Tag Archive: Jewellery

May
09

How to… create an interesting necklace with a Chalk Turquoise pendant.

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Earrings - copyright Helen White

A while ago I bought a selection of Chalk Turquoise pendants and didn’t really think much about what to do with them – the end result was a rather dull and uninspired necklace.As nice as the pendant looks on its own – something was just missing. So I decided to experiment a little with wire and different ways of wrapping the pendant. It has two side drilled holes which determine the direction of the wrap. I first started with thicker wire of 0.8mm but realised that I couldn’t cross the wires within the holes and thus not wrap it the way I wanted it.

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Apr
14

Spotlight on…Lydia Niziblian

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This week I would like to introduce you to jewellery designer Lydia Niziblian, who owns two online businesses “Shottle Bop”, which sells fun and funky miniature silver sterling bottles and “Lydia Niziblian”, which sells her beautiful hand-crafted silver sterling and gold jewellery. Lydia lives with her husband, two children, two cats and three Rhondda Blue chicken in Whitchurch, Cardiff.

Lydia initially learnt her craft in a City & Guilds course in silver-smithing when she lived in London, but has subsequently taught herself. Since 2009 she has been working from her studio TactileBOSCH in Llandaff North.

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Mar
29

Having a stall when Wales is playing against England is not a good idea

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Last Saturday I finally took the plunge and had my first proper stall at the “Vintage Pretty Event” at 10Feet Tall in Cardiff. This event is organised monthly by the lovely Maria Junko, who I will feature separately on my blog. Unfortunately, because I am not into any kind of sport (well apart from figure skating), I didn’t realise at the time of booking the stall that there was a big football match on in the Millennium Station – very big indeed as it was Wales playing England. I first heard about this when my mother-in-law told me and warned me that getting into town could be tricky – and parking.

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Feb
25

Spotlight on…Caroline J Exley from Curious Cat Creative

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Heart pendant by Caroline Exley

I have decided to feature fellow crafters and jewellery artists in my blog and to start with I interviewed Caroline J Exley from Curious Cat Creative.Caroline creates beautiful jewellery and accessories out of leather. She lives with her children Elizabeth and Andrew, her partner Andy and her gorgeous cat George on the southern edge of Sheffield, almost on the Derbyshire border and has the countryside on her doorstep. Caroline works part-time as a Project Officer for her local council.

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Feb
22

The making of…a bracelet woven on a beading loom

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Finished bracelet - opened - copyright Helen White 2011

I have decided to share with you a few images of some of my jewellery, which show them in the process of creating them and you can find these under the new category “The Making of..”

This bracelet was made on a beading loom, with tiny Japanese seed beads.

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Feb
15

Bobby as a jewellery model, me being photographed for the Echo, and Mickey Rourke.

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Bobby with my Tourmaline necklace looking up, copyright Helen White 2011

This weekend I discovered that our cat Bobby is the perfect model for my jewellery. On Saturday I had a photographer around from the Echo, who took photos of me (and I pointed out that Bobby would be a better model than me) for an article about migraines and the Migraine Action Cardiff Support Group I founded on Facebook. I don’t like having my own photos taken, as I don’t think I am photogenic, but as it was for a good cause I said yes. So obviously I also decided to wear at least one piece of my jewellery, which happened to be this gorgeous Tourmaline necklace.

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Oct
06

Commission for a customer

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copyright Helen White 2010

Just finished this set for a customer of mine. The beads are Amethyst and Moonstone. The difficult part was knotting the beads. I prefer stringing. Earrings are made with memory wire – an effective way to keep the shape.

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Oct
04

Helenka White Design launched

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I arranged these beautiful beads for the banner of my website. - © Helen White 2010

After months of hard work my website www.helenkawhitedesign.co.uk has finally launched today. I hope you like what you see. In the coming months  I will update the website and put more products on. I am also working on a newsletter facility. It’s a bit of a work in progress.

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Jul
13

Website is still in progress

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Bobby and Paul in the forest - © Helen White 2010

I have been very busy lately working on my new website. As my old camera couldn’t cope with taking any more product shots it was time to upgrade and get a new one, a Canon Powershot SX 20 IS. It’s a great camera – it has 20x Zoom and a macro and is the next …

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Jun
01

Slight change of blog focus

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I arranged these beautiful beads for the banner of my website. - © Helen White 2010

I haven’t posted for a while because I am currently busy setting up my online jewellery business www.helenkawhitedesign.co.uk, which is quite a daunting task. Creating jewellery is the fun part, but the administration, pricing, photographing and setting it all up is not so much fun. I am hoping to launch by the end of July, …

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