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Dewdrop Suncatcher WIPs

Nicola — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:08:51 +0000

Dewdrop Suncatcher WIPs Welcome the beauty of spring with my enchanting dewdrop suncatcher. As the season bursts into bloom, there’s no better time to get creative with a dazzling wire craft project. Watch my step-by-step video tutorial below and follow along to make your very own shimmering beaded hanging decoration. Perfect for catching the sunlight,...

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Meet the Artist Campsodella

Nicola — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 08:00:21 +0000

Meet the Artist Campsodella Introducing the very talented Joanna from Campsodella. She is a professional coin artist, silversmith, handmade jewellery designer, as well as being a one woman small business. Her jewellery studio is based in the South Yorkshire countryside in the UK. She draws inspiration from nature and combines materials, textures and forms from...

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February Birthstone Gifts

Nicola — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:13:42 +0000

February Birthstone Gifts Amethyst is a beautiful purple semi-precious gemstone, and is the birthstone for February. View over our range of amethyst gift ideas from women's jewellery designs to hanging decorations. Wish that special woman in your life a very happy February birthday!

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Spring Snow Drops

Nicola — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:00:39 +0000

Spring Snow Drops The British snow drop flower is a sure sign that spring is on its' way. I like to consider snow drops as a spring flower, a bit optimistic as they begin to bloom in the middle of winter, the very cold January. I am looking forward to the start of the most...

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Unboxing a Wire Craft Kit

Nicola — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 15:21:25 +0000

Unboxing a Wire Craft Kit Taking you through the contents of my wire-work craft kit. With bundles of titanium wire, semi-precious gemstones and ribbon, along side a set of three wire working tools. For rainy days and hands that like to make. These craft kits for beginners will start you on your wire work journey. ...

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Wire Work Hobby Kits

Nicola — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 11:19:26 +0000

Wire Work Hobby Kits Introducing the 'Hobby in a Box' Introducing the Wire Bird Craft Kit for adults, as the perfect gift idea for hands that like to make. Featuring a little robin red breast, my favourite British garden bird. He is made from copper wire, red and black gemstone beads and blue ribbon. This...

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Wildlife Suncatcher WIPs

Nicola — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:00:44 +0000

Wildlife Suncatcher WIPs One of the largest most intricate pieces I have made to date is this wildlife suncatcher. Hand-made using only copper wire wrapping, adorned with semi-precious gemstones and Czech glass beads. A labour of love went into the design and making of this piece, featuring three clouded yellow butterflies, an azure dragonfly and...

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Copper Wedding Anniversary

Nicola — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:16:18 +0000

Copper Wedding Anniversary Each year of marriage is celebrated with the gift of a particular material or element, each being more solid and steadfast than the previous. After your marriage has weathered quite a few years, you move into the tougher more dense materials such as metal and crystals. There are some differences between the...

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Citrine November Birthstone

Nicola — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:40:05 +0000

Citrine November Birthstone Citrine is the secondary birthstone for November. A beautiful translucent crystal with honey yellow colours. It is a variant of the quartz semi-precious gemstone, where the colour is made through heat treating smokey quartz or amethyst. The name 'Citrine' is translated from the fruit Citron, meaning lemon. Citrine is a stone associated...

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Yule Arts and Crafts

Nicola — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:22:48 +0000

Yule Arts and Crafts Shhhh, I'm jumping the gun here and sharing my decorative yule offerings. With autumn now in full swing, many are thinking ahead to the festive season. View over my creative offering for yule gifts and crafts.

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