone this week and set myself 2 challenges. To finish my elaborate sparkly tiara that measures 4 inches at it's highest point and figure out the wonder of the birdcage veil.
I'm pretty happy with the results. Below we have my Ivory top hat fascinator in which I have incorporated birdcage veiling.

Crystal Swirl Tiara as you can imagine took a while to make but it is quite a stunner!

This weekend I have the Portsmouth Guildhall Wedding Fayre to look forward to and hopefully some time to get on the torch and make some beads as picked up some new glass yesterday at Faborto Glass http://faborto.com. Have a lovely weekend! x

What a week? Karma hasn't been on my side that's for sure!

Well it hasn't all been bad this week but you know when lots of little things happen that you could really do without. It was one of those weeks.
So the first photo below is of some of my latest fused glass makes - they were mostly testing new ideas so it was a mixed bag of yipee that worked and oh dear that really didn't!

You have to laugh I got a day of sunshine, set up outside with the new Arabella Gothic Tiara and my camera died, nooooo! Then the next day, camara fully charged well it was pissing it down. So the photos are taken inside but have come out surprisingly well.


No sign of my Siam Swarovski's yet but I have been working on an elaborate swirly princess tiara design which I hope to finish at the weekend.
So tonight I will be having a large glass of wine to toast the end of a week where Karma hasn't been on my side - house mice, broken fridge, dripping shower, ex and no creative mojo. Hopefully the romance of Valentines will help resolve my empty purse.
On a positive note my work has been featured twice this week which was exciting Firstly in an Etsy Showcase http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d50d1f475646d913e6e0ef7/queen-of-the-north?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Treasury&utm_campaign=Share
and Secondly by a fellow blogger http://kryshees.blogspot.com/
Have a great weekend, E x