Dancing Wind Designs

Hi all,

Not a shout out today, but a fab shop on artfire called Dancing wind designs!

Dancing wind designs, sells beadwoven jewellery that is bright and colourful, and very intricate!

A lot of the items have a lovely native american feel to them and are outstanding in the workmanship! You can fins dancing wind designs @ www.artfire.com/users/dancingwinddesigns

Take a look at some of the gorgeous items on sale below!!

I have to say i love the rhondite necklace with pendant (top pic)

To top it off dancing wind designs has free shipping on alot of items!!!

so go look....NOW! lol

next time a shout out!

kx

Shout Outs _ Over the rainbow

Hi all, sorry its been longer than i was expecting in between shout outs! Ive not been well, so nothing has gotten done!

So My lovely hubby has pulled another business card out of the hat (box) and (drum roll please!)

My next thank you shout out is for........Susan Janiszewski of 'Over the Rainbow'

THANK YOU!

You can find 'over the rainbow' @ www.folksy.com/shops/susiej

Susan hand knits gorgeous and colourful, hats gloves,brooches, childrens hats, gloves and (my favourite) gorgeous little shoes! The designs are classic and the wonderful array of colours that make you think of rainbows. Below is a little taster!

Gorgeous items, although i not sure whether the kids shoes or leg warmers are faves now! Susans prices are great, so what you still doing reading this? Head 'over the rainbow!'

www.folksy.com/shops/susiej

Til next time

kxx

Thanks! - shout outs

As some of you (all? none?!) May know i am volounteering at a charity called the harbour project.

Now i have recently put out LOTS of sos calls (!) for desperately needed supplies, for the jewellery making class i a teaching for the charity (time 'donated') i was ver, VERY surprised and pleased with the intial response i recieved.

Yesterday i went to have a look at the many packages/parcals that had arrived and i was completely in awe and overwhelmed by the generosity of people.

So as a huge thankyou, i will be giving shout outs to all those people who sent items for the group and i to use. The shout out arent in any order, im putting all the business cards in a tub and getting my hubby to choose one at a time. I am hoping to do one a day until ive done everyone! So if your reading this and you have donated, but forgot to put a business card in email me! lillies2009@live.com

The first shout out is for HALO BEADS.

Halo beads is run by Caron Fountain and she sent some absolutely gorgeous lampwork beads for us. You can find Caron @ www.halobeads.co.uk and below is some of the gorgeous beads she makes.

All of the above beads are for sale on Caron's Site (www.halobeads.co.uk) and not only is her work beautiful her prices are AMAZING!

Hopefully tomorrow or tuesday i will have another shout for you all as well as another new shop from Artfire, so keep checking back!

Kimx

Vabeachquilter

A fabulous shop has come to my attention, called vabeachquilter.

An amazing array of items that spans an amzing 23 shop pages! But dont worry you wont get bored at looking with the amazing handsewn items made with an array of fantastic fabrics, i perosnally love the butterflies on the pillow case! (see below)

You can find vabeachquilter @ www.artfire.com/users/vabeachquilter

Take alook and enjoy!

crafty donations please

HI,
A bit of a different post from the norm, but i hope you can all help!
I am working with a local charity called 'the harbour project' teaching basic jewellery making lessons, and we are in need of donations of beads, old jewellery, findings, any crafty bits!
if you do have anything left over from projects or items you bought and dont think you will ever ues please can we have them?
If you do have anything we could have please email me @ lillies2009@live.com

Thanks guys!

Krstallized

Hi all!

I will hopefully have some more items added to my shop soon, so check back regularly!

In the mean time, i have been 'window shopping' and have coma across one really girly, sparkly shop called 'Krystillized'. Jewellery made with swarovski crystals, and they are all so sparkly and shiney, i love them!

You can find their shop @ www.artfire.com/users/krystallized

Here are just a few of the jewellery for sale!

