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Three spooky October Giveaways!

24/9/2018

The weather has turned chilly, the evenings grow dark, so how about some giveaways to brighten October up a bit?! You could also cheer up a friend if you win!

I’m a fan of Halloween (and also of being subtly creepy all year round) so in the run up to this year, I’m holding three different giveaways on a Halloween theme, with skulls and black cats. Each giveaway is for two pieces of jewellery, so you can keep them yourself, or share and become Halloween buddies with a familiar.

So no-one is left out, I’ll do one giveaway each on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, meaning that wherever you follow me you’ll get a chance to enter – Or find and follow me on multiple channels to join in each giveaway.

October 1st – 5th Pop to Instagram, follow me by liking www.instagram.com/perfidiousjewellery, and just tag your best ghoulfriend or zomboy on the giveaway post. Winner of the two skull pins will be announced on October 6th.

October 8th–12th Find me on Facebook, follow me by liking www.facebook.com/PerfidiousJewellery, and comment on the giveaway post with who your magical familiar is. Winner of the black cat earrings and necklace will be announced on October 13th.

October 15th – 19th Find me on twitter, follow me by liking twitter.com/Perf_Jewellery and just retweet the giveaway post. Winner of the skull pin and necklace will be announced on October 20th.

These are all open worldwide, wherever you are, I’ll pop things in the post to you! After midnight GMT on each closing date, I’ll pick a winner at random, and then announce it and contact the winner (where messaging allows it!) on the following day.

So come and say hi on social media, and get ready for some spooky freebies!

Join me in Inktober - Easy Doodle Sheet Download

20/9/2018

If you haven't heard of Inktober, it's a simple idea - Every day in October, complete one ink drawing, and show it to someone. Doesn't matter how good you are or aren't at drawing, doesn't matter if you use an ink pen, ink brush or digital ink, just ink something and share something each day! The idea is to draw more, and try to improve, or just enjoy the process more.

Now, it sounds simple, but the past few years, I've seen #Inktober images shared on social media, and been a little scared. Although the creator of Inktober, artist Jake Parker, says that you can do as much or as little as you like, I know that I'd feel disappointed with myself if I didn't manage all 31 days.

So I've had a plan - and created a single sheet of paper, where I can do just a little doodle each day!
There are two PDFs at the bottom if you want to download and use one yourself.

September Surprises!

28/8/2018

As you're all such a supportive bunch, and it's alliterative, EVERY order placed in September will go out with a little surprise in it! You'll get an extra something jewellery-ish, plus perhaps something else (or elses) nice packed in with your expected items.

It's also an apology for me being so all over the place at the start of September that I'll have to change my processing and shipping times. Come and be nosy on my instagram, twitter and Facebook, as you might see me mucking around Hereford and in gorgeous costume at a live role play event.

In short, in September you can still order, but it might be delayed, but it will have something extra in it!

Get Ready for Change!

10/8/2018

If you’ve seen me shouting on social media about a change coming up, well, today I explain all!

Perfidious Jewellery has been rolling along for some time now, and over the past eight months or so I’ve realised a few things, given other things a good hard looking at, and I’ve even voluntarily done some maths (ugh).

I want to not only continue enjoying my adventures in making, but also make sure that going forward it’s valid as a business.

Going Alternative! Help me with an Instagram takeover!

3/8/2018

I'm being trusted to take over another Instagram account, excuse me while I cackle and go mad with power!

If you're a fan of the nerdy or unusual, and also of small creative businesses, you need to follow @AltEtsy on Instagram to get a fix of Etsy’s best alternative finds. Thanks to AltEtsy I've found some great makers after their work has popped up in my feed!

Never too early to plan the perfect wedding extra!

21/6/2018

Way back in February I had a request for a wedding due in OCTOBER!
Does that seem too far out? Well, if you can, planning ahead helps, and this tale helps show that.

I get a lot of requests for skull pins as wedding accessories for gents, as they are a perfect alternative (or addition) to the usual cufflinks, and a great way to add a little personality to the men's outfits (usually the ladies get all of the accessory options!)

This canny couple were planning in advance to not only spread the cost, but so they could also get spot on what they wanted. They were smart enough to know that even once you have found your dream wedding jewellery, gifts, decor etc, it can take a good maker time to discuss your personal tweaks and get it just right for you.

So how did we get on?

Your unwanted pen is someone else's education

13/4/2018

Want to do a good deed and get rid of some clutter?

I recently had a tidy of my studio, which, doesn’t look noticeably tidier, but trust me, it’s better organised and I got rid of a fair bit of stuff from the cupboards and boxes.

One of the things which left me perplexed was the number of unnecessary biros and pencils I’d accumulated, which I wasn’t sure of the best way to usefully dispose of. I’d already bagged up some canvases and other creative gubbins for a local charity shop happy to take creative supplies off me, but doubted they’d have much call for some quarter used pencils!

Get a cheeky Spring something from World of Etsy

26/3/2018

Have you encountered the phrase "World of Etsy" across social media at the moment?

Lots of Etsy sellers are having a sale right now, until (mostly) the end of March, all under that World of Etsy banner - celebrating the many and varied things you can find on Etsy.

It seemed like a good time to Spring Clean some of my designs, and also offer some really colourful ones as a splash of colour into what's been a pretty grey year so far.

So from me you can grab 15% off a range of items, and you'll find plenty of fantastic offers from other sellers too! Pick up an Easter gift for a none-choccy mate, get a birthday present sorted, or just treat yourself.

Last dates for Christmas Delivery

24/11/2017

Planning to give something from Perfidious Jewellery as a Christmas gift? I can send to you, or even direct to your recipient, but make sure you place your order with me in time to be sure of Christmas delivery!

Orders placed after these dates might still arrive for Christmas, but they can’t be guaranteed!

These dates take into account my processing your order, my getting your order to the Post Office and Royal Mail and your local post service getting your order to you.

Once an order is out of my hands and in the post, it may get delayed, so although I make every effort, I can't 100% promise your goodies will be in time - bad weather and lost post can happen in the run up to Christmas!

My one-stop Etsy Listing how-to post

2/11/2017

You're opening an etsy store! Whoop whoop! Exciting as it is, there’s a lot of groundwork, much of which can feel a bit boring. I know, I do it grudgingly. That groundwork is essential though, as it helps you create a professional looking store which more people will find, and then want to buy from.

This is my distillation of what I've learnt and found useful. It's a bit whistle stop, so do go and look up better posts elsewhere about more details for photography for example. For now, grab a brew and get reading!

Not actually started your shop yet? Before you get stuck in, use the link to the right so you can start risk free, with 40 free listings.

40 Free Etsy listings

Not sure how to create a great Etsy listing? This is my distillation of what I've learnt and found useful. It's a bit whistle stop, so do go and look up better posts elsewhere about more details for photography for example. For now, grab a brew and get reading!

Before you upload a listing, get shop basics done!

You have a logo and a name, job’s a guddun right? Well, it really does help to complete your about and policies, and perhaps a couple of FAQ’s. Etsy helps you through this quite a bit, but if you’re struggling, have a look at another couple of relevant Etsy sellers you admire, and see the sort of things they have said.

Right, let's get ready for listing prep!