Evening all,
I've had a busy day making and
dispatching orders, and getting started on some new Steampunk jewellery.
I got a lot of vintage watches delivered this morning, so I've been trying out a few new designs. Earrings, a pendant and a couple of rings.
Tie tacks and a few other things will follow. Once I've stripped the watches
down to just the movement, I added a few Swarovski crystals then added the
fixings to finish the pieces. I'm very pleased with the results so
far.
I
know you're asking... what is Steampunk? Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and
speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980’s and early 1990’s.
The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely
used, usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England, but with
prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional
technological inventions like those found in the works of H.G. Wells and Jules
Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an
earlier date. So it’s like taking modern technology and representing it with
gears and moving parts instead of electronics.
I listed a few new twisted
sweet necklaces today as well. 2
liquorish and another multi-coloured
flump one.
Just about to list a curly wurly pendant and matching earrings
and a few other sweetie and biscuit items.
I got a load of old typewriter
keys yesterday so most letters are back in stock for the rings.
I'm just about to use my
Sushezi machine for the first time to make my very own real Sushi, to eat, not
for making into jewellery. Hope it turns out all right.
Have a good evening.
Take care.
Jude.
Hello
everyone,
I hope you are all having
a wonderful Valentine's Day. It's been a while since I last had time to Blog,
but I'm back now and ready to get chatty again.
I've just had a little
holiday to re-charge my batteries after the Christmas order rush. I've got lots of new ideas and am raring
to get started on some new jewellery, so keep watching
for all the new listings on the Jude's Jewels website.
We started back at the
farmers market circuit on Saturday with Stirling Farmers Market. Then we did Sloan's Market, Glasgow on Sunday. Paisley and Fencebay markets are at the end of the month,
and we start back at Stirling University Atrium Traders on the
23rd Feb. We will also be back at Falkirk Farmers market on the 2nd March.
On the website
Lego jewellery is now almost as popular as Scrabble
jewellery, with the Lego heart pendants selling very fast this week. The Steampunk
watch movement cufflinks are also becoming top
sellers.
I'm just about to list a
lot of new Sweet and Biscuit items, as soon as I get everything finished off.
Also got a lot of new rings to add. I've already listed quite a few Easter goodies, but there are more to come.
Also in the pipeline is a
new section of Laser Cut Acrylic items with a fun, Scottish
slant.
I've just launched a new
Competition as I now have over 2800 Facebook fans so, for your chance to win one
of four prizes, pop over to the Competition Page now. And, if you have not
already done so, please like my Facebook page via the link at the bottom left
hand side of most website pages.
So have a very happy
Valentine's Day, and I'll be back very soon with some new
jewellery.
Take
care.
Jude.
www.judesjewels.co.uk
I listed a few new twisted
sweet necklaces today as well. 2
liquorish and another multi-coloured
flump one. 
