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Creating a new Collection – One Day at a Time
In January I signed up to take part in The 100 Day Goal challenge, which is run by The Business Bakery. My aim – to design and create a range of jewellery. Now that we’re well into the new year I thought you might like a little update on how the collection is progressing.
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100 Days to Reach Your Goal
With the start of a New Year and a clear head, like many people, I’ve been setting goals & planning. To help along the way I’ve signed up to take part in The 100 Day Goal. Will you be joining me?
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6 Reasons to Buy Handmade
My daughter has been making a quilt at school. It’s just a school project, no more, no less. However, in reality it is SO much more than that. It’s also given me a whole new perspective on handmade and why I believe we should all be buying more handmade goods. Here’s my 6 reasons why.
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A Custom Jewellery Story
With such a vast array of jewellery available these days, I often ask myself and my customers why they come to me and what makes my work different. One of the reasons that they talk about, alongside the uniqueness of my pieces, is that they like to buy jewellery with meaning. Today I thought I’d focus on this aspect of my work and on custom jewellery in particular. This is the story of a recent custom order I completed. If you’ve ever wondered how custom jewellery is made (or maybe you’re just curious) grab a cup of coffee and read on.
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Three Easy Methods for Cleaning Silver Jewellery
Let’s be honest cleaning silver is a pain! Silver jewellery is as we all know gorgeous to wear, but you have to admit it can be a pain to keep clean. As a jewellery designer I seem to have spent a good few hours of my life cleaning silver. If I’m exhibiting at an event I clean all my jewellery beforehand to make sure it is looking its best. Equally, if someone has placed an order I will always make sure the piece of jewellery is clean and sparkling before I post it to my customer. So as you can imagine I have spent more than my fair share of time cleaning…
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Jewellery Making Tutorial
A few weeks back I was contacted by the editor of Soda Lime Times & asked if I would like to write a tutorial for the magazine!
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Brisbane Craft Workshops
Well I know I keep on about the Art Glass Bead Making Workshops that I have been running, but I thought today I’d tell you a little bit more about what we’ve been up to.
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Things to do with teenagers!
With school holidays in full flow and three teenage children at home, this always begs the question in our household “What things are there to do with teenagers to keep them entertained and off screens?” During these holidays I decided to share my passion for melting glass with my teenage daughter.
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An Unusual Day Out in Brisbane – What’s On in the Studio …
The Easter holidays seem such a long time ago now … The children are back to working hard at school and the weekends are filled with sporting fixtures (not to mention the inevitable washing!). During the weekdays this has given me plenty of time to dedicate to Jocale Design … with time on my hands I am delighted to have at long last opened the studio to the public for the first time!
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What’s going on in the Studio?
This week has been one of those rare cloudy weeks here in Queensland. Everything seems a little grey and uninspiring. Looking on the bright side, its great to know that it won’t be too long before the sun is back with us again. This is the sort of week that reminds me how lucky I am to be living in such a warm and generally sunny part of the world.