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Introducing the Jocale Design Gift Bag
We are all familiar with the expression that first impressions count. This naturally extends to gift giving. For most women opening a gift is very much a part of the experience. Somehow a beautifully packaged gift can create a great sense of anticipation and sets your expectations for what you are about to find inside. With this in mind, I have been considering for a long time how best to package your jewellery for you to allow you that brief moment of anticipation. Today I’m very excited to share with you the new Jocale Design silver jewellery gift bag!
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What To Do With Your Old Gold & Silver
Let’s face it gold & silver are expensive! Despite today’s throw away society, even if we are no longer in love with it, gold & silver are not something that any of us just throw into the bin. That would be such a waste of precious metal! So what do we do with it? A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to tour a Gold Refinery. This is what I learnt.
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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.