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PennyDog’s bonkers clearout bonanza!
Did that grab your attention? I’ve just got back from a stockist who has changed my stock over and no longer want my image pendant range, in favour of fabric pendants. I didn’t realise quite how much stuff they had though! So this weeke...
Just some stuff featuring me
A few of my photos are in these leaflets, so I thought I’d share. The Hind Leys workshop is for under 19s, but feel free to come along to the shopping event, I hope to see you there! ...
Some good news and a photo of my OH looking like a nutter
To me, they look like Jo Brand and a little boy with a beard but here is my OH (right) and his colleague marking some kind of church centenary thing in the village today… I can also announce now that Itemise (http://www.itemise.co.nz) are my n...
Make 50: Week 37
I’ve started making cards! What do you think- do they work? ...
Gone dotty…
I’ve been playing around with the new two part silicone ring mould from Resin Obsession (http://www.resinobsession.com) these last few days, and whilst I threw away my first attempt (just came out in pieces) these are my second and third atte...
Make 50: Week 33 and 34
I missed my make last week, so here are two! Bali Gold Coasters: …and also some silver polishing cloths that I sent off to potential new stockists. These serve a purpose and also as a reminder of me ...
Two online stockists
Thought I’d plug two of my new stockists online today (I am looking for more on and offline shops too so let me know if you’re a shop owner and interested!)… Firsty there is The Oriental Magpie: http://www.theorientalmagpie.com L...
New stuff going on
I’ve been making loads of new stuff recently, so thought I’d share some here as my blog post today :) ...
New moulds in the PennyDog shop!
There are now more stocks of Resin Obsession moulds in the shop (www.pennydog.com), sorry these have been out of stock so long! I’m also expecting some more top up stock within the next week, so things can only get better! In addition to those ...
The start of something wonderful…
I got the keys to this place on Friday! Yes, all of it (except the Lexus 4×4)! All of the rooms are huge, including the kitchen… The breakfast room (which will be the pie room as OH is going into business with a local chef)… The m...
Lilliecup Green
I’ve been wanting to blog about this place for a little while now, but my cameraphone is completely useless at communicating with any other device, so I had to go back and take some pictures with an actual camera last weekend. Lilliecup Green ...
Moss cabochon update!
I had a play with the moss cabs that I made, and could turn them into little biorb-esque pieces if I drilled close to the edge. The 1.5mm drill bit worked a dream, so this is what I came up with! Very pleased with the earrings, not sure about the bra...
Newsletter!
I’ve just set up a newsletter program with Mailchimp, quite pleased with the first ever send out If you’d like to be added to the mailing list, please leave me a comment! ...
Create Your Own Resin Jewellery - the book
I’ve started on my book over the last few days and aim to offer it for sale on 1st March 2009 in e-book form, followed shortly by a limited number of paperback books in a compact 6×9″ size. There will be 12 projects to follow and ...
Getting better
The backlog is steadily clearing. I mainly have a shop order (25 items in total) to fulfill and the craft fair to get over at the weekend, so now my mind has wandered over to bigger things… Someone I work with has told me about a unit to let at...
Stressed….
I’m a bit stressed out at the moment. I’ve got pieces to make as prep for my We Make Christmas demonstration (6th December), and also to choose what to have in my showcase there and the lesson plan itself, as well as duplicating items so ...
New necklaces
I added a couple of new necklaces to http://www.penny-dog.co.uk this evening. This is just a short post to show you them as I am really tired and almost forgot to blog tonight! I am taking part in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month), so I will b...
We Make Christmas, Twitter and Etsy Front Page
Just a quick update to say that I will be demonstrating how to make these earrings at We Make Christmas, The American Church, Tottenham Court Road in London on December 6th. My time slot is 2.30pm until 4pm, so feel free to come along and say hi, and...
Yey I’m in the Storque!
Very happy to be in the Etsy Finds section today: That’s my bangle! http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-bangles-2644/ ...
New to PennyDog
Added a bunch of new stuff to Etsy (http://pennydogaccessories.etsy.com) and PennyDog (http://www.penny-dog.co.uk) today, here’s a little gallery! ...
Beads and Beyond - December 2008 Issue 15
I’m writing a tutorial for Beads and Beyond’s December issue, focusing on a simple embedding technique for recycling fabric scraps. This will be the finished product: I will be finishing writing it tonight and taking the pictures over th...
New necklace
I listed this on Etsy today at £20 with a gold plated chain (£30 with 9ct gold chain), I like how it turned out, though the chain colour isn’t right in the picture due to a supply issue. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=1512206...
Win this necklace!
Win this necklace plus a whole lot more on this month’s Modish giveaway, but hurry, you only have Saturday to enter! http://modish.typepad.com/modish/2008/09/fall-is-comin-g.html...
I won!
I won the weekly jewellery challenge that I posted about, thank you to all my supporters! This week I need help winning the overall challenge between the winners of all the categories. There really are some fantastic entries, but I would really appr...
Discount Codes!
I thought I would share some discount codes for use on www.penny-dog.co.uk … Enjoy! TWOPOUNDS - £2 off any order of £5 or above, valid until 3rd December 2008. pennybonus - Free Shipping (within the UK), valid until 1st October 2008....
I was featured on The Carrot Box!
Yesterday my citrus ring (pictured) was on The Carrot Box blog! For those who were directed to my website and couldn’t find the ring, they are available in my Etsy shop exclusively at the moment, which is at www.pennydogaccessories.etsy.com Fo...
Finished!
I realised that I don’t really share many of my custom orders, so I have decided to share this one for http://inkspired.etsy.com of a teardrop pendant, matching earrings and 2 rings (I made an extra one in case the other was too small) and here...
