The Pair Tree Earrings

There has not been much activity on my blog for a long time now, in November I started a Folksy shop www.folksy.com/shops/thepairtreeearrings & all the jewellery I have made is available to buy online now. 

I have also had some jewellery on sale in Big Blue Sky in Wells next the Sea but that is due to moved soon as we have relocated to Hampshire so I am now on the look out for somewhere down here to showcase my creativity!  

A few pictures - just because 

 

Pottery Workshop

Yesterday my mum & I had a fabulous day out together at a pottery workshop with Maggie Donald in Parson Drove.

We had so much fun, it was nice to have a go at making things on a much larger scale than I am used to!

We each got to glaze a piece of Raku pottery - you paint on the glaze & then they get fired & then put into a pile of sawdust which catches fire & the smoke gets into the cracks in the glaze - it is very clever - below is the Raku pottery I glazed - the black areas had no glaze, the white were clear glaze & the copper colouring is where the fire oxidised the glaze (although don't quote me on the oxidising bit - I'm not 100% sure of my facts!) 

After years of wanting to have a go on a potters wheel I finally had a go at throwing a pot - I made 2 little bowls & once they have been fired I can go back to glaze them. As well as my 2 bowls I made a heart shaped dish, 2 tiles & a little pot I am going to use for potpouri - all a little rustic & amateurish but I am very proud of my attempts!! Can't wait to glaze them & bring them home to brighten up my little house!

Maggie Donald runs a Beginners One Day Pottery Course in her studio in Parson Drove for £35 per person, including 1 piece of Raku pottery and a wonderful lunch (follow the link on the right of the page to The Wonderful World of ArtDonald)

Art Clay Silver - Handprint charm, Fingerprint Jewellery & Tiny Works of Art

Some photos of the personalised jewellery I loved making ....

Hand Print Charm - Art Clay Silver

Tiny Works of Art Keyring - Art Clay Silver

Tiny Works of Art Charm - Art Clay Silver

Fingerprint Jewellery Charm - Art Clay Silver

Fingerprint Necklace - Art Clay Silver

Tiny Works of Art Charm - Art Clay Silver

Wedding Gift

My most recent commission was for a wedding gift - a necklace for the bride to follow the deep red colour scheme of the wedding. The bride & grooms names on a sterling silver chain, fine silver heart shaped charms and a beautiful heart shaped decorative chain, the necklace is hung with swarovski crystals in dark reds.

 

New Photos

Huge thanks to Laura and Arron who have really done the Tiny Works of Art and Hand Print Charms Justice with these new photos and my latest poster.

 

Laura is a talented photographer, specialising in equine photography - a selection of her horse and other nature related photos are available to see on her Facebook page (Laura V Photography) and also on www.lauravphotography.co.uk

Hand Print Charms

I am pleased to say that I can now offer hand print charms. It is possible to use anyone's hand or foot prints to make a charm or necklace, even tiny babies who are too young to have developed fingerprints so they are the prefect present for new mums & dads.

Charms £35 - includes inkless kit for taking a print of each hand

Tiny Works of Art

Children love to draw and can create beautiful pictures that you want to keep forever, now you can immortalise your children's drawings in silver and carry them with you 

Use your childrens drawings to create charms for bracelets, necklaces .....

Or even keyrings .....

 

A Tiny Work of Art can be made of any drawing so either choose one you have saved from years ago or get your child to draw something especially for the Tiny Art and email it to emwatson1986@gmail.com 

For best results Tiny Works of Art should be made with simple, line drawings, drawn with a thick line, although we will do our best with any art work provided.

Necklaces (1 pendant) £60 , Single charms £25 , Keyrings (1 charm) £35 

Offers Ended

Exciting new jewellery coming soon - watch out for some great new ideas for presents ...

Only 1 week remaining

Hurry - There's only 1 week left on all special offer prices

More Necklaces Reduced to £15

Some more necklaces added to the selection reduced to £15...

Transparent pink pendant made with fused glass & sold on a black cord with sterling fastenings

A simple silver necklace on a sterling silver chain

Fine silver pendant incorporating handmade glass beads on sterling silver chain

Long Red pendant made with fused glass & sold on a sterling silver chain

Offers

Just a reminder that all pre-made necklaces are still reduced to £15 for a limited time only.

