tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65661260600364538202024-02-19T18:40:12.712-08:00Addicted to buying beads!!!Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-34665936644281034502016-12-15T00:25:00.000-08:002016-12-15T00:25:11.531-08:002017 Goals In ProgressGoing for a more professional and unified look across all my social media and my shop , I created my logo for free on the <a href="https://www.canva.com/" target="_blank">Canva</a> website,<div>
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Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-28400372932825788792016-12-07T13:37:00.001-08:002016-12-07T13:37:59.176-08:00How my Jewellery Stall Went I had ticked everything off my checklist by the day of my first stall at the local centre and was more relaxed and a little more confident.<br />
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A tip I came across was to have a practise run before the day. This helped a great deal as it was a 'bring your own table' event and I had two tables of different heights which had to look right also the door opened up for us to set up our stalls an hour to the start time but you still had to carry your things from the door to the venue which was downstairs and then find out where to set up etc. That took the first 10 mins so it was very helpful that I had rehearsed the set up.</div>
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One week later I had my second stall at a Christmas fair in my son's primary school . A combination of it being familiar territory maybe and defintely having done it before, I feel made a huge difference. Looking back now I would say I enjoyed it more because I made more eye contact , smiled and said hello , was more chatty and relaxed and that reflected in how the day went. I truly had fun and the two and half hours went by so quick. and all the sales I got were from people that had never seen me before.</div>
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Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-38278225446001731612016-11-25T06:20:00.001-08:002016-12-07T13:34:11.051-08:00Preparing For My First Jewellery Stall eek!Since my last post, I've been really busy working almost every night creating new jewellery. I am very impressed that I was able to stop myself several times from buying new beads...literally had to think myself out of it.<br />
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So 2 weeks ago I saw an event on facebook for a Christmas Fun day at our local leisure centre and thought to enquire about available stalls. I think deep down I thought it'd be a bit late asking now. Got a reply asking to see some of my work, to which I replied with a link to my shop. I was shocked to get a reply saying there was availability for me ..eek! Was I ready? really? the lady said it was a 'bring your own table' event and I was going to turn it down due to not having a table but then I realised it wasn't the table that was my problem...I was looking for any excuse as nerves had got the better of me.<br />
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Got a lot of encouragement from a friend and <a href="http://www.silverscatterlings.co.uk/" target="_blank">talented jewellery maker</a> who really gave me the confidence I needed to go ahead with the process of securing my place at the event.<br />
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I had a million things going through my head at once...I'll need to make more this and that, need to buy or find a table, table cloth, jewellery display , oh and more business cards, public liability insurance .......<br />
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Researched online, made a checklist of things to take on the day like mirror, change; things to order like bags for packaging, business cards ; things to make like men's bracelet (which I hadn't made since 2013 or so. I needed to buy new beads for these too :-D) ...so I've been busy ticking these off my checklist and I'm happy to have received all my orders the last of which arrived today -large gift bags.<br />
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Picked up a foldable table from a friend and jewellery display stuff from my jewellery making friend.... all ready now! I shall be doing a practise run tonight. .. setting my stall up in the kitchen as I would on Sunday 2 days time.<br />
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<br />Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-73056679339544150762016-10-20T16:46:00.003-07:002016-10-21T00:44:09.915-07:00Back with a boom!!!It's been ages since I posted anything on my blog and that also is a reflection of how much has happened on my Facebook page and even in my etsy shop.... life, baby girl (17 months old now)..you know how it is :-D<br />
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My shop was still running but hadn't made any new pieces of jewellery. Just the occasional sale and trip to the post office.<br />
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In the last 2 or so weeks I've got my mojo back. ..whilst standing in a crowded train on my way home from work , I caught sight of a handbag within my eyeline and remember thinking to myself how different a plain handbag would look with an accessory going across from one end of the bag handle to the other...and within seconds my thoughts wandered off going through (what felt like) a million and one design ideas and I couldn't wait to get off the train, drive home and get to work.<br />
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I had come across the term 'bag charms' in the past but paid not much attention to them...never owned one or actually seen one in person, didn't seem to have noticed any of my friends own one either.<br />
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The design I had in my head didn't seem to me to be a bag charm...I visualised a decorated chain going from one end to the other as if it were a 'necklace' for the bag...I thought..<br />
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Then, with my materials ready I got designing, though interrupted occasionally when I would have to go upstairs to put my littlest one back to sleep but thankfully bedtime routine is now a whole lot easier.<br />
