Thursday 20 February 2014

30 Words Thursdays: Winter Aconite









Implausible,

stark yellow outrider

improbably 
risking waxy nodding precision
and soft imposter spears
against the bitter possibilities of February:

baggage-free,
agenda-less;

yet we find in you

a promise.




The premise of 30 Words Thursdays is simple...


Take an image (preferably one you shot, or have permission to use).


Write 30 Words about it. No more. No less.


Post it each Thursday.


Add your link to the InLinkz on Erin's 30 Word Thursday post. 
(InLinkz code will be open for one week.)
Enjoy seeing what others have captured by visiting them and leaving a comment.

Tuesday 18 February 2014

The dreaded UFO, or: What's hiding in your drawers?


We all have them, don't we???

The dreaded UFO, or Unfinished Object (in my case Objects...)


One of my New Year's Resolutions was to finish a project before going on to the next one. 

The problem, however, if you want to call it that, lies stashed in some mini sets of drawers that I keep near my work-table. They are a great idea - somewhere to tidy away projects I'm working on till I get time to finish them - except that it's been a case of 'out of sight, out of mind'.




A recent exploration of said drawers revealed quite a lot of UFOs. And some beads I'd forgotten about too :)

So I'm on a mission to finish some of them. I started with this, begun a couple of months ago. It only actually took a couple of hours:







One down, just another drawer-load to go...

So, is it just me? 

Sunday 16 February 2014

New earrings in my Etsy shop

I spent the afternoon making and photographing these earrings, and couldn't resist taking a picture of them all together. Not quite a rainbow, but lots of pretty pink and blue and some new colours too. 


Somehow I managed to take over 200 photos for the 10 pairs I made.... (the wonders of digital cameras, not like the old days!)


It's going to take a while to edit all the photos and do the listings, but eventually they are all destined for my Etsy shop.

These are the ones I've listed this evening (click on the links to go to my shop).



                                    Baby pink earrings


It feels like a marathon session and it's only 3 pairs! The rest will have to wait till tomorrow ...

Friday 14 February 2014

Valentine's Day Offer: 25% Jewellery Discount in my Etsy shop

Happy Valentine's day!


How many of us pretend we aren't that bothered, but actually get quite emotional when we find we have a card? No? It's just me then ;)



Anyway, onto the reason for today's post - a special offer in my Etsy jewellery shop. 

If there's something you've had your eye on, well, today it's got a discount of 25% off. 


Click the picture to go to my Etsy shop

All you have to do is apply the code KISS25 when you get to the checkout page and the discount will be applied automatically. Easy.

Minimum spend $25 or about £15.


And, if there are any non-romantics out there, Feb 14th is special in another way. It marks the halfway point of this month. The snowdrops are out, the daffodils are pushing up, and spring can't be far away :)





30 Words Thursdays: "Words of love"






As tokens

of this restless inebriation
this heady overflowing
or even, 
this contented companionship 

we write
with a papery purchase

"words of love"

enveloping love
consuming love 

on a card





The premise of 30 Words Thursdays is simple...


Take an image (preferably one you shot, or have permission to use).


Write 30 Words about it. No more. No less.


Post it each Thursday.


Add your link to the InLinkz on Erin's 30 Word Thursday post. 
(InLinkz code will be open for one week.)
Enjoy seeing what others have captured by visiting them and leaving a comment.

Monday 10 February 2014

30 Words: A Winter's Day



Windy and wet,
a cold winter's day
by the water,
nothing special.
Yet, as we stood
watching the birds arcing and wheeling,  
a moment of still wonder
crept over us.



The premise of 30 Words Thursdays is simple...


Take an image (preferably one you shot, or have permission to use).


Write 30 Words about it. No more. No less.


Post it each Thursday.


Add your link to the InLinkz on Erin's 30 Word Thursday post. 
(InLinkz code will be open for one week.)
Enjoy seeing what others have captured by visiting them and leaving a comment.