Hi everyone, just a quickie post to let you know that I'm taking a short break from the 'twiddling and fiddling' (see below for explanation!) I'm off to rest my poorly fingers for a wee while so if you contact me, don't worry if I don't answer straight away, although I will still check my email periodically.
I'll be back in full swing in early September so will be in touch then, if not before.
Chat to you all soon xxxxxx

My fabulous assistant..... my wonderful Mum, Joan   and I attended the first of my planned wedding fayres yesterday at The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry.
Despite the fairly awful but typical 'British summertime' weather, we had a pretty good turn out and met some absolutely lovely ladies (and Gents although they were generally sent off to wander.....got to maintain the air of secrecy....sorry guys, no offence!)
Mum and I both love attending bridal fayres (despite the fact it is very hard work with setting up and breaking down the stand again!) We thoroughly enjoy meeting and chatting with not only the bride but often their Mum, Mum-in-laws to be, friends and bridesmaids both adult and children.....who absolutely love trying on all the pretty sparklies and of course we must all add the appropriate ooooh's and ahhhh's  for the little princess-for-a-day impact!
So to all the fantastic people who came to see us yesterday, thank you for making it such fun and we sincerly hope to see you again very soon, the next nearest event to Coventry is The Chace Hotel  on Sunday 24th October...I hope to add some more wedding fayre dates for Autumn, so keep an eye on my Homepage for the confirmed events......Good luck with the planning and I hope you all got some great ideas from your visit?

I know I promised a little while ago to add some more images from our recent photoshoot with Andy Baines at B72 Imaging a few weeks ago, but to be honest I've been trying to avoid the ones that feature your's truly!
As I mentioned before I'm not really comfortable in front of a camera....especially if I know my picture is being taken and why is it your smile always looks unconvincing when it's been 'staged'!? In fact I can still remember the feeling of 'jaw ache' on my own wedding day....and no, it wasn't through all that chatting.....or drinking!
I really only agree to have my pic's on this website at all because ladies often ask how a design will 'sit' or look when on, so I'm the only 'model' readilly available....and cheap!  lol : )

Anyhow here is another of my favourites:
 
    Sarah wearing Calla Trinity



......and here are some of the rest!!!:














    Romance 

   Passionflower

Hi lovely people,
I'm just dropping a short post in here to mention the Wedding Fayre I will be attending in a couple of weeks at the 'Belgrade Theatre' in Coventry city centre.
It's an ideal opportunity to come along and see all of my designs 'in-the-wire' so to speak!
Please come along and say hello...it's on Saturday 14th August 2010  from 11am until 4pm...the full details are available to view on my homepage  about half way down.....
Look forward to meeting you there!

Just a few weeks ago, the wonderful Andy Baines of B72 Imaging was officially a little star as he gave up his valuable 'chill-time' one Sunday morning to take some pics for Chrissie McClelland (hair and make-up) who kindly asked me along to show off some of my work.
Well I would have to say that becoming a model for the day took me right out of my comfort zone but, hey what we'll do for our friends and some free advertising....no-pain-no-gain, I guess!
Anyway, along with myself, the other far more photogenic models wer Ellie, Helen, Sarah and the lovely Tracie of Ben N Zaks Florist.  A BIG thank you to them all for giving up their free time, four hours of smiling is not an easy ask! Oh and poor Chrissie was gulping down some adrenalin-kicking, caffeine induced high energy drink to keep her going!!!
Here are some of Andy's fab pics.......













 Ellie wearing the 'Ice Queen Coronet'

















Helen wearing the 'Lovers Tiara & Necklace'

Sarah wearing the 'Fantasia Tiara'

Tracie also wearing the 'Ice Queen Coronet'



I'll post some more images in another Blog soon.........

I have been furiously 'twiddling and fiddling' lately (as my hubby, Mick calls it!) to create and produce a couple of new designs for my brand new webpage 'The Fantasy Collection'  It is a collection of intricate designs aimed at the lady who dares to be different!                          
I have transferred 'The Aurora Crown' 
onto this section of the site as all the people who have seen the design 'in the wire' have said how very 'Snow White/ Snow Queen' it is! So don't panic if this is the crown for you....it is still available, it just has a new home.
I will also be adding the 'Opulence' tiara to this collection as soon as the competition is over in
September...so watch that page.

So down to the nitty-gritty, what have I been up to recently?....
Well I spotted a competition early on last month to create a piece of jewellery, fashion accessory or home design object for 'Crystallized Swarovski Elements' via the 'E-Beads' website So loving a challenge (and it was a rush, I had it finished in a week!) I am happy to report that my design the 'Opulence' tiara has made it through to the final stages and the top three winners will be announced on the 1st September, so everything is crossed right now!
You can check out the twenty-one first round finalists here:
http://competition.e-beads.co.uk/competition/top-rated/finalists
I will let you know how I get on as soon as I do.

Ok, so we've established that 'blogging' does'nt come naturally to me but I 'must try harder' (as my maths teacher would often put in my school reports!) My friends in business Chrissie McClelland ......fab hair and make-up artist and Tracie from Ben N Zaks   florist are always badgering me to Twitter....I'm a self confessed 'Tweetaphobic' if that's a word...or have I just invented one? Anyway my point is, after this little blogventure....is that another one?... I might just be tempted to give it a go......MAYBE ladies!