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<br />Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-85243402807300803842013-11-13T17:03:00.002-08:002013-11-13T17:03:30.641-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">For free shipping on orders £10 and over, use coupon code FREESHIP10 at checkout!. Valid till the end of November 2013!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><a class="ot-anchor" href="http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JewelleryByNneka" original_target="http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/jewellerybynneka" rel="nofollow" saprocessedanchor="true" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.218s; background-color: white; color: #427fed; cursor: pointer; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.218s;">http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JewelleryByNneka</a>Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-10309320388087784222013-09-30T17:18:00.001-07:002013-10-02T07:08:01.347-07:00Blog Discount<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Get 20% off orders over £5 with coupon code - BLOGDISCOUNT20 - at checkout valid until the 6th of october 2013. </span><a class="ot-hashtag" href="https://plus.google.com/s/%23coupon" saprocessedanchor="true" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.218s; background-color: white; color: #427fed; cursor: pointer; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.218s;">#coupon</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><a class="ot-hashtag" href="https://plus.google.com/s/%23couponcode" saprocessedanchor="true" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.218s; background-color: white; color: #427fed; cursor: pointer; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.218s;">#couponcode</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><a class="ot-hashtag" href="https://plus.google.com/s/%23discount" saprocessedanchor="true" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.218s; background-color: white; color: #427fed; cursor: pointer; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.218s;">#discount</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JewelleryByNneka">in store</a></b></span>Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-21568453486380842972013-09-10T15:33:00.000-07:002013-09-10T15:34:00.010-07:00Celebrating 100 'Likes' Facebook Milestone<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 15.454545021057129px;">Just reached my first 100 'Likes' milestone on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jewellerybynneka">my facebook fan page</a></span><br />
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Been researching on how best to use social media to boost my business followings, product awareness etc and have come across very interesting and useful tips from the following blog posts from Theresa Cifali<br />
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<a href="http://theresacifali.com/why-you-should-use-twitter-for-your-creative-business" target="_blank">Why YOU Should Use Twitter for Your Creative Business</a><br />
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<a href="http://theresacifali.com/how-to-convert-pinterest-account-to-business-account" target="_blank">How to Convert Your Pinterest Account to a Business Account</a><br />
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<a href="http://theresacifali.com/facebook-marketing-strategies" target="_blank">The Top 5 Facebook Marketing Strategies Every Business Needs</a><br />
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I will be implementing tips from the above and also making use of some of the <a href="http://theresacifali.com/free-twitter-tools" target="_blank">6 FREE Twitter Tools</a> I never knew existed.<br />
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I would like to hear about your experiences with social media marketing, how have you found it, which medium do you prefer etc.Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-30162967309724042282013-02-27T14:32:00.001-08:002013-09-30T17:19:55.487-07:00Earrings Sales<br />
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<span class="messageBody" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38;">EARRINGS SALES!!!<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">If you buy 2 pairs of EARRINGS, you may choose a free pair of equal or lesser value than the highest priced of the 2 you purchase. Read instructions on any earring listings.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Non gemstone earrings can be found here:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;" /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelleryByNneka?section_id=12290799" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelleryByNneka?section_id=12290799</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Gemstone earrings can be found here:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;" /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelleryByNneka?section_id=12280414" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelleryByNneka?section_id=12280414</a></span></h5>
Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-5253000159579750922013-01-23T08:28:00.001-08:002013-01-23T08:28:14.835-08:00Product PhotographyA few links to help with product photography. I've battled with photographing my jewellery and its not been made easy with the weather in the UK either :-(... anyhoo it's an ongoing battle.<br />
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Was so excited to have ordered 'daylight' bulbs from amazon, to use with my ebenk digital studio kit which I got for Xmas. But when they arrived , the lights were dull yellow lights...was expecting white lights..the battle continues I guess.<br />
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<a href="http://fusionbeadsblog.com/2011/09/20/tuesday-tips-and-tricks-special-photography-edition/">http://fusionbeadsblog.com/2011/09/20/tuesday-tips-and-tricks-special-photography-edition/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.handmadeology.com/jewelry-photography-tips-for-etsy-sellers/">http://www.handmadeology.com/jewelry-photography-tips-for-etsy-sellers/</a><br />
<a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent">http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jewelry-secrets.com/Jewelry/Jewelry-Photographic-Lighting-Studio-Review/Review-Jewelry-Photo-Light-Studio.html">http://www.jewelry-secrets.com/Jewelry/Jewelry-Photographic-Lighting-Studio-Review/Review-Jewelry-Photo-Light-Studio.html</a><br />
<br />Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-74082682580768634982013-01-04T01:56:00.002-08:002013-01-04T03:48:09.854-08:00My Workshop PhotosJust thought I'd share photos of my work table .....<br />
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<br />Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-7163126544819009702013-01-01T14:55:00.000-08:002013-01-01T14:57:28.811-08:00New Year Sales*********************************************************************************<br />
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Jewellery By Nneka is having a 10% off all items January Sale from now till the 16/01/2013. Just use the coupon code BLOGDISCOUNT10 at checkout!<br />
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Haven't made any new jewellery or been active on my blog since I twisted my knee and fell at home at the end of November. Been using crutches ever since :-(. Will be having an operation to get it fixed at some point early next year.....<br />
