Blogging and birthstones.

I was so excited to be in print this week. And I mean really excited. As in, having to stop myself showing the cashier at WHSmiths.

I was interviewed by Make and Sell Jewellery, about blogging for their March issue (available now from all good magazine shops). It's definitely worth a read for all bloggers, not just for my bit obviously; there were lots of top tips for jewellery designers or other small businesses. So a big hello to anyone who's popped along to this blog after reading their feature. Do say hello back in the comments.

Meanwhile, once I stopped beaming about my 5 minutes of fame (hopefully another 10 minutes to come someday) I got to work on more stacking birthstone rings... lots of new cabochons arrived ready for setting..

pearl, peridot, garnet, and sky blue topaz stones for setting

and here are some of the finished rings...

ready for photographing and popping onto the website. Hopefully next week!

Ring ring

One of the joys of being able to make jewellery is that I can make finally wear pretty rings that fit on my big fat sausage fingers.

I made myself a lovely moonstone and silver ring last week.

And R asked me to make him a ring too. Imagine my dismay when I realised he is exactly the same ring size as me....sigh. I'm a R (and a half). I wonder what the average is? What's your ring size do you know?