On pens and needles

Please take alook at this great shop! The shop is named
'on pens and needles'
A husband and wife run shop that sell a mixture of hand sewn and wood work.
You can find this great shop @ www.artfire.com/users/onpensandneedles

Take a look at some of their great items below!





Some gorgeous items, although i think little man in the second picture steals the shot!

new items

Hi all, i just wanted to post some pics of my new items that i have just added to my shops!

Have you checked out 'precious charming things' yet?If not you can find them@

www.artfire.com/users/preciouscharmingthings

Hi all, its been along time!

Unfortunately ive had a flare up of my illness and it has really set me back! Anyway im back and i wanted to let you know about a shop ive come across on artfire.

The name is 'positively charming things' and as cliche as it sounds the items are really charming!

Some really beautiful jewellery on offer at really good prices! Take a look below at some of whats on offer!

You can positively Charming Things @

www.artfire.com/users/positivelycharmingthings

Hi

The Lillies sale is over, but im happy to say that iamselling on a new venue come and check it out!
http://www.lilliesjewellery.shophandmade.com/
Also ivebeen accepted into uk handmade, a palce for uk handmade im very pleased you can find us @
http://www.ukhandmade.ning.com/

come and look for ma and add me to your friends list!

15% off!

Just to let everyone know that all myshops have been put on sale everything is 15% off!

Still a few more days to get orders in to receive in time for christmas!

chrismas sale

Hi all, i am having a christas sale!
In the next week all items in all my shops will be discounted by between 5% and 20% the prices you see will be the discounted prices, you can see the original price etc in the item description.
Order now for christmas! I dont see the point in having christmas sales after christmas, when it is before christmas that shoppers need them!!
All items discounted from tomorrow!
check out my shops at
www.folksy.com/shops/lillies
www.lillies2009.etsy.com
www.artfire.com/users/lillies
www.lilliesjewellery.misi.co.uk

Jewellery by Fyfe

Jewellery by fyfe, is a gorgeous shop on artfire that sells some beautiful jewellery made from a variety of medias, including crystals semi precious stones, polymer clay, copper enamel and lots more. Jewellery by fyfe also sells handmade pendants again made from a wide range of different medias!

On offer are some gorgeous classic style jewellery and some modern and i find endearingly quirky pieces!

Here are just a few of the items for sale, jewellery by fyfe is well worth looking at, you can find her at artfire http://www.artfire.com/users/jewelrybyFyfe.

This Gorgeous necklace is simply called semi precious stone necklace and is made from beautiful Jasper amd red aventurine, finished with a silver metal flower toggle - $24.00/£14.75

This very pretty pink and flower pendant, handmade Millefiore Copper Enameled Pendant would make a striking focal on any necklace.

$35.00/£21.51

on the left here we have some handmade small copper enameled squares, with millefoire on the black backround. These can be use in all sorts of jewellery projects from earrings to pretty and delicate focals on a necklace. $4.00/£2.46

This pendant on the right i think is my favourite, it has that endearingly quirky quality that i love! It is made with torquoise polymer clay handmade into a lovely moon face and then wire wrapped, i think its gorgeous! $10.00/£6.15

Neck Warmer

After anticipating the arrival of said neck warmer,it came today and it could not have arrived on a better day!
Picture this, rain, wind, grim and cold, this was the morning i awoke to. Suddenly the post comes through the letter box and my eldest son (who is nine) bought the post tome.
There it was a padded envolope with my name upon it!
How excited was I? stupidly excited!!(yes it always feels like christmas when i am waiting for something to arrive!)
I opened my package and there it was, the colours are absolutely gorgeous and it feels so comfortable!
As i said earlier about the weather today, horrid so i was so excited i could wear it straight away! My poor hubby (who has the flu, man flu? i hear you say, my answer, probably!) gets dragged out into the foul weather with me just so i could wear my neck warmer, and it did its job i stayed warm!
My neckwarmer,arrived well presented, wrappedxin tissue paper wrapped with thread,and i thought a very nice personal touch the thread was the same as the neck warmer.
At the moment i can not divulge who the talanted person is that made the neck warmer,as of yet i do not have their permission to do so.
What made me feel the most delighted is that i knew when wearing the neck warmer, that i had also donated to a very good cause!

