I'm going to use this blog to show some of the things I make, as well as some of the lovely handmade bits and pieces I find in my travels, and hopefully get some tutorials up here too! So stick around, tell yer friends and get comfy. :)
So a little bit about me...
I'm a musician, photographer, jewellery maker and quite a creative person generally. I love handmade bits and pieces and have always loved craft fairs (and sparkly things!). I honestly can't remember what got me started making jewellery, but part of my inspiration comes from not being able to find things I wanted to wear and thinking, 'okay, I'll just do it myself!'. I'm one of those, make-a-plan-and-learn-how-to-do-it-later types :) I've just finished training as a teacher, and whilst looking for a full-time job and being a self-emplyed musician, I decided to take a leap and start running my own shop online.
I've been making jewellery since around about the start of August 2011, so I'm fairly new to all this. I have an Etsy shop and am currently redesigning my website, and I also sell on Folksy. I've been to a few craft fairs as well. I use a lot of Swarovski crystals in my pieces (cos I love wearing them too), as well as glass beads, tibetan silver charms and other pretty bits and pieces. I've recently tried out silver clay (with mixed results on first attempt!), and most recently, have discovered polymer clay, which I LOVE. As I type, my first polymer clay animal is cooling in the kitchen, i'll post some photographs later!
In the meantime...
You can find my Etsy shop here - http://www.etsy.com/shop/WillowbrookArtistry
My Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/JewelleryByKat
And I'm on Twitter too - @JewelleryByKat
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