kirajones

Seeing as I've got a few heart-shaped items in my Folksy shop I've decided to offer free shipping on all items up to Valentine's Day. I think the faceted Carnelian hearts are particularly seasonal and I may have to make an extra one for myself! www.kirajones.co.uk http://kirajonesjewellery.blogspot.com/ http://folksy.com/shops/kirajones

Yes, I've stuck to my decision of taking a month off from making jewellery to sell and I've been getting some sewing done when I've had time instead. Last week I had quite a few teaching commitments and medical check ups so sewing time was very limited but I did manage to finish 2 projects that I started over Christmas. You can see the results on my blog. I've also been experimenting with PMC. I'm doing level 2 of the MCSJ diploma in February so I need to practice but I had done very little since last summer. I have been playing with a few ideas, though, and following a couple of tutorials. I'll post the finished items if they're good enough

I've been doing loads of sewing over Christmas - it's been great! I haven't got anything finished yet because I kept coming across problems or realising that I needed a different type of interfacing or something but at least I got started. It was kind of a refuge as we had someone to stay, a relative of my husband, that I'm not too keen on. It was just easier to stay out of the way and sew. Even though nothing's finished yet I'm really happy that I'm getting somewhere and I'll try to post when they're finally done. I also resurrected an old blog that I haven't used in years. I'd just like to start sharing my textiles and becoming more involv