Well I have become the weather expert everytime I have a show outside.

Fortunately the last Boffy Art Fair was held in Bewdley and it was lovely.

At the end of this week, on Friday, the Three Counties Show in Malvern starts. The forecast is meant to be 21 degrees with sunny spells. I have got all my fingers crossed for a lovely summer weekend. I also need to top my suntan up!

Come and say hi if you are around.

Well off now to design some more fab turquoise semi-precious stone necklaces to take along to the show.

Bye for now xxx

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated my blog.

I have been kept really busy running around two young children and the specialists that I have to see about them.

The good news is that I have also been really busy designing new jewellery and also painting my artwork for my art exhibition at Tiger Art Gallery in Malvern.

The art exhibition will be running from 25 June and will include my pen and ink drawings, abstract art and of course, my jewellery.

I have also got some fantastic pictures from my fashion shoots which will be shown at the exhibition. Alex Miller, the photographer, is so talented along with Iain Burton-Legge who was the makeup artist. Later on today as I am not a tech expert my husband will get them set up for all of you to see. They are FAB!!!!

Also it is that time of year when the Spring Garden Show at Malvern comes along. I love it as there is a real vibe with the Boffy Arts Market and we will again be next to the Designer Gardens. I will be there from Saturady 8th and Sunday 9th May.

Well off now to see where my two kids have got to. Lots of easter eggs have been consumed.

Alison xxx

Thought I should let you know that there is a very happy lady called Madalaine in Berkshire who at this moment has a Swarovski crystal necklace on its way to her.

I have had another look at the weather forecast for Malvern tomorrow. When I am setting up for Boffy Art Fairs it is going to be minus 3 degrees. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. So 4 pairs of socks – check; fleecy trousers – check; skirt (my warmest one – check; 4 tops – check; a vibrant jade fleece – check and what do you get? Mitchelin Man – hee hee hee. At least I will be warm???? Minus 3 degrees.

Joking aside it is one of the best shows of the year as it is Christmas. Hope to see you there. Now I am off to go and hunt down all my gloves. I wonder how many pairs I can put on my hands? Could be going for the world record.

I have just taken a quick 10 minute break to update my blog.

On Saturday will be the last Saturday before Christmas day and my last event of the year. I will be in the Priory grounds in Malvern with Boffy Art Fairs.

Brrrrrrrrr its going to be cold and snow is forecast but at least it will feel like Christmas. Of all the shows with Boffy Art Fairs this is one of my favourites as it does make you feel like it is Christmas. There is always a good feel to the Christmas Arts Market with lots of bantering between the stall holders and the customers.

I have got some even more exciting news as well. I decided to show my artwork to Tiger Arts Gallery in Malvern. Yes….. in my spare time……. what’s that? I paint and draw with pen and ink drawings and modern abstract art canvasses. They loved my work so much that I will actually be having an exhibition of my artwork in the new year some time around Spring. So there was me thinking of having a quiet break in January and now I will be painting and drawing. I am really excited about it and a bit nervous. Never done anything like this before but hey going to give it my best.

Well back to designing more jewellery and if you fancy finnishing off your last minute shopping or in some men’s cases…… starting their Christmas shopping (hee hee hee) come and see me in Malvern on the last shopping Saturday before Christmas.

This time of the year is so busy but I love it. I was in Malvern on Saturday with Boffy Arts and it was great fun. Next time we are in Malvern will be Saturday 19 December. The last Saturday before Xmas….. yikes!

Last week I also had a new range of chokers used in a fashion shoot for a gothic vampire theme. I cannot wait to see the photos from Alex from Studio3Photography and how the model looks with the makeup being done by Iain Burton-Legge.

Iain is a highly experienced make-up artist designer and has worked in the industry for over twenty years. He is based in LONDON and the MIDLANDS and has done work with photographer Peter Ashworth and fashion design company Velvet Ink Design. Since then he has worked with some of the most prestigious names in the business, Chanel, Dior and Revlon and has directed on fashion shoots in the UK and the Continent.

As you can tell I CANNOT wait to see the photos and will post them on my blog as soon as I have them.

Also today I have visited Tiger Arts Gallery in Malvern and I am really really excited as my jewellery will be exhibited this Saturday. Tiger Arts Gallery displays modern art, not necessarily abstract but definitely from the 21st century. The gallery is dedicated to local artists and I am pleased to be able to join them with a wide range of work by some excellent artists. If you are in Malvern please go and see them at 271c Worcester Road or visit their website www.tigerarts.co.uk. You will not be disappointed.

Well I am off again now to design bracelets as they seem to be really popular this year.

Alison xxx

What a busy weekend I have had. The Worcester Victorian Fayre started on Thursday at 4 in the afternoon and it was really festive with carol singing, people drinking mulled wine and eating hot chestnuts. My team and I were also kept busy with all the customers buying my range of jewellery with my bookmarks again being a popular choice of present.

