Thank You! :o)

Reflections In Blue

Reflections

Awards.........I've been given so so so many awards..........Thank you very much! This is a quick post as its early in the morning and I'm supposed to be getting ready for work, arrrrrrrgggghhhhh.

I shall pop back later to say personal thank yous and of course pass the awards on, promise!

I've been playing with copper and am loving it........have a pic ready to show you later.

Well, guess I'd better head to the shower.

xxx

The Worst Blogger EVER In The History Of Blogging!

Again, I start this post with an apology for being away for so long! No excuses just lack of time, I seem to be run off my feet and still having a few minor confidence issues! Although I've not blogged I do read and catch up with you lot!

Even bigger apologies goes to two of my friends, Jo of Gem Heaven and Brandi of Brandi Girl who kindly and generously gave me an award, I haven't forgotten girls I promise, I feel so honored and will be passing the award on very very very soon.....I have days off and can catch up on these things. Jo, love ya too sweets ;o)

Oh, I've made it to a size 12, on my bottom half anyway.........not sure whats going on up top, still a size 16 and have lost nothing off my boobs which I feel is very unfair.....................my total loss is now over 4 stone, yay! Am I pleased, you bet ya!

I'm finally getting to grips with the dreaded photoshop and am generally pleased with the way my pics are now looking but going to experiment with backgrounds, I've always tried to stay with a lighter background but..........OH, I don't know......I really really don't want to go down the slate stone route...............will have to ponder a bit more........have a nice long walk planned around the coast so will see if I can pick up something natural looking............

Anyway...............I'm still in my PJ's so guess its time to hit the shower, get dressed and do some housework :(

Talk soon, byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

SNOW, snow and more snow............I hate it!! Monday I tried to drive to Shaftesbury to help get our new shop ready to open on the 7th, 2 hours and I had barely moved, well I'd slid and slipped where I didn't want to be and eventually slid into a hedge, that was useful! Tuesday was equally awful, roads hadn't been gritted and the back end of my car fish tailed all over the road...finally getting into Salisbury to find they had closed the park and ride car park........SO no parking, that was helpful! Wednesday I had a day off, did I venture out, not on your life! Friday my Salisbury shop had to close early so those of us who had to travel could get home before the roads got even worse and sadly the opening of Bijoux's new shop has had to be postponed for another week!

I have to smile tho, everyone you meet is grumbling about the weather, in the summer they grumbed because there was no summer, year before they were grumbling because it was too hot..........me thinks we are a nation of weather grumblers ;o)

Anyway, I'm sat here with lovely hot water bottle on my lap so I'm nice and toasty!

Back to jewellery..............A commission, loads and lots of silver, American Turquiose, Coral (from a very very old necklace) and beautiful lampwork hearts by Laura Sparling of Beads By Laura. I loved making this, its a little bit funky and for those of you who visit here you will probably remember that I had a bit of a confidence crisis not so long ago, well I'm hoping that is all behind me now and I'm back on track.

I've stopped fiddling with the website and have been concentrating on getting some sort of half way decent result out of photoshop, in the end I resorted to a book which wasn't very helpful but I'm almost pleased with these pictures, a little more practice maybe!

Anyway folks, its off to bed for me coz I have to work tomorrow, hope you all have a lovely weekend!

M xxx

Website

The digital dusting is done! Website is re-done and I'm thrilled with it, mostly coz I did the majority of it myself, I did have some help with layout and navigation.

After months of tearing my hair out and getting frustrated, I have also managed to activate the lightbox thingy so now my pictures do that posh flashy thing to see bigger images............I have had the programme for months now and had decided that I was in over my head with it and didn't have enough grey matter to work it out but hey no where in the instructions did it say you had to upload to website...............well now I have and hey presto..........it jolly well works ;o)

silverstormjewellery.co.uk

Anyway guys, pop on in, have a poke around (bound to be a typo or a missing link) all comments gratefully recieved and critisims too........It still needs a bit of tweaking but I want to get creating now............yep you heard it right, my creativity has returned, I have a head full of ideas.

xxx

Silver Storm

Blimey, 3 posts in as many days.................

I've decided to scoop everything together, I have some bits as Jewellerycraft and some as Silver Storm so thought it about time to get it sorted!

The first was Etsy

I have a new Etsy shop and I'm gradually moving everything over from the old Jewellerycraft shop .............. its taking a while! Oh and coz I'm short of funds at the moment and no patience to wait for payday, I built the banner myself. Its a bit simple in the scheme of things but I'm ridiculously proud of it despite the amount of swearing that went on, glad the boys were out at school!

Jewellerycraft isn't going to disappear completely tho, I'm going to de-stash, and I mean DE-STASH, you would not believe how many beads I have, thousands. I will let you know when I've photographed and listed them them all, there are going to be some really lovely ones too :o)

Next will probably be my blog, so please keep an eye out, I will give you lots of warning :o)

AND I'm going to give the website a complete overhaul, maybe not this week or perhaps not next but soon........

Take care M xxx

Thought It About Time...................

To say HELLO................so here I am wrinkles and all!

Wishing All My Pals A Belated But Happy New Year!!!

Hi. My News Years resolutions or one of them is to be a better blogger, lol!

If you have been following my wee blog then you will have read that I'm struggling with confidence issues at the moment, so much so that I packed up all my beads and tools and got my husband to stash them away in the loft :o(

BUT, they have been brought back out and I have a couple of days off and am going to devote them to being creative. The support I have received in this moment of crisis from my digital friends has been amazing and so unexpected.

Jo from Gem Heaven is my angel, who is always propping me up, thank you Jo and I'm not going to let Miss Tight Knickers' jealously get the better of me ;o)

And, a flickr friend who pointed out that I haven't lost my creativity but that I'm hiding from it, kisses to you......how right you are!

There are a few bits of jewellery on my Flickr gallery to look at, it has taken me ages to get the courage to post them, it took me ages to get the courage to go back into Flickr at all, I know it sounds silly.

Creativity wasn't the only area for my lost confidence...... talking to people, going for a meal with my boys or friends, driving and getting petrol, I even welshed out on the company Christmas do this year.......all because of one persons throw away comment.

So, another New Years resolution is to be a little less sensitive and learn to stand up for myself a little better! Yeah right, I'm 46, bit late me thinks.........

xxx