Open for business!

It's all been a bit quiet on the blogging front of late, but for a very good reason... I have been a busy bee working hard to get my etsy shop up and running, and guess what?! I've finally gone and done it!!!

This is a MASSIVE achievement for me because I am very much a "I'll do it tomorrow" type person, but I've enjoyed awakening my creative spirit and actually doing something in my free time besides watching tv or wasting too much time on the internet.

So here is how my shop is looking at the moment.

I've only loaded 8 items so far but I think 8 looks quite nice on the layout. It's taken me near enough all weekend to do this so fingers crossed I will actually make some sales.

If you fancy a browse (or even better - want to spend some money) then check out my quirky, eclectic and colourful jewellery here!

A shiny new blog!

I'm not normally one for making New Years Resolutions, but this year I actually did. My resolution for 2014 was to open my own Etsy shop by the end of the year.

Last year, I enrolled myself into an evening class making jewellery, which although was quite full-on (far too much heavy duty and expensive equipment involved) it inspired me to try other jewellery making techniques. And so I did. I like to think that I specialise in the cute, colourful and quirky - life is too short to wear boring jewellery!

But, I'm not quite there yet. It's a slow process as I keep finding that I'm missing something crucial or that the only thing I can find that meets my criteria takes 4 weeks to ship from the USA or whatever. So The Bubblegum Palace boutique has not yet been declared open for business. Of course, I could be off making something sparkly and fabulous right now, but instead I've decided to perfect my excellent time-wasting skills and make a contribution to the blogosphere. Chances are this will just end up as digital clutter but I guess you don't know until you try, right?