Come and join me at Craft Festival this weekend at Bovey Tracey! I'll be there all weekend alongside dozens of other makers, creators, artists and artisans.
There are workshops, demonstrations, food stalls and musicians...just keep your fingers crossed for decent weather!
I've spent the last five weeks beading, beading and beading having lost a couple of months of productivity after being ill at the beginning of the year. There have been a lot of late nights but I am happy with what I've managed to put together in time to show at the festival :-)
Craft Festival runs from Friday 6th - Sunday 8th June, 10-5pm. You can find me in marquee B, stand 10.
Hope to see you there!
Sending love,
Sadie xxx
I can’t help it, but I say it every time. I’m obsessed with these shells 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I collect both antique trochus shell necklaces and antique Tasmanian maireener shell necklaces myself. AndI am so very tempted to keep this necklace because I have never seen a trochus shell necklace in this style and can’t find anything at all like it online! Wooden bamboo style beads, glass crystals and the shimmeriest of shells. If she hasn’t sold by the time I’m going on holiday, she’s mine.
I bought this beautiful antique bracelet at the Malvern Flea market in January. It had several vintage and antique coins attached to it and my husband spotted it for me because he knows I like chunky bracelets!
When I got it home and began to clean it, I noticed that near the clasp there was an engraving, which on closer inspection was the date 27th Nov 1847 in old script style lettering.
I was very excited to spot this engraving and to discover that the chain was approximately 178 years old. I decided that as much as I loved the coin charm bracelet, this chain was too special to be hidden by coins, and so I bought ANOTHER old silver bracelet and have attached them to that, instead.
I left one soldered coin on the 1847 bracelet, it was near the clasp and I thought a Victorian bracelet deserved one small Victorian coin. It is a sterling silver 1888 four pence featuring Queen Victoria.
This special 1847 antique sterling silver belcher chain bracelet is now listed on my Etsy and looking for a new guardian.
Sadie xx
This is a beautiful slinky vintage silver chain and faux pearl belt, circa 1950 - 1960s.
When I bought the belt a large section of the pearls had come off, and the chain had been attached together to make it into a necklace. I re-sewed the pearls and reinforced the stitching on the remainder of the belt. I attached a new, vintage style, clasp and using the original chain I returned the belt to its original style. I added a vintage pearl at the end of the chain to finish it :-)
I am passionate about repairing broken jewellery so that it can be worn and loved once again. This vintage chain belt or belly chain would look great with jeans or a dress.
I’m thrilled to have been selected as one of the exhibitors for Make Southwest’s Christmas exhibition - Under the Tree 2024: Contemporary craft for Christmas.
You can find a curated selection of my signature beaded pieces alongside my best-selling shimmering moon and star pearl jewellery.
The exhibition runs from 16 Nov 2024 - 11 Jan 2025 at the below address.
Make Southwest, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF