allsorts

I've been busy recently working on my new 'Allsorts' collection. Made from a selection of gorgeous semi precious stones, hand wrapped in sterling silver wire... they go with practically everything! I've been wearing mine almost everyday and I'm so pleased with how they have turned out. If you like them, pop over to my Folky shop here and treat yourself or someone special!

dear mr. delivery man, please forgive me for my bad thoughts.

It's been six weeks.... yes you heard right, SIX WEEKS since my laptop went kaput. That's like nearly a whole year in cat weeks or something! I've missed my tether to the big wide world more than I'd like to admit.

Yesterday i missed the arrival of the much-anticipated laptop, as typically, they tried to deliver it while I was out. This morning I sat eating my breakfast, thinking bad bad things about the delivery man who sod's law dictated would visit me last on his delivery route. Suddenly I was interrupted by a knock at the door... it was here! Nice and early... thankfully, I was dressed!

I've managed to stop my hubby from drowning the shiny new laptop in drool for long enough to take a couple of pics.

Having my laptop back will make it so much simpler for me to sell my jewellery online. Have you ever tried evicting a hubby from THEIR computer? It's no easy feat let me tell you.

Coming soon to my Folksy shop will be my new 'Allsorts' range. A gorgeous mix of semi-precious stones, hand wrapped with sterling silver wire.

junk apparently

There is a fantastic junk shop I know that sells pretty much anything everything. Heaps and piles of stuff. Some of it has been there for years and will probably never be bought. Three rooms piled so high with chairs that you can only just set foot inside. A mountain of broken telephones. Pianos sat on top of each other. China stacked so high you dare not touch them for fear they will come tumbling down.

When they ran out of space for goods in the shop, they spilled out into the outbuildings. When the outbuildings became full, they started stacking things in the yard! Isle after isle of tables with boxes on top and underneath.

It was at the very back of the furthest outbuilding, under a table in a dusty corner, that I found these Staffordshire Pottery cups caked in dirt. So black you could barely see the pattern and gorgeous colours. One pound later, they were mine! I washed them with a huge smile on my face. I love junk shops.

from the mouths of babes

Picture the scene... in the bathroom, Daddy attempts to tame his hair, hands covered in gel...

Liv - "Oooo showergel"

Daddy - "No darling, it's hairgel. Do you like my hair?"

Liv - "Noooo because it's got showergel on it!"

walls galore

So much more satisfying than blank notepages, when I saw this online I just had to get one. A doodle book full of walls to graffiti to your hearts content. Genius. Talking to my Mum on the phone will never be the same again.

Images from http://www.wallsnotebook.com/ Here is what they have to say about this fab product...

Walls Notebook is a notebook / sketchbook with 80 "clean" New York City walls as your blank slate. Write, draw, paste, or doodle on these interesting and inspirational backdrops. You'll be one step closer to being the graffiti artist you've always wanted to be . . . minus the jail time.

Available from shops and online, I bought mine from play

one for the sis-in-law

Rach "Oooo Laura I like the ribbon you used on this gift tag... make me a necklace!"

Laura "Sure, what beads do you want?"

Rach "Errr... I don't mind, I just have to have this ribbon".

The result... this gorgeous hand knotted creation, super shiny black onyx 14mm rounds and khaki ribbon. She's a lucky girl.

a blog is born

Hi my name is Laura Beresford. I'm a jewellery designer from Yorkshire, England.

Find out more about me and my new company, livpretty ltd at http://www.livpretty.com/