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Crocheted Suffragette Jewellery

I have created a couple of items of wire and bead crocheted jewellery in the Suffragette colours of White, Purple and Green

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Making Playing Card Earrings

You know those small packs of playing cards you get in Christmas crackers, the ones that are too small to play with.... These..... Let me...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Freshwater pearl necklace and bracelet featured in styled photo shoot

As I mentioned in my previous blog I was privileged to have been invited to provide some of my handmade bridal jewellery and tiaras for a...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Knitted bead and wire jewellery making workshop

Yesterday I held a knitted wire and bead jewellery making workshop in Gnosall, Staffordshire Knitting with wire isn't difficult but it...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Clasps used for bead bracelet and necklace restringing

A brief review of bracelet and necklace restringing clasps used by Angela Smith Jewellery. I am often asked what clasps I use when...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

My January round up - bead jewellery news events

30 years of making bead jewellery January marks a milestone anniversary for Angela Smith Jewellery Angela Smith Jewellery is thirty years...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Knitted wire and bead jewellery workshop

Are you a knitter? Have you ever thought about knitting jewellery with wire but not had any idea about where to start? What type of...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Cobwebs and crochet for Halloween

Last weekend I attended a craft and Makers Market in Newport, Shropshire. The theme for the day was Halloween, which is not something I...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

How to make plastic bag earrings

It isn't a secret! Most people realise that plastic melts. Did you also know that if two pieces of plastic melt together they will fuse...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

The Joy of Jigsaws

I would hazard a guess and say that almost everyone has enjoyed completing a jigsaw at some time. I still remember with fondness some of...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Bubble-wrap earrings with Pressed Flowers

A couple of weeks ago I made the decision to act on yet another idea that had been forming in my head for a month or so. I have two...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Using charm beads for earrings

This weekend I made an attempt to clear some of my work room, this involved reorganising my boxes of beads to make room for other beads...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Playing around with paper clips

It has been a while since I visited my hoard of paper clips - today I couldn't resist! I seem to accumulated them over the years, in...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

A new take on an old design

Today saw me revisit one of my old designs and adapt it. When I say old, I mean over ten years old - it is one I used to knit fairly...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Learning a new skill - Jewellery Making with Angela Smith Jewellery

Gnosall, Staffordshire. Yesterday afternoon I held my first Jewellery Making Workshop of 2023! Setting up, I realised just how many beads...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

A Fresh Green Look For Spring

This week I added a couple of new freshwater pearl necklaces to my website. Both necklaces feature stunning olive green freshwater pearls...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Discount Code Now Available

Are you planning a holiday, or a wedding this year? Do you have a special event that you are hoping to attend in the next month or so?...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Following My Nose!

One day I got my crochet hook and crocheted some random shapes with silver plate wire. Including this..... What do you see? What could...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

When one will do!

Do you wear odd earrings? Do you just have one ear piercing or an odd number of piercings? I do A year after I first had my ears pierced...

angela smith bespoke handmade jewellery

Adding colour to your wrists

I have finally added a small selection of my sari silk ribbon and textile mixed media stacking bracelets to my shop. They have sold well...