Vine Love Heart WIPs The Making of a Copper Wire Heart Some work in progress photographs for you today, sharing my little twining vine copper wire work love heart. It has a five part process as follows; – Base love heart frame with twirly ends that have been flattened into paddle shape – Decorative twine…
Wedding Commission Necklaces In February 2016 I had the honour of working on a jewellery commission project for a wedding. The brief was to make three bridesmaids necklaces, a necklace for the mother of the bride and of course a necklace for the fabulous bride herself. Bridesmaids; Watery turquoise blues and greens with Chinese jade…
Mothers Day Gift Ideas Mothering Sunday will soon come around once again. To celebrate all things mummy, here’s our range of spring time inspired artisan gift ideas. With a loving nod to woodland at this time of year, when life begins to grow all around us. It’s magical! Apple Blossom Love Heart Suncatcher – The…
DIY Craft Projects * Learn a new Hobby * We love to share our craft know-how with all the makers, creatives and hobbyists out there. Customer Review: “WOW….this is the most well written wire wrap tutorial I have ever purchased (and I have purchased a lot)….. Would love to see more from this talented artist”….
Gifts for Valentines This coming Valentine’s Day, treat your loved one to a hand crafted love heart hanging decoration to be treasured for a long time. Make your own love heart out of copper wire, semi-precious gem stones and glass beads with one of our craft kits, available both with tools and without tools. Or…
Gifts for Christmas Crafters Make a Little Hanging Heart For hobby crafters who love to make, there is our little love heart craft kit or tutorial. Author and designer Nicola has combined her twelve years teaching experience with her craft and jewellery know-how. Every step is photographed and described in detail. Suited to the complete…
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star The Star Poem by Jane Taylor “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then…
Love Hearts for the Home Learn to Make! Wire Hanging Heart WIPs For hands that like to make! Are you new to wire work, a beginner wanting an easy project to start with. Start here with my wire love heart suncatcher tutorial. Learn easy to master foundation wire working techniques to begin your wire journey….
Sun Catcher Buddleia Butterfly This nature inspired metal hanging mobile is from our artisan range of sun catchers for the home or garden. Hand crafted patina copper wire wrapped with agate, amethyst, fluorite and other purple gemstones. This design is inspired by a summer butterfly landing gently on Buddleia tree blossom. Reminiscent of my childhood…
Learn to Wire Work Begin your wrapping journey here! For creative hands that like to make, try our range of copper wire work tutorials. There are a variety of projects from the beginner student with no experience of wire work to improver level hobby artists who are familiar with the foundation techniques. The range covers…
Copper Robin Sun Catcher The Magical Robin Red Breast One of my favourite British birds is the little red robin, the friendliest of all garden birds with its distinctive shape, colouring and bird song. A familiar sight in gardens, and they can be so tame and loyal to their human friends. I have created a…
Why Does Copper Turn Skin Green Raw copper that is used in jewellery can often turn your skin green. Why is this? When copper is exposed to an environment e.g. air (oxygen), acid or chemicals, as a base metal it goes through a reaction that changes the surface. Our body acidity relates to our diet….