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Inside the artisan tells the stories behind the artisan's creations - why the artist designs a certain piece, what it means to them. It's a way to get to the know the artist better. Posts about my design work at Birdland Creations - making fine sil
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There\'s no place like home
I have been making some house pieces for a Realtor - some earrings, a pin and necklace and so while I was at it, I thought I'd make some cuff links to add to my new ladies cufflinks line.They are the simple house design you may have seen in my other...
Anyone can juggle!
Quite a few years ago (- gosh too scary to remember how many!) I spent a weekend with my sister at her new apartment. I remember going to Covent Garden on the Sunday and wandering around.... but then when I woke up on the Monday morning, I found I h...
And the winner is.....
Yes, time to announce the winner of the final week of the caption competition...Drum roll please..dddddddddddrrrrrrrr - this week's winner is Peter! Congratulations! His caption was: "This one's merlot. This one's merlot. This one's merlot....!"Lit...
Wherever you live...
I got some older pieces back today. They had gone to a gallery a couple of months ago and some had sold and the rest were going to be put on sale - so I decided to take them back and try and sell them on my own sites instead. It seemed there were a...
Playing Cat and Mouse - silver necklace
Just finished a delightful commission for a wonderful customer of mine in France. She cares for many, many dogs and cats and has bought the "home is where the dog is" necklace and lots of other pieces too. I was happy then when she asked me to make...
Cufflinks - for men AND women
Here are some new cuff links. They utilize the traditional hinge style post that swivels once it's through the cuff and holds it in place.And maybe not many men wear cuff links nowadays in the US - but the numbers seem to be increasing in the UK. ...
Home is where the dog is - silver necklace
I've just finished off a couple of new pieces today so thought I'd share the first one with you.When I was making the "anyone can train a dog" piece last week, I actually made two dogs - so I decided to use the other dog in a new piece - "home is whe...
Commissions - II
The second piece I made for Elizabeth for one of her wedding party is like an amalgamation of a couple of pieces I've made before. She liked the idea of a lariat style necklace - like "anyone can fall in love" but decided she would like a cat with ...