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But, somehow in this time of inactivity, my shop has had its first international sales and has made me so proud of my creative work especially with the feedbacks I have received.... I'm thinking it can only get better in 2013!!! :-)<br />
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Got an ebenk professional digital studio kit for Christmas, so can stop putting off building myself a light box phew!!! This hopefully would translate to better and brighter shop photographs in the new year.<br />
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Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-11004588458967298132012-11-20T13:35:00.000-08:002012-11-21T06:26:32.699-08:00Shop Christmas Offer*********************************************************************************<br />
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Jewellery By Nneka is having a UK-Only free shipping Christmas Offer from now till the 20th of December 2012. Just use the coupon code NEWCUSTOMERXMASOFFER at checkout!<br />
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Still working on tips I gathered for search engine optimization and getting brighter photos (not got round to the light box business yet) but it's good to know people other than family and friends actually like what I make. Not quitting my day time job just yet though :-D.<br />
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The etsy community (teams and forums) have been very helpful in offering advice, tips and critique.<br />
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It might not generate sales immediately but it sure does get you/your shop more exposure. Within a few hours of joining , according to my etsy shop stats, I had a shop view from pinterest , I'm thinking that is an extra traffic source if nothing else.<br />
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A list inspired by sweet thoughts of my baby girl due next february <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MjUzNDYxMjl8MjcyMzQ2NjM0OA/my-fair-baby-girl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My fair baby girl</a><br />
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<br />Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-39357251549285009172012-10-23T14:54:00.002-07:002012-10-31T09:47:29.212-07:00Eureka I figured something out!Still bothered about the lack of shop theme, I came up with an idea.. To redo my shop sections!.<br />
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So rather than have everything fall under Necklaces, Bracelets, Earrings, Necklaces and Bracelet set etc. like I had it originally, why not categorise the sections by type of bead material (light bulb!!!) .<br />
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I feel better now phew!!!. Now to move on to something else....Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-41120330687258180652012-10-21T13:46:00.005-07:002012-10-31T09:47:51.960-07:00It's all about the resulting jewellery...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Made these last night... probably wait a couple of days before adding to my shop..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Necklace made using black agate rondelles, black agate with turquoise quartz and black agate rice beads, closing with sterling silver lobster claw clasp</span>.<br />
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<br />Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-3213000436917522142012-10-20T14:52:00.000-07:002012-10-31T09:46:39.829-07:00so you think you can sell?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OK I decided (well with a little persuasion from the hubby) to stop hoarding all my creations and sell. I then thought of opening an etsy shop; did all my research, opened a Facebook fan page on the 11th of October, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelleryByNneka">My shop</a> on the 15th of October, a twitter account on the 16th of October, then wrote my first blog on the 19th phew!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I can't help thinking if my shop actually has a theme..you know like a brand.. Since it all started with the love of ALL types of beautiful beads and the jewellery that resulted, I have ended up with a shop that's a bit all over the place I think :-$.. well when compared to other jewellery shops on etsy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are jewellery made from acrylic beads, wooden beads, glass beads to most recently, gemstone beads..all in ONE shop..eh seriously? I should have called it 'The One Stop Shop' :-D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't know if I have a target market or a brand, but all I know is I love every piece of jewellery I have made :-) and hoping people see the beauty in the designs and ponder less on the theme of the shop..:-)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorting out my latest order of gorgeous gemstone beads from jewellerymaker.com...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Nnekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624474931124955953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566126060036453820.post-51954607292106696242012-10-19T16:41:00.004-07:002012-10-31T09:44:19.537-07:00The beginning..Right, I can only remember it all started in the summer of 2009.. Lived alone, was single, loved my music, had so much time on my hands.... Next thing I knew, I was buying all kinds of beads(wood, glass, acrylic , metallic) ,watching you tube tutorials and reading about how to make jewellery. Funny thing is I was never one to wear jewellery but I found myself creating beautiful, colourful jewellery which attracted praises from friends and family.<br />
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That fed the addiction even more, buying, buying, buying, just for the sake of buying. For me, it was all about the shapes, colours, textures of the beads and the thought of what I could create with them. By Christmas , I became not only a collector of beads but a collector of empty chocolate tins lol. My living room looked like a chocolate warehouse only that the tins contained BEADS!!!<br />
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I slowed down and took a break from the beading after I met my now husband in March 2010. We got married the following year, moved myself and all my beads in with him, had my gorgeous little baby boy in September of 2011 and only in the last few weeks have started buying beads again..this time gemstone beads...I'm loving the variety and the beauty found in the gemstone family..favourite channel at the moment is Channel 655 on Sky - Jewellery Maker.<br />
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New to the blogging business..photos to follow... goodnight..<br />
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