Folksy Friday Bonfire Night

 

 Bonfire Night is one of my favourite times of the year. I love going along to my local fireworks display and marvelling at the fireworks. It's always a good night!

 

All the makes in this list of five handmade items for Bonfire night are from Folksy.com and if you fancy buying any of them just click on the highlighted links or the titles under the picture.

 

1. When I was younger I remember getting toffee apples to eat before going to the bonfire. Not something I liked, (I preferred the chocolate cover apples with sprinkles!) but this make reminded me of that fact. I'd forgotten about it until I found them.

However don't eat these toffee apple scented wax melts by Tinder Box Candles, just melt them down in your oil burner and enjoy the fragrance.

 

Toffee Wax Melts

£2.95

2. Something which is an essential on Bonfire night is a hat! As you stand waiting of the bonfire to be light, you nearly always end up feeling like a block of ice tottering from foot to foot trying to keep warm!
This hat by evecollection is the perfect solution to the cold. It's bright colour is right on trend this year as well so you can be warm and trendy! It has a cable pattern and cute bobble on the top.

Hand Knit Beanie in Orange

£20.00

 

 3. So now we've enjoyed the toffee apples and we're warm in our hats so it's time for the bonfire to be lit. My local Bonfire has a different guy on the bonfire each year made by local people, last year it was a house with stained glass windows which lit up and revealed themselves when the fire was lit. The best part was the dragon on the roof with glowing eyes.

To represent the bonfire I choose this head piece by Dawn Chorus Creations. This piece actually looks like a fire with it's fire material and flicking fire feathers, it would look awesome when worn to a party

Fire Fascinator Hat

£9.50

 

4. At last all that waiting the first fireworks go off and we glaze at the beauty of them, perfectly illustrated in this make by March Hare.

The A4 print Giclee is of Kendal in the Lake District and shows fireworks over the town.

 

Kendal Mint Cake Heist

£20.00

 

5.  The last piece I chose is by an artist I first found on the Folksy forum, TalkFolksy. I was recommended this next artist by other fellow artists for this bonfire folksy Friday and took a look over to the Stephanie Guy Fine Art shop to her Halloween themed section where I found lots of flame inspired miniature creations. The one I picked to feature is less Halloween and more bonfire night I think.

It measures 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches and is of an owl looking out over the bonfire, a lovely piece which would look great collected with the other pieces of the collection in her shop.

 

Owl ORIGINAL ACEO

£6.00

 

Hope you have enjoined browsing through this collection of bonfire items and if you would like to se more about any of the items features just click on the artists name or the title under the picture

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#treasurytuesday. Halloween Spooky Pumpkins

This week for treasury Tuesday I've made my own treasury for Halloween and have gone with the theme of pumpkins.
I'm pleased with the way it turned out and hope you are suitably spooked by the wares I've chosen.
For those not aware of treasuries, they are group of items from Etsy.com which are compiled into a list of up to 16 pieces. Normally this list; like my pumpkin treasury, has a common theme.

I think my favourite item in the Halloween Pumpkin list is the cat hat, makes me wish I had a cat to put it on!

Hope you enjoy browsing my treasury.



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Featured Item. Blue Choker Necklace

 

Each week I feature an item from my shop Fashion Magpie Jewellery for you to read about. The item this week is the Blue Choker Necklace.
The necklace sits around the collar bone of the neck so is quite short with a large pendant. The pendant is a bronze disk with blue jewel enamel and glitter. Jewel enamel is a UTEE resin which sets like marble and appears to have several layers to the colour. The glitter I used is a heat sensitive glitter which bonds it's self to the hot jewel enamel when it was setting.

I decided the beads should repeat themselves so I started with light blue Swarovski crystals which sparkle almost as much as the glitter in the pendant. I spaced these with oval beads of the same shade of blue then contrasted with a darker blue. In between the dark blue beads, I decided to use bronze tone accent beads, to mirror the bronze of the pendant.

 

For the upper half of the necklace I set out the beads the same way but instead of the diamond shaped bronze tone accent beads I used a pretty round flower patterned bead.

 

 

 

 

 To buy this Blue Choker Necklace it is £12.95 with £3.20  UK postage and packaging. I also do international postage.


You can find Fashion Magpie Jewellery at the below links

Folksy Website www.folksy.com/shops/fashionmagpiejewellery

Etsy Website www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FashionMagpieJewels

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Folksy Friday. Ghosts and Ghouls

 

It's really not long now until Halloween so this week I'll be celebrating all the ghosts and ghouls of the creative world of Folksy.com.

I hope you enjoy you enjoying reading through my five picks and as always if one of the items takes your fancy just click on the highlighted names or the title under the picture.

1. To start off this ghosts and ghouls Folksy Friday, I've picked Bizzy Lizzy's spooky little handbag charm, made of white felt and with their own ball and chain and eyes made of sequin.

