My Favourite Commission: June

This one's not technically a commission but I just really wanted to share the amazing photo Ffion McKeown took of a necklace I made her as part of a swap for one of her stunning caligraphy pieces. The quote, "Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" by Mary Oliver, has become really important to me and I've hung it next to my bed so it's the first thing I see every morning. You should definitely check out Ffi's Instagram to see the rest of her beautiful pieces and photos!

My Favourite Commission: February

This necklace is stamped with the Lyra constellation and was made for a new father to give to his wife as they'd just had a baby and named her Lyra. It's so lovely when customers let me know the story behind the piece they're buying.

The necklace photo was taken on a page of the book Stories In The Stars an Atlas of Constellations by Susanna Hislop, one of the most beautiful books I own and I'd highly recommend getting a copy if you're interested in the night sky! I thought the quote by John Berger went really well with the story behind this particular commission :)

Here's To Getting It Right in 2015

Inspired by all the talk on Brighton Etsy Hour (#btnetsyhour) about blogs and New Years resolutions I have decided to start my own. This isn't my first blog attempt so hopefully it'll be 10th time lucky to actually posting regularly/ posting things that other people will be interested in, so here we go! Happy New Year everyone, here's hoping 2015 will be the best yet!

Photo credit Noel Shiveley