Bust Craftacular!

Bbel will be at the Bust Craftacular on 12th December - come and say hi!  The last two have been so much fun, this one will be bigger than ever - really looking forward to it!

Heartbreaker

New designs I have just been working on....coming soon to the Bbel shop,

The Heartbreaker Necklace

This is a lariat style necklace, there is no clasp and the arrow simply pierces the heart and hangs low on the chest.

Lightening Earrings

I will hopefully get this uploaded to the shop tomorrow!

Wishlist

Is it too early for my christmas wish list? I think not - too many nice things out there, I need to start making a note!

First on the list, a new winter coat...or cape since I spotted this one from yystudio

All their clothes are custom made to order - love this one too...

Second on the list is a beautiful hat and one of these from Terry Graziano would definitely do

All hats are handcrafted and made with eco friendly mill-end surplus fabrics, visit her shop here

Thirdly, and perhaps these should be number one since am in dire need of some winter boots - especically ones made from recycled plastic bags.

Botas Dacca by Camila Labra, see her blog here.

Alpine Food and Ice Skating!

Only one week to go until the Bbel alpine chalet is open and ready for business! This year, Bbel will be at the Christmas Market held in the inner close at Winchester Cathedral for ten days from 27 November to 6 December.

Come along and check out chalet 46 'British Designers' - I will be sharing the chalet with the fabulous Kylie Malcolm and Tribe Designs so there will be lots of beautiful handmade clothes, bags, jewellery and homewares -I'll post some photos up next week when we're up and running!  There will be 90 chalets, lots of food and an ice skating rink! Open Sun - Wed 10 - 6 and Thurs - Sat 10 - 8.

     

                       

And whilst you're shopping you can sip on mulled wine and sample the Alpine menu that Winchester favourite The Vine pub will be offering.  I'm thinking it will definitely be necessary to eat quite a lot and stay warm with spiced wine and cider throughout the ten days - it's the only way to keep out the cold.

We're all booked in for a skating session on the last day - I'm hoping I'll look as upright as these people, although I think there is someone on the left of the shot that may have crashed.

                                  

Please come along and say hi!

 

Woodland Wonders

One of the latest designs in the Bbel collection, the fox stole, brings a bit of animal friendly glamour to the other forest and woodland inspired necklaces. This one has been hand cut in sterling silver and hung on a 1 metre long sterling silver chain - currently the most popular piece in the shop!



More woodland inspired prettiness - these feather hairclips are now available in the Bbel shop - choose from black, white, silver mirror, red mirror and purple mirror!




So, here are some other woodland inspired designs that caught my eye on etsy. This purse is hand stitched by emedemarta - catch other designs in her shop.




I also love these solid silver designs from Anomaly Jewelry





....and this clutch bag from Tsurubride - what outfit is complete without a metallic navy squirrel clutch? And for veggies, she will do a custom order in pleather - perfect!





Couldn't resist the silver fox either - would go so well with the stole!


Just caught one of my necklaces in the Etsy Gift Guide: Woodland and Feathers - it's the double feather acrylic - strung on two sterling silver chains.....

First Day!

First day, first post! Bbel blog is now up and running - here you'll find updates on new designs, offers, events and lots of info on great designers, artists and jewellers.

Since I started Bbel jewellery and visiting indie craft and design fairs, I have been amazed at all the talent there is out there.

I meet so many interesting people when I'm out and about at craft fairs and festivals and always marvel at their designs and talent. I'll be showcasing groups of designers each week - first up: Gemma Correll

You are my favourite


I met Gemma at the very first Bust Magazine Craftacular and since then have been in love with her illustrations.

The Unusual Child


I also love the collaborative postcard books. This is one of Gemma's illustrations in the book 'Misfits'

You can see Gemma's website or visit her blog here.