Possibly more cute then scary they jingle as they swing from your bag

 

Halloween Ghost Bag Charm

£9.00

 

2. I know people who take the zombie apocalypse very seriously and are hooked on the Walking Dead show. If you count yourself as someone who knows exactly what they would do in that situation then you may also like my next item by Bobby Boutique. This one of a kind necklace will make sure if you are found your returned to the right place!

'Daryl's Girl' Glass Love Heart

£9.00

3. I love a bit of Steampunk, it especially looks good at Halloween as this mask by Masquerade Madness stands testament to.
Made with copper paint, black mesh and mdf cogs it looks fantastic!

 Men's Masquerade Mask

£20.00

 

4. Just what you need in the window for that Halloween party you've been planning or perhaps just to scare the kids! The pumpkin is personalised especially for you and reads 'Happy Halloween from the [your name]'

SoRt supply you with this made to order black acrylic with iridescent orange acrylic behind it plus the sucker for sticking it to your window.

 

Halloween Pumpkin Hanging

£9.99

5. This gruesome eyeball necklace is by Greenwood Makes and comes hung on a silver coloured necklace, the perfect accompaniment for any Halloween costume!

Necklace Seeing

£10.00

 

I hope you have enjoyed this Folksy Friday and have used the links to view some of your favourite ghost and ghouls from this week.

 

 

 

 

 

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Featured Item. Red and Blue Necklace.

This week the featured item in my Fashion Magpie Jewellery shop is a brand new item, I've only just listed for sale. It is called the Blue and Red Necklace.
Its made with one of my favourite materials to work with, Jewel Enamel. I first discovered jewel enamel while watching the jewellery maker channel and found them featuring this brilliant stuff which melted down from a powder quickly to a liquid which could be poured into mould and then set within a minute and could be handled. I feel in love instantly and I've never looked back.

The pendant for this necklace is made with Apitite blue and Burmese Flame which is a red jewel enamel which has a gold frosted look when it's melting.
Each time I pour jewel enamel into a mould I never know what result I'm going to get which is half the fun of working with it. This particular pendant looks fantastic I love the flowing lines and mix of the colours.
Originally I had been planning to make this necklace mainly blues but the pendant dictated the colours to me and I decided instead to work mainly with red and accents of deep turquoise.
I placed the pendant on a bead board and planned my necklace on there, experimenting with how much turquoise I could use and trying not to go over board with the red.

I settled on using two different types of turquoise crackle glass and a red bead of a similar size with the same sort of crackle design. In between then I used red seed beads the same deep red as the jewel enamel.
The design only goes as high as the collar bone and then I used bronze chain to go behind the neck making it 24 inches long when worn.

 To buy this Red and Blue Necklace it is £12.95 with £3.20  UK postage and packaging. I also do international postage.


You can find Fashion Magpie Jewellery at the below links

Folksy Website www.folksy.com/shops/fashionmagpiejewellery

Etsy Website www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FashionMagpieJewels

Facebook www.facebook.com/fashionmagpiejewellery

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#TreasuryTuesday. *46 by Skeinofwool

 

This weeks treasury Tuesday shows us a treasury made by Skeinofwool which I was featured in but its a little bit different to the normal treasuries I feature.

Normally a treasury is a group of up to 16 items which has a common theme, this week however there is no theme. Every so often I find my items have been entered in a treasury because the creator either wants to showcase a group of items they love or, as I suspect with this one. They have made the treasury to help the people they are featuring be seen.

The item I had included in the treasury called *46 is my bumblebee set of earrings and necklace I have for sale in my shop Fashion Magpie Jewellery.

 

 

 

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Featured Item. Gold Bead Brooch

This week the featured item is the Gold Bead Brooch which I made with welding wire.
These brooches from my shop Fashion Magpie Jewellery are great to make when you have some beads left over from a project but there is not enough to make anything else.
There made by bending some copper welding wire into a shape you like then, doing some loops through the centre of the shape, before winding the end of the wire around its self to secure. To prevent the end scratching sometimes it can be necessary to file the end a bit.

Next I use tiger wire, in this case gold, to wind around and through the shape adding beads as I go. There doesn't have to be any rhyme or rhythm to the design just let your imagination take hold. I find it's easier if you don't over load each branch of beads with to many because they can begin to bulge upwards and make the design look too fussy. It also looks good to mix up the beads size and textures, like this brooch which has gold coloured filigree, 4mm faux pearls and pearlescent tear drop beads.
Where the tiger wire meets the copper wire I have wound the tiger wire around 2 or 3 times before continuing with the next length. This method helps to stop the tiger wire slipping around the copper and makes everything more rigid.

When I am happy with the design I use the tiger wire to secure the brooch back to the copper wire by just winding the wire through the holes on the brooch back fastening until it doesn't move as much any more.
These brooches never fail to get positive feedback when there worn.

