Back in May of 2008, I bought a copy of “Bead style” magazine that had been imported from America. On the inside cover I saw a full page ad for a wholesale beads shop and they had three smaller pictures under the big main one. In the middle were Marcasite charms and findings, […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How I made my own Samantha Wills "Bardot" jewellery set.
So last year I blogged about getting the Samantha Wills Cassiopeia bangle off eBay and how after three months it had broken. Well, after conferring with one of the girls from the company, a replacement was kindly offered, which I accepted. The ornament is a darker green so it does not go with the set I’m about […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How I made my own Samantha Wills "Crossroads" bangles
So recently you got to see my version of Samantha Wills “Skies are Painted” bracelet stack. Now it’s time for the “Crossroads” bangles. These are the two “Crossroads” bangles from Samantha Wills. Last year I found this one on ebay. As you can see, it’s blue with black stones, so only similar to the […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How to make your own version of Samantha Wills "Skies are Painted" bracelet stack.
I don’t know whether I have ever mentioned this, but I buy designs, not designers. And with designer prices being so ridiculously expensive, sometimes I would rather buy what could be considered a knock off than the real thing (whether that’s the done thing or not), although these days chain stores and eBay sellers […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: Designer knock offs. Why stores sell them? Do you buy them? And what do you think of it?
I’m in two minds about this subject. One one hand, as a designer, I don’t like the thought of chain stores ripping me off. I’ve priced my jewellery reasonably, I believe, ranging from $5 to several hundred. I did that because the jewellery is all one off, original and handmade by me. No chain store sells […]
