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Weekend of exhibitions
Come along and discover my work in a weekend exhibition is Sardent. This weekend is the first to be held by the 'Artmano Assoication' where you will find the products of artisans in the region and talk to the artist's themselves to discover their 'savoir-faire'. I will be there all weekend with a selection of... Read moreChristmas fayre in Bourganeuf
For those in Departement 23 of France, the beautiful Creuse, you can find an event on Saturday 8th December in Bourganeuf. The Christmas fayre is now established in it's thirid year and is sure to get you into a Christmas mood, with a variety of stalls of hand made and commercial goods, an English food... Read more Ginkgo Necklace
New to the collection, but my dilemma was where to put this piece. It would fit nicely into Floriana as the necklace is a long beaded rope decorated with leaf shapes, in yellows, reds and old gold, inspired by the ginkgo tree, however the colours are vivid and lively and the necklace would also fit... Read more Liberte – a new collection of jewellery
Liberte is a new collection of contemporary jewellery by Helen Clarence Designs. Inspired by the concept of 'liberte', but what is Liberte? It's freedom to choose, it's individuality, it's confidence. The colours in this collection are bold and vivid, there are no soft pinks or blues or pastels shades. The patterns are geometric and the... Read more Premier May
Well, the sun may be shining but its freezing outside and its the 1st of May. That's a big holiday here in France, the start of good times to be had with summer just around the cornier and indeed the weather forecast is promising summery temperatures by the end of the week. 'Premier mai' is... Read more faux shibori bracelet
I was intrigued recently when trawling the internet looking at jewellery to find that one of the latest crazes in bead embroidery is incorporating shibori silk ribbon with the beads to create some wonderful jewellery. Now, bead embroidery, for some reason that escapes me, is not something that I have done a great deal –… Read more