Day of the Dead colourful skull jewellery - flashbacks from the Shh archives!
day of the dead editorial fashion photoshoot

Here’s a little trip down memory lane for this Halloween season. Here we have photos from the very first photo shoot that I collaborated with stylist Sopheak Seng for. And I can remember now how absolutely thrilled I was to be involved!

Sopheak styled this Day of the Dead fashion editorial for a New Zealand magazine, and when I popped in to take a peek behind the scenes I just COULD NOT BELIEVE how detailed and amazing the set was - there were flowers, candles, fruit, furniture and colourful props galore.

While I was there I saw hair and makeup artist Hil Cook creating the most AMAZING hair styles using wool and oh my goodness I felt like I was Ugly Betty sneaking a peek behind the fashion curtain. It was so flipping exciting.

At the time I used a lot of skull beads, spikes, charms and trinkets in my jewellery designs, and so the photoshoot was the dream collaboration. I loaned a selection of colourful necklaces and bracelets and couldn’t wait to see the final photographs.

Below you can see more photos from the shoot, and I’ve trawled RIGHT back into the depths of my computer and pulled out some pix of the skull jewellery I used to make, too.

Ahhh, such fun times!

colourful skull jewellery day of the dead bracelet

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Bridal hen party jewellery workshop in Plymouth - Royal William Yard
bridal hen party workshop plymouth devon

I recently teamed up with haberdashery + workshop provider Make at 140 to teach a hen party workshop in Plymouth!

The bridal party wanted to make freshwater pearl and crystal bridal hair combs that they would wear on the big day. How exciting!

Well, I had never made a hair comb before, let alone taught somebody to make one! But when Lizzy from Make at 140 asked if I would be interested in teaching the workshop I was sure I could teach myself in time!

I started by Googling images of wedding hair accessories so that I could check what type of hair comb the bride would like, and then used YouTube to teach myself wire beading techniques. LOL. Honestly, I don’t use YouTube enough - there are so many useful tutorials on there, I’d recommend looking up WHATEVER you’re trying to learn and see what you can find next time!

On the day of the workshop we had a beautiful large workshop space at Ocean Studios in Royal William Yard, Plymouth. Lizzy had organised tea, coffee and fresh pastries for the group - and it was my lucky day because I got to snaffle the spare pastry! :p

The hen party all made a variation of the same style of hair comb, using a combination of grey and white freshwater pearls, glass crystals and silver wire.

You can see photos from the workshop below, including their finished bespoke wedding hair accessories! I think they did an amazing job!

You can find out more about Shh by Sadie workshops here and more about Make at 140 here.

Sadie xx


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White pearl, shell and stone earrings - custom order
bespoke pearl drop earrings handmade in devon

I’m back with another custom order today! :-)

This pair of bespoke pearl earrings are headed to a customer in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand. Having lived in Wellington for almost eight years New Zealand holds a special place in my heart and I’m always thrilled to send Shh jewels ‘down under’!

My customer has a favourite pearl bracelet and wanted a pair of coordinating pearl drop earrings. She sent me a photo of her bracelet and luckily I have two billion beads, and so managed to create a pair of custom-made earrings that matched pretty well!

I used two large pearls, shell chips, and white stones, with silver plated earring hoops.

Whaddya think?

Hopefully they’ll arrive in time for the start of New Zealand springtime and will get lots of use over the sunnier months!

Sadie xx


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Tea and Bun Plymouth - delish vegetarian food review!
Tea and Bun Asian restaurant cornwall street plymouth

Last week I visited Tea and Bun in Plymouth for the first time.

I remember first hearing about the Asian restaurant on Cornwall Street, near Plymouth Market last year - I am not sure whether it had just launched, or people I knew had just starting talking about it…and it took me over a year to get my bottom perched on their stools and tasting their amazing food!

Tea and Bun is a small, cosy little Asian restaurant and it was just bustling with people eating in and ordering food to take away. It was Saturday lunchtime and it was so busy that I thought we were going to have to give up and go elsewhere - but just as we stepped outside we noticed somebody in the window putting their coat on so dashed back inside again. Yay, Tea and Bun was back on!

I ordered jasmine tea, mushroom and tofu ramen and fried mushroom gyoza. Chris had a selection of meaty small dishes! The food was amazing, and I already want to go back and order more gyoza.

I shared a couple of pics on my Instagram and from the reactions, I’m not the only person who loves their food! :D

It’s great to see a small, independent business in the centre of Plymouth doing so well. Small businesses often put their heart and soul into their, erm, businesses (being one myself, and being friends with so many others, I can tell you this first-hand!). And so to see Tea and Bun so busy it was exciting. I am thrilled for them and will be back eating gyoza as soon as I can get there!

Find Tea and Bun on Facebook here.
Tea and Bun, 135 Cornwall Street, Plymouth


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Ocean Artists Designers Makers Winter 2019 - things to do in Plymouth, Devon
Ocean artists and designers market plymouth devon

Saturday 2nd November & Sunday 3rd November, 10am – 4pm
Ocean Studios, The Factory Cooperage, Royal William Yard, Plymouth, PL1 3RP.

Come browse and shop handmade jewels from Shh by Sadie at the next Ocean Markets!

Whether you are looking for a special gift or just browsing, what better way to kick off the festive season than a trip to Ocean Artists Designers Makers Winter Market.

With over 50 stalls offering a wide range of beautiful hand-made craft, accessible original art and inspiring design why not drop by, browse our amazing local makers, artists & designers, enjoy lunch in the Column Bakehouse Cafe and come meet us!

Sadie will also be teaching a bead necklace workshop at the event - see below or click here for tickets.

Find out more about the artists, designers and makers involved at the event website here.


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