Speaking of good causes, look out for features about crafters who have online shops and also donate to charities!

Please take a look at my shop when you are looking for christmas gifts, as 10% of all my sales are going to the british army benevelent fund.
You can find more about the benevelent fund here-

http://www.armybenfund.org/index2.html

Just a quick note, the pink neckwarmer featured below has now been sold, yes this blogger gave into temptation!

Crafteroo 'Children in need' shop

As i promised yesterday, this post is all about the Crafteroo'children in need'
(www.folksy.com/shops/crafterooshop) shop because of yesterdays technical difficulties in uploading pics of the gorgeous items for sale. I apologise to all involved in the crafteroo shop.

This gorgeous tea set candle was donated by 'snow queen trinkets' and is an absolute bargain at £14.95.

If you want to buy this item check out this link!http://www.folksy.com/items/74044-Tea-cup-candle-set-FOR-CHILDREN-IN-NEED

This gorgeous Pink neck warmer, was made and donated by jaydee67 and is a steal at the great price of £10.00, you may want to get to the shop and buy it quick as this blogger is very tempted to buy it herself!

http://www.folksy.com/items/77384-Pink-Neckwarmer-FOR-CHILDREN-IN-NEED?shop=yes


I absolutely love this necklace, brightly coloured fun and funky! Made and donated by Lauras jewellery this would make a great stocking filler!You can also buy this in blue, and only £5.00!

http://www.folksy.com/items/89742-Lilac-Rainbow-Heart-FOR-CHILDREN-IN-NEED?shop=yes





Another fun and funky item from the children in need crafteroo shop!Fun, brightly coloured and funky set of earrings, made and donated by pennydog, handemade with resin, again another great stocking filler and for only £10.00!
http://www.folksy.com/items/103234-Liquorice-Allsorts-resin-stud-earrings-FOR-CHILDREN-IN-NEED




All the items in the children in need shop have been donated, all the artists are donating their time and wont receive any payment from the sale of their items. 100% of all proceeds will be given to 'children in need'
Items are selling fast, so get shopping for some gorgeous christmas presents or just spoil yourself whilst supporting a worthy cause!

I have been very busy recently, with christmas in five weeks ( i am very sorry if offended anyone by saying the 'c' word!) As ive been looking around th eonline market place i ve seen some gorgeous items for christmas presents!

All are handmade, and over the next few weeks i am going to show you as many items as i can from a range of online market places.

I have just this night, bought a lovely, girly necklace for my daughter to put in her stocking. The necklace is made by a shop called dollipops, and you can find the shop hrer at www.folksy.com/shops/dollipops

Dollipops shop items range from hair clips and head bands to some very pretty jewelley at great prices! And you have a choose of colur for the acrylic hearts! You can choose

from pink, orange, white, red, or yellow, you also get a choice

of chain length. The choices for length are 16, 17, or and eigteen inch chain.

If you looking for somethi

ng for the little princess in your life , that she deems pretty enough to stay in her hair (my daughter is a nightmare for this!!) then dollipops' bow grips could be the answer! Pretty ribben bows with hand stiched bead centres are pretty for any little girl to want to keep in her hair!

The bow grippers come in a variety of colours. red, blue, lilac, pink.

The items in dollipops shop are great prices, for high quality items. If you are looking for something for your little (or big?!) princess take a look at Dollipops shop!

Crafteroo,(http://www.crafteroo.co.uks/) also another shop on folksy, but this shop needs everyones attention and your money! I say this because crafteroos shop is full of gorgeous and affordable items, made by the crafteroo foum members. Every single item in the shop is handmade and there is a wide variety to choose from, hairclips jewellery, cuddly toys and so on. All proceeds will go to children in need, all of the members have voluntered their own time, skills and materials, to go to
this worthy cause.

