Cinnamon Jewellery

  This week it's CraftyFolky Etsy team member CShellCards  turn for other members to feature in their Etsy Treasuries I made this tree-inspired treasury last night featuring one of Michelle's pretty Spring Blossom greetings cards........ 'Tree' by CinnamonJewellery Tree-inspired loveliness.... In honour of CShellCards of the CraftyFolk Team :D Custom Personalized Band Rin... monkeysalwaysl... $48.00 Sloth Tree Limited Edition P... apak $30.00 Spring Blossoms Greetings Ca... CShellCards $2.50 Earth Art Tree Rings earthartbywend... $145.00 Owl necklace silver - Whimsi... lulubugjewelry $98.00 OnSale - Tree Art Print - An... RusticGoth $13.00 Free US Shipping: Modern Tre... TinyTerrains $49.00 Tree of Life Tray kaytwoclay $95.00 Evergreen Trees Tiny Forest ... QuietudeQuilts $18.00 Branch Tree Ring TeriLeeJewelry $32.00 OnSale - Fantasy Art Trees a... RusticGoth $13.00 Messenger - Tree Rings - Lig... mediumcontrol $38.00 48x24...

I've finally done something with the silver filled wire I bought a while ago - made some basic earwires! I've just listed them in my findings shop on Folksy and my eBay shop Cinnamon Jewellery Findings  (did I mention I had an eBay shop? It's a bit of an experiment really). I had planned on making headpins too but couldn't work out why I was struggling to make a decent start to a spiral then realised the wire was half hard and I'm used to working with dead soft in sterling! I'm finding the half hard quite hard to work with (ok for earwires though) - spirals look lumpy and when I tried to make a swirly rosette at the end of a headpin the wire actually snapped! I thought about buying some dead soft silver filled but the price plus postage would mean the end cost would be pretty close to sterling so I knocked that idea on the head............. Anyway, I've made some hoop style and hook style earwires - nice and shiny and a pretty decent price too :D ...

There's definitely a featured thing going on at the moment - a pair of my earrings on fellow Folksy seller Linda's blog Uniquely Yours , one of the Featured Sellers on Folksy for the next two weeks (I'm thrilled about that, does it mean I've "arrived"?!) and a request for a feature on Handmade With Passon UK , a handmade directory and blog run by Crystal Clarke. I'll have to start wearing dark glasses when I go to Sainsbury's at this rate................... :D

Tickled Pink With A Ray Of Sunshine ☼ A very pretty pink and yellow Etsy Treasury I'm in!  A big thank you to  Adoruhbulcreations ! pink roses photobistro $3.50 Distressed Teardrop Earrings... janedean $10.00 Yellow and Pink Large Dahlia... strandedtreasu... $45.00 The favorite Cowl neck hood ... BessetteArt $39.00 Blushing in Pink ouma $840.00 Zohara-AAA Lemon Quartz,Pink... vanini $495.00 Embroidered Organic Silk Pin... BobkaBaby $55.00 Enamel Daisy Flower Earrings... CinnamonJewell... $29.00 Candy Stripe Warm Pink Gin... sandypaws $18.00 Yellow Flower Peach Pearl Sp... smilesophie $23.00 Rosette Bobby Pins Pink and ... Brydferth $18.00 Yellow and pink felt necklac... Feltik $45.00 Yellow and Pink Felted Heart... larsandaddie $10.00 Sweet pink and yellow blooms... vintagebroochc... $46.00 Big Pink Cardigan LoveandKnit $125.00 Bright Yellow Baroque Swarov... FizaDesigns $16.00 Treasury tool by Red Row Studio .

Issue 28 of Bead magazine is out today and features a variety of lovely projects including my green freshwater pearl and sterling silver wirework earrings on page 45! I forgot to take a photo of the finished earrings before sending them off to the magazine for photographing so here's a couple of the step-by-step photos I took plus a copper version of the earrings 

Are you looking for something different to give this Christmas? Fed up of the mass-produced stuff on the high street? Why not give handmade! Giving handmade means your gift will be unique and original, made by a skilled crafter who loves what they do. Show your love and give handmade this year! Nature Lover Ceramic Necklace  by Go2Girl on Artfire Kila, the artist behind Go2Girl creates earthy, handmade original necklaces, bracelets, earrings and accessories. Her designs are inspired by nature.

     The Folksy Festive Sampler is now available to view online and what a lovely surprise to find one of my copper bracelets on the front cover! There are lots of handmade lovelies to be found in the Sampler and on Folksy so if you're stuck for what to buy this Christmas and fancy something unique, original and handmade why not take a look below -

A mini Christmas Gift Guide from Folksy  - the place to buy handmade in the UK  Winter Warmers    Woolly and velvety goodness to keep you toasty this winter! Hot As Hell Fire Scarf  from Mrs Bee Orange Slippers  from Clicking Pins Red Long Winter Socks  from Legyviel In Rivendell Orange Rose Fingerless Gloves  from Lynwoodcrafts Woollen Socks  from From Roberts with Love Handpainted Silk Velvet Scarf  from BlueBoxStudio