Roses and skulls, entwined together in nature - A reminder to live and love well, for death greets us all!

Add a little gothic romance to your look with this memento mori jewellery . Beautiful and detailed enough as a delicate touch for special occasions, yet subtle enough for everyday wear. Available as sets, or the necklace and earrings separately, and a choice of 31 accent colours.

Spending five months sewing something which could have been done in a week may sound like a bit of a craft fail, but over 2018 I discovered the joy of taking my time over a creative project.

It's the end of the year, so pretty much anyone with instagram is sharing their best nine of 2018 - that's their nine images with the most likes. So these aren't really their best things, just their popular things. Yay for social media popularity...?

If you want to order something in time for Christmas, make sure you're aware of my recommended dates!

Read on for the ideas in full!
(and to find out what makers I've snook into this picture)

I know it's November, but December will soon be here, and supporting independent traders means a little extra planning goes a long way - I don't have access to a huge team of elves and a distribution center!

Orders placed after these dates might still arrive for Christmas... but it's always better to be safe than sorry!

Dates are based on my order times, plus Royal Mail's recommended latest posting dates for First Class and International Standard - I can post using faster services on request, for an additional postage fee, please just ask.
 
International orders are always potentially subject to delays due to customs in the country of delivery, although I provide all the details I can in your package to speed up this process. Of course, there can also be delays out of my control and the postal services,  with bad weather or strike action.

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.

 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.