MONTHLY GIVE AWAY?

Thinking of starting a monthly give away/competition - what do you all think!? I'd love to hear all your ideas!

Who's Bead Mad?

Ruth Campbell of The Handmade Jewellery Shop

"I make beautiful bead necklaces using a wide range of beads sourced from around the world. Each necklace is unqiue except the gorgeous little Swarovski crystal single strands and even these can be ordered in any length or mix of shades you desire.

A few years ago traditional bead necklaces (cloisonne, wedding cake, millefiori, porcelain to name a few) were considered rather old fashioned, now people have woken up to the enormous possibilities of good old "beads". Every colour you can think off and so many shapes, sizes and designs. Sparkling crystals, semi-precious gem stones, painted wood, faceted glass, pretty satin ribbon ties and so much more.

I have 2 online shops listing over 600 bead necklaces (yes all made by me!) for you to browse and perhaps buy. They are all in stock for despatch within 1 working day from receipt of cleared payment .... and should you wish to treat someone else but are not quite sure which they would like, just buy a pretty gift voucher and let the lucky lady choose herself. Or why not be a little crafty, set up your own wish list in my store and email it to family and friends so you know the next birthday present will be great, not another fluffy pink hotwater bottle cover!

Bead mad? I'm not bead mad ... well only a little perhaps - why not come and join me in my "bead mad" shop, you would be most welcome"

http://www.the-handmade-jewellery-shop.com

Charming and Pretty

I am really happy to be featuring Rachel Hunt who runs Charming and Pretty because she has a love of recycling and turning "junk" into "jewellery" I love it! The jigsaw jewellery is quirky, funky and fun, at affordable prices too.

Rachael is a stay at home mum to 2 children and discovered by accident that jigsaws with missing pieces aren't destined for the bin, they are destined to be worn with love. Rachael says "Daytime TV is rubbish! So my fingers and brain keep busy by creating items to sell or as gifts"

You can find all Rachael's recycled goods available to buy worldwide in her Etsy store. If, however, you can't find what you are looking for, just send her an email and she will see what she can do for you, you can't get much better customer service than that! With reasonable worldwide rates and post within 3 days of purchase, all items are wrapped with care in tissue paper and then a jiffy envelope.

For Fantastic handmade gifts visit http://www.rachaelhunt.etsy.com or http://www.charmingandpretty.com/

Craft for a Cause

The first ever feature of Partners in Crime goes to Kerry Wilkinson of PennyDog Jewellery - and what a fab first feature it is! Not only does Kerry create gorgeous jewellery she donates £1 for every item sold to the Retired Greyhound Trust - view more about this here http://pressroom.prlog.org/pennydog/

Kerry makes beautifully crafted resin jewellery, there are currently 5 collections to choose from in her online shop - Retro, Treasure, Sweetheart, Shore and Nature. There is something for everyone here. You can shop in £'s at http://www.penny-dog.co.uk/ and in US Dollars on Etsy http://www.pennydogaccessories.etsy.com/

But Kerry isn't stopping there, she is now venturing into felt, acrylic and aluminium work, you will be able to see these new creations later in the year.

Kerry also features the work of others on her blog - http://www.pennydog.wordpress.com/

I recommend you head over to her website now, there's lots to see and buy!