Folksy Friday - Mmmmmmmmm Chocolate

I'm going through a chocolate craving whilst writing this....can you tell? Hopefully with these goodies I won't end up the size of a house.....

...ooooh and as usual, click on the pics to go through to the shop. Enjoy!






Yummy!

Wednesday Moodboard

A little blog moodboard based on my light and dark earrings. Light, sparkly crystals with deeply oxidised handforged sterling silver wires.

Light and Dark handmade earrings

All the pictures are found on Pinterest - click on the pic to go through to the pin, or relevant site.

Photography course

With photography being such a big issue when you're selling things online I thought it was about time I went on a course to learn a bit more about what I'm doing.

No one is going to buy some earrings that they can't see clearly, or that are blurred or under exposed. These photos are my only chance to show my customers the colour, texture, and beauty of the item. And luckily my friend Liz had signed up to Groupon and found a brilliant cheap deal; so that is how I spent my Saturday morning.

I had already figured out how to change the white balance, and I know a teeny bit about depth of field. But this course was brilliant. Yes, of course I've read the manuals, but it makes such a difference to have someone to explain it all, show examples, and importantly explain how the different aspects work together.

I had a few eureka moments in there. Hopefully I will remember some of it, and maybe it will start showing through in my photos, but we'll have to wait and see (and I'll let you be the judge of that)! And even if my shop pictures aren't any better - maybe it'll take me less time (and 50 less pictures) to get to those particular snaps!

So, what part of photography do you just not get?

Folksy Friday - An apple a day....

...to be honest, we have inherited 3 apple trees in our new garden, so we're probably on more than just one apple a day at the moment. But I love eating fruit and veg from the garden, and can't seem to get enough - so I thought I'd share some Folksy appley goodness with all of you...

Go on, click through to the shops - they're good for you!

(You know the drill, click on the pic to go through to the shop, or hover to see who made what)


1 - Lilysweets handmade treats 2 - Hoot ceramics 3 - Dollydoo 4 - Stevie B 5 - Hand over your fairy cakes 6 - Woolly Duck