Next Saturday I am going to be in Malvern High Street with the Boffy Art Fair and will be kept busy all this week designing a new range of Swarovski Crystal necklaces and rings as they also went down a storm at the Worcester Victorian Fayre.

Well bye for now as I need to crack on with the designing and if you are out and about next Saturday in Malvern come and say hello.

I am so sorry it has been a long time since my last blog.

I have had a really hectic summer trying to fit in 2 young active children and art events around the Worcestershire area.

Where do I start?

Well again Steve Boffy Art fairs have been at their best and I have enjoyed being in Worcester city centre in the summertime and also Kidderminster and Malvern. On the 26 September I will be at the Autumn Garden Show in Malvern and I have been busy designing leaf enspired jewellery.

As well as that I have had a number of magazines contact me to feature my jewellery in. To name but a few there has been Vogue OMG…………….. and Tatler. I am really excited about this but need to look at financing this for next year.

Locally it has also been a successful summer with Fusion having a fun time selling my jewellery and with me keeping up with the demand.

and last but not least……………… I am going to be in to Cutting Edge in Raindear Court, Worcester as from 3 October. I am really excited about this and will be designing a really special range of semi-precious stone jewellery that will have the details of the stones and their meanings along side the jewellery.

and to keep all you guys happy here is a picture of my latest designer jewellery using Keishi Freshwater Pearls.

Well I have had a really busy week again.

I have made a necklace to die for!!! It is perfect for your holidays. Go and have a look at www.oneofakind.org.uk and look up Swarvoski Shell Pendant with fresh water pearls under the Swarovski Necklace Set section.

I posted this blog earlier and I have had a problem with putting the picture on my blog and my tech guy is away at the moment so you will have to visit the website – sorry……………………

Bascially it is a fantastic Swarovski crystal shell pendant which has been surrounded by fresh water pearls and more Swarovski crystal. The chain used is made up of 49 strands of sterling silver which have been woven together and coated in nylon to give suppleness and strength which has then been finished off with sterling silver findings. It is really worth your while going to have a look at this necklace.

I adore this necklace and you are all luckly I have not decided to keep it for myself!

Earlier on this week I visited Fusion – they keep on selling loads of One of a Kind jewellery – Well done Abi!!!

I also visited Emerald Grove in Malvern. It is just a delight to go into this shop as it is such an Alladin’s cave full of handmade crafts and local arts. The pictures are a real treat to look at in this shop and are reasonably priced as well. If you are visiting Malvern make sure this is a shop to visit as you will not be dissappointed.

Well off now to paint a canvas – yes you read right. I also do art and have been asked to do a huge canvas by my friend Ailsa. Hope she likes it when I have finished it.

I have just had the most fantastic weekend at the RHS Spring Garden Show in Malvern!

I was right next to the exhibitors gardens. Before going to the show I saw the gardens on Gardeners World and thought they looked fantastic, however when you are actually there, they look even better. The colours of the flowers and the textures all mixed together were out of this world.

Also for once the weather was not too bad either. It was a bit windy on Saturday and my business cards made nice confetti floating in the wind but on Sunday the skies were blue and the wind for once had gone to sleep. I couldn’t do the Thursday and the Friday due to having children commitments but talking to the other artists Friday was extremely windy and fun was had by all keeping their wares on the tables!

I must say a big thank you to Steve Boffy who runs Boffy Art Fairs. You can always rely on him. You turn up to whatever fair he is organising and you know you are going to be looked after and that your table is ready to set up with the jewellery. It was also great to have a Pims on Saturday night and get a chance to meet the rest of the team. Thanks Steve.

Right now back to the jewellery. I love meeting everyone and gauge what people think of my jewellery. It was also great to meet people who bought my jewellery last year at the show and had come back to buy more. I must be doing something right!!!

I was rushed off my feet all day on Saturday and went home a very tired but happy person as my sales had reached the best ever for a day out with Boffy Art Fairs. Sunday was also fantastic as well and I also managed to get a bit of a suntan.

Well I cannot relax just yet as my next event is going to be a jewellery night at Cliff hotel in Ludlow. I need to ring up and find out if I have to do a speech on the night. Yikes – not done a speech yet at an event but all of you that know me know that I can talk the hind leg of a donkey so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

Well I better go and sort out my stock and make loads more now as so many of you at the Malvern Show went home with some of my jewellery.

Bye for now.

This is just a very quick note to say that over the last 3 days I have been with Steve Boffy Art Fairs in Malvern and Bewdley and my rings have had a very positive response. Once I have finished this note I am straight back to my studio to design and create some more rings. They will also be appearing more in my website shop.

Also a huge congratulations and all the best with your new shop Julie and Anne at Emerald Grove. The shop opened on Saturday and has already been a huge success. There is a mixture of designer glassware, jewellery to dinky little booties for your babies that have all been handmade. If you are in Malvern you must just go and see Julie and Anne who will give you a really warm welcome.