I started Cherished Gems under a different name in August 2011, almost exactly a year after my beloved Grandmother passed away. My Nan was an avid crafter, into card making and paper crafts, knitting, crochet, sewing, quilting and bakery to name but a few of her loves. I can remember her making me clothes as a child, and indeed still have the clothes she made for my own children in more recent years. She introduced me to the world of crafting, starting with baking and papercrafts. I moved on to jewellery in early 2011, and have loved it ever since. Here are some examples of my early craft work:
So, this is my first blog post. I dont really know what to write so I will jump in first with some basic info, and then tell you what I have been doing the last few weeks. I started Cherished Gems under a different name in August 2011, almost exactly a year after my beloved Grandmother passed away. My Nan was an avid crafter, into card making and paper crafts, knitting, crochet, sewing, quilting and bakery to name but a few of her loves. I can remember her making me clothes as a child, and indeed still have the clothes she made for my own children in more recent years. She introduced me to the world of crafting, starting with baking and papercrafts. I moved on to jewellery in early 2011, and have loved it ever since. Here are some examples of my early craft work: Whilst I still adore baking, my card making stash has been cleared out to make room for my hoard of jewellery making goodies. Here is my lovely little studio: (looking very tidy for once) Anyway, on to more recent things. I quickly developed a love of wire, and wirework, and although I still love doing this, my currently trend is chain maille. here are some pictures of pieces I have made, including one I am still working on.
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Helen Robinson
12/9/2013 06:15:44 am
Hi, nice to hear about how you started, look forward to hearing more. Admiring your tidy studio, my room always looks as if it's in the process of being reorganised :-) xx
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sian
28/9/2013 01:08:56 am
thanks Helen, my room looks much less tidy recently as have been filling it with random things and my desk needs tidying. thanks for your lovely comment xx
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About MeI am a mother of 4, and have been making jewellery now for about 4 years. Cherished Gems was established in 2011. Archives
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