Just think when you watch someone unwrap the present you bought for them from the crafterooshop, not only will youhave made a loved one happy, but you have also helped all those men women and children, who have not been as fortunate as the majority of us.

Unfortunately the site wont let me upload the pictures at the moment, but please rest assured that as soon as i am able to upload, you shall have the pictures!

In the mean time, and what would better than waiting for me to post the pictures why dont you have a look at the shop its self!

www.folksy.com/shops/crafterooshop

Keep with me in the run up to christmas,for more amazing handmade christmas presents!

And remember 10% of all sales from all of my shops will be donated to The British Army Benevelent Fund.

Shameless promotion

As the title says i am going to indulge in some shameless promotion of my own jewellery!

Here are a couple of new items you can buy in my shop!

This gorgeous earring, bracelet and necklace set is made from sterling silver chain, clasps and circles. The focal point for the flowers and silver set is the gorgeous lampwork beads made by Caron fountain at halo beads (http://www.halobeads.co.uk/) My favourite set at the moment, iand it is vibrant and simply beautiful.

The below necklace and earring set named Pearly Hues. It is made with a four strand sterling silver clasp, beautifully coloured swarovski glass pearls. Each starnd is a different colour, pink yellow, and oranges, very subtle and classy

I've called the necklace below, winters bloom, silver and blue. Its a long necklace made with silver tone copper circle chain, and blur firepolished glass leaves strung together to make the three gorgeous flowers.

The earrings above are made from sterling silver chandeliers, black swarovski crystals and a beautiful green czech fire polished glass drop.

If you are interested in any of these items just check out any of my shops, but there is only one of each item so if you are wanting to buy you may just want to do it fast!
You can find me at
http://www.lilliesjewellery.misi.co.uk/
www.folksy.co.uk/shops/lillies
http://www.lillies2009.etsy.com/
http://www.lillies.artfire.com/

Hopefully the next time i post i will have another interview with another brilliant designer!

kimx

too long

Hi all im sorry ive havent been around in months, unfortunately ive been quite bad, so i will be continuing in the next couple of weeks when i am back on my feet a little more!
Hope your all doing well and you will see me around again soonxxxx

kxxx

The bug hunt

Strange title i know, but this is what i have to say to lily whenever it comes to the looking for nits (or lice)
Ive just spent about half an hour to forty five minutes combing through her hair, and low and behold, yes the household has nits.
dont get wrong i know there are worse things to worry about, like swine flu, but i am sick and tierd of de-nitting my kids. I say kids loosely as it invariably ends up with the boys having a few nits and one to two de-nitting seessions gets rid of the buggers.
My daughter and i on the hand endure daily de-nitting sessions for a week or so.
I have my suspicions on which of their friends they are getting them from, but what use do they serve? The nits not the friends. Ive been looking this up (yes, your all right between jewellery making, the kids and hubby i have no life!) this is what ive found out,

' The head louse is a tiny greyish-brown insect, about 2.5mm long.
Head lice cling to hair and are usually found on the scalp. They live on blood from the host, which they get by biting through the scalp.
Adult lice mate. The female then lays eggs that are firmly attached to hair close to the scalp and can be very difficult to remove.
After seven or eight days the baby louse hatches out of the egg, leaving a shiny white empty eggshell (nit), which may be found anywhere along a strand of hair.'
this is an extract from http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/

i have always wondered what use lice have and this quote from wikianswers, sum up how i feel anout the buggers perfectly

'None that I can think of. They are vermin. I am told that Buddhists shave their heads so as not to kill lice, because even the life of lice is sacred. Not judging, but I must disagree on some life forms, such as lice. Head lice are to your head what termites are to your house, but termites at least have a place in the food chain. If lice do any good for anything except themselves, I would like to hear about it'

so im afraid, no i haven't solved the mystery of lice but i have vented my frustration and can now move on and finsh the de-nitting process!!

im going to leave you with a little fact, everyone else may have known but i didnt,
nits are the eggs and lice are the bugs that walk around your head, and yes they do feed of your blood!

kimxxx