All That Glitters
I’m pretty useless at wearing jewellery, but for my birthday last year (which I got given a few weekends ago – this means I get an extra birthday day, right?), the Wife bought me this beautiful handmade glass bangle (cuff?…
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Ring My Bell
I headed to Primark after work last week (a dangerous situation – Primark is right by my bus stop) and found myself in the jewellery section. I picked up the above rings for £2 each (except my favourite, the bug…
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HtCC: Jointed Jewels
I’m a bit of nerd. I would have said secret nerd, but lets face it, you know already. One of the things that really fascinates me is 3D printing. I could watch for hours (via YouTube) how an item can…
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Whats The Birthday Version Of Santa Anyway?
No, seriously. I’m turning 28 on the 12th (WHAT. That is ridiculous. How am I 28 already? I still feel as dumb as I did at 18, just with more debt, more body weight and about the same amount of…
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HtCC – Signs
No, not the Bloc Party song that I had on repeat for too long and now can’t listen to it, but some beautiful pieces of jewellery by Chao & Eero Jewel a Finish company. The SIGNS silver collection was inspired…
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HtCC: Manymals
I have to admit, I was first drawn to this collection by the packaging. “Manymals” is a collection of five different stirling silver animal shapes made in California by Markus Diebel. They were created out clay, then digitized, reduced in…
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HtCC: Maria Cristina Bellucci
Pencils as jewellery. Not something I would ever have thought of looking in my pencil case at school, but this is why I am not a jewellery designer. More information is available at mcbjewellery.com – doesn’t it make you think…
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HtCC – EssBeeVee
There was a knock at the door, and the dog launched herself from the stairs at the door, barking. Quickly locking her in the kitchen, I opened the door to the happiest postman in the West (Country). “Good morning Miss…
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HtCC: Bijou Bijoux
Oh Etsy. You’re the sort of site that I can end up looking at for hours, and not just in the aim of finding something as hilarious as the crap that Regretsy highlights. Even the boyfriend knows what Etsy is…
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HtCC: Gogo Philip
So I was complaining on Twitter for a change that I was seriously bored one lunchtime. I think I was avoiding going out because it was the University of Bristol‘s open day which meant clueless kiddies and their even more…
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Bifdog “Haul”
So it was my birthday on Sunday (12th). A fun filled four days, yes, but exhausting. I got given so many exciting things though, and whilst I’ve said before that I’m not a fan of “haul” videos, my presents were…
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HtCC: Maria Allen Jewellery
Today, I am mostly wanting some of Maria Allen’s Jewellery And by that, I don’t mean I want to go, beat her up and steal it from her. What sort of person do you lot take me for?! This gold crane…
