Cinnamon Jewellery

* Meet ............... Linda Jones A UK Jewellery designer, author of several jewellery books and an instructional DVD, and regular contributor to Make Jewellery and Step By Step Wire magazines. I own one of Linda's wirework jewellery books so was thrilled to discover she had recently started her blog Wireworkers Guild . She very kindly featured me and my jewellery on it recently  here  and agreed to do on interview for me in return........... If like me, you'd love to have a piece of your jewellery featured in a magazine, read on for Linda's tips on how to do it.......... Amonite Brooch How long have you been making jewellery and what made you start?   I’ve been making jewellery for about 20 years. It’s a long story and I will try to condense it as best I can … I have always been creative, making and fiddling with all sorts of crafts from a very young age: painting, drawing, sewing … and I’ve studied textile batik making and copper tooling in Indonesia in m...

Serena Cowdy, owner of Folksy shop  The Copper Swallow , came up with a suggestion a couple of weeks ago on the Folksy Forum ~ Why not have a series of interviews about Folksy sellers to feature on our blogs? I thought it was a brilliant idea! What better way to find out a bit more about the person behind the shop: what motivates them to create and why they chose their particular field ............. to which side of the fence they're on when it comes to Marmite!! My first interview is with Serena, the brains behind The Copper Swallow! Based in London, Serena is never happier than when she's pottering around with her camera ............... When did you start selling on Folksy? I only set up shop on Folksy at the beginning of November, but I did quite a bit of research (and lurked around the Folksy forums a lot!) before that. The name of your Folksy shop is quite unusual ~ how did you come up with it? Wildlife is one of my ...