But if you are looking for something more personal why not choose a specially made necklace with either your own name or the name of a loved one, select your own colour scheme and charm. Only £25 .... send me an email if you wish to discuss an order...

"Made By Stephanie"

Now available through Emily Watson Handmade Jewellery is a range of beautiful handbags "Made By Stephanie".

Every handbag is individually sewn and totally unique. The bags range from everyday handbags & shopping bags to delicate evening bags. They are made in a range of fabrics, styles and colours so there is something for everyone in this fabulous collection.

Below is just a small selection of the bags available and I will be adding more pictures in the next few weeks...

 Pink silk evening bag - £10

Small black evening bag with turquoise lining - £10

Hand-felted with a beaded bag charm - £15

Appliqued shopping bag style with patterned lining - £10 - Reserved

As with everything on my blog - If you see anything you would like simply send me an email.

More Fingerprint Jewellery Ideas

If you love the idea of fingerprint jewellery but aren't a "necklace person" then I have the perfect solution - charm bracelets!

I love charm bracelets - they stand out and look great, but perhaps the best bit about them is that every one is different - so what better than to have your child's fingerprint looking beautiful in fine silver around your wrist!

Bracelets with a single fingerprint charm are £50 (additional charms can be added for £15 each)

EXCITING OFFERS

Hi All
Exciting News - All my pre-made pure silver jewellery is now on sale for only £15 per necklace!!!
If you see something you like simply email me - emwatson1986@gmail.com

SOLD

How to design your own necklace - great for Christmas presents

Well it's been a while....!

I'm afraid that for the past few months life has rather taken over & jewellery has had to take a back seat - I've just moved house (finally left home at the age of 24 and am now living out in the country with my boyfriend). So everything has been rather hectic with house-hunting, packing, un packing & generally getting used to living away from home for the first time.

At last though, I am starting to unpack the boxes & boxes of jewellery & start making & selling again.
Below are the photos of my latest idea (& possibly my favourite yet!) The idea behind them is that they are affordable yet special, fine silver on sterling chains with Chinese crystals to add colour, you can buy them as I make them, or choose your own names, messages, colours & charms.

Prices are either £20 for a ready made necklace or £25 for a personalised one.
Please call or email me to order ready for Christmas

New pictures

New Pictures of Silver jewellery just arrived from the fabulous photographer (!) ready to create my portfolio so next time someone asks to see what I have available it's all in one folder - let the orders flow in!!

SOLD

Gift Vouchers Now Available

Gift Vouchers are now available for my fingerprint jewellery - please email me or come and see me at the Mr Bees summer fete on Saturday...

Glass Beads

I picked up my beads today from Ferri Glass & I am so proud of them! They are a bit random as the idea was to experiment with as many techniques and colours as possible so next time I make some I have a better idea of what I can make..... the picture below shows some of the beads, although (rather stupidly) not my favorite ones because they are already on my best charm links bracelet so I could show them off when I went out with some friends the other evening!!!

Glass Beads

I have had the best day today!!!
I learnt something new today & I also had brilliant fun doing it!! I went to a one to one workshop just down the road - it was run by Bev Ferri of Ferri Glass & I finally got to learn how to make beautiful lampwork beads. It took me a little while to get the hang of making the beads round (believe me there were a few wobbly attempts to start with!) but I think I got there in the end - I made several experimental beads to learn how to mix colours & add designs & detail to the glass. Obviously my favorite bit was adding silver to the beads but then I love anything that has silver in it!!!

Working with Bev was loads of fun - it was so inspiring to look at her work - which is really wonderful (I would recommend everyone who gets the chance have a look at her creations!) and it was such a treat to be able to make some beads that were a combination of her ideas and mine - I find it is always interesting that given the same materials 2 people can produce something so completely different!

Bev runs 2 different workshops - a 2 day course on glass fusing & a separate 1 day workshop on lampwork beads and I think the best thing about her workshops is that you could enjoy doing them if you had no experience of jewellery making or even if you had no intention of ever making jewellery again - it's a great day out and you get to take home some beautiful pieces of jewellery at the end of the day! Or you can use the day to learn an new skill to incorporate into something you are already interested in.

I cannot wait to pick up my finished beads once they are fired....!