I'm a musician, as my day job (though I'll be starting a "proper job" in September as well as doing music :D), and as the summer rolls around my calendar fills up!
I've been putting time into my shop recently, and have been making things in my "spare" time, so I have some new stuff to share with you. In the next few weeks I also have features from Embellishing You, InStyleHeadbands, and I also bought a top secret Fathers Day present from Organica Botanica UK that may make it on here.
For a change though, I'm going to share some of my stuff! Starting with these, a revelation of my latest guilty pleasure...I also have other character bracelets, and key rings too with more to come...
So I read the Hunger Games. I heard about it, and saw the film trailers, but knowing that film adaptations are rarely as good as the books I wanted to read it first. I was apprehensive, having been coerced into reading Twilight and resenting the wasting of hours of my life (sorry Twilight fans), but I loved The Hunger Games! I think Suzanne Collins did an excellent job of not pandering to the "format" of a lot of Young Adult fiction (I'm trying not to give anything away!). Normally I'm not one for writing in the first person but actually I really got into the books. Love the story and I think it's very well written, and the ending is what it needs to be. All too often (Twilight included) Authors seem to "give up" and provide a happily ever after ending, even if it's unrealistic. The Hunger Games is pretty tragic, as you'd expect from a trilogy about a world in which children are forced to fight to the death... If you haven't read it, do. I couldn't put it down. I'm 23 (so a bit older than the target audience, I imagine) and I really enjoyed it. If you're wondering about my taste in books to see if you'll like it, my other favourites include (I read these a while back):- Harry Potter - who doesn't love it?
- Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
- The Windsinger Trilogy by William Nicholson
- The Doomspell Trilogy by Cliff McNish
I love to read, so I welcome suggestions if you've read anything you think I'll like! My "to read" list includes Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, currently. Again, I've seen GoT on TV but I want to read the books before I see much more.
Anyway, I digress :)
More sparkly things! This is how my shop ended up so diverse, I get an idea and try it out, so I end up with a few of each type of item. Since I last posted I've been making wine glass charms, "Something Blue"s, and hair pins.
Just love these! When they're in your hair you just see the crystal, and they add sparkle to any hairstyle.
And these wine glass charms make gorgeous keepsakes from weddings or parties. I make them to order in any colour. They're such a cute party favour :)
This is one of my favourite wedding keepsake ideas though. Something Blue...
This little charm on a ribbon ties around the bride's bouquet on the day of the wedding, adding just a little bit of sparkle and a flash of colour, and after the wedding she can take the charm off the ribbon and wear it as a pendant! I just think it's a really cute way of having part of your wedding you can wear over and over. This one features Swarovski crystals, and it is packaged for sending on the ribbon, in a pretty organza bag, with a snake chain included.
So, there's a little update on what I've been up to in my absence! I've got lots more to add to my shop, so please do check it out. At the moment I'm really trying to build my online following under my new name, so if you could pop over and "like"my Facebook Page, and if you're feeling especially lovely, share it with your friends, I would be most grateful. I plan to host some giveaways once I have more "fans".
In the meantime, check back here for more product features - I've ordered some gorgeous stuff recently! - and hopefully these craft book reviews I've been meaning to write...
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