To buy this Gold Bead Brooch it is £6.00 with £1.95 UK postage and packaging. I also do international postage.


You can find Fashion Magpie Jewellery at the below links

Folksy Website www.folksy.com/shops/fashionmagpiejewellery

Etsy Website www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FashionMagpieJewels

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Folksy Friday. Inspirational Pieces.

Folksy Friday is a great excuse to browse through my favourite shops and find new shops to follow as well. This week I have been looking for pieces which make me feel inspired and just generally make me feel good. I've enjoyed making this list and found it very up lifting reading all the messages and slogans which crafters have chosen for their pieces.

1.The first piece I want to show you is a ring which when worn just looks like any ring but like most good things it's what is on the inside that counts. I've been thinking of getting a ring like this for my wedding band.
The inside of this ring can have anything you like wrote within, (as long as it is no more than 12 characters long) Personally I would chose the date I met my fiancé as my hidden message, but you could chose a name or quote which is significant to you.
Made by Becky Pearce Designs, this talented lady has a beautiful shop full of jewellery delights. Worth a visit.

Personalised Ring

£28.00

 

2. This next shop, Pixiecraft, could be a featured folksy Friday all to it's self. It is full of inspirational pieces and is one shop I often find myself checking. I could have picked any of her work but I went with this one, I think it speaks to me!! I think maybe I should adopt this saying as my mantra and I'd probably get more done instead of procrastinating!

Good Things Come To Those Who Create

£20.00

3. In my last item I was talking about needing to adopt the mantra but with this one I can say I already live by it. It's easier said then done but everyone should believe in them themselves, you don't know what you can achieve you do.
This piece by Glamglass Gifts and Supplies is simple in design but it's simplicity gives emphasis to the words.

Quote Wooden Sign

£10.00

4. Another good motto to live by is the one on this next piece by Blue Forest Jewellery. I see these words a lot on just about anything these days but they still have meaning.
This positive message comes on a double faux suede cord in purple and fastens with bronze findings.
If you take a look through their shop there are other colours of the suede if purple isn't your thing.

Live Laugh Love Necklace

£8.00

5. Lastly on this hunt for inspiration is this calligraphy piece by Calligraphiser. I love the message in this piece, it's really up lifting and gives you determination to succeed. It's a quote from Coraline by Neil Gaiman.
The font is beautiful and I especially like the way the D on dragon drags up.

Dragons Can Be Beaten

£20.00

That concludes the list of the Folksy Friday inspirational pieces. If you would like to buy any of these items or take a look at them just click the name of the item under each picture.

 

All opinions expressed in this post are my own points of view.

 

Fashion Magpie Jewellery Blog is a celebration of antique and handcrafted jewellery, with regular featured items from my shop, antique jewellery showcase, interviews, reviews and tutorials.

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#treasurytuesday 25/09 by goodhand Sakura

Treasury Tuesday is all about showing you treasuries from Etsy.com. The ones I feature are all have one thing in common, Me! I either have a item from my shop featured in them or I have made it myself.
If your not familiar with Etsy, a treasury is a list of items up to 16 which a member has created. These treasuries normally have a theme to them, such as this week the treasury, 25/09 which has the theme of September and October in Autumn.
My item, the Tree Of Life Necklace was featured in this treasury, but I think my favourite piece in this treasury made by Goodhand Sakura is he autumn leaf compact mirror.

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Featured Item. Mixed Metal Bracelet.

This weeks featured item, is one which I had been planning for a while to make. I loved the idea of using more then one metal and complimenting then with each other. From that idea was born the mixed metal sun bracelet.

Made with a Tibetan silver sun charm which I cut the loop off, it was then glued onto a copper filigree which mirrored the suns shape to suggest the rays.
To the filigree I connected the bronze triangle connectors and picked out some fiery red reds to compliment the design.
The red beads are all porcelain and finish the end of the extension chain as well.

 

 To buy this one of a kind mixed metal bracelet it is £10.00 with £3.50 United Kingdom Postage and packaging. I do also postage post aboard.

You can find Fashion Magpie Jewellery at the below links

Folksy Website www.folksy.com/shops/fashionmagpiejewellery

Etsy Website www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FashionMagpieJewels

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#treasuryTuesday Elephants on Parade by TheCraftyBride

Treasury Tuesday is a celebration of all crafts on Etsy compiled into a 16 item list. This week is a treasury I had my elephant earrings featured in, called Elephants on parade and, you've guessed it the theme is elephants.
This cute little treasury, curated by The Craft Bride, has everything you could possibly need with an elephant on from baby grows to pictures and earrings to pillows.
The earrings I have featured have baby elephant charms with a orange and blue bead combination, there £6.00 from my shop Fashion Magpie Jewellery.

  Fashion Magpie Jewellery Blog is a celebration of antique and handcrafted jewellery, with regular featured items from my shop, antique jewellery showcase, interviews, reviews and tutorials.

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