little boxes

I’ve been thinking about the packaging for my pendants and brooches recently. With thoughts of Christmas gifts, I decided to get some little boxes to put them in. Finding the right size has been tricky. The pendants’ fabric strings take … Continue reading

a new batch

I’ve been making buttons again. They’re for my new batch of apples, which are going to be brooches. I’m also working on some brand new designs… But I can’t show you those just yet. These newbies will be on my … Continue reading

glue’s out!

With my stall in mind, I’ve been busy today with a new batch of pendants. Oh, and finishing off outstanding commissions. I’ve been experimenting with a bit of beading and embroidery on some of them. I’m not sure about the … Continue reading

in chains

I have been experimenting with vintage fabric buttons again. Because I love ’em. I fancied something a bit pretty. And delicate. These pendants are the result of my experiments…. They are silver plated, on a silver plated chain. And I’ve … Continue reading

at last!

Woo-hoo! The final few of my current batch of pendants are finally finished! After all the glue traumas, I finally found some suitably sticky-enough sticky stuff! And then I ran out of ribbon ends for the strings! But all that’s … Continue reading

dangly bits!

As you can probably tell from yesterday’s post, I do love cover buttons. And because I love them, I keep looking for new ways to use them. I also love more or less anything flower-shaped. So when I spotted these tiny … Continue reading