Making me hungry...

I keep doing designs that look edible! Glass does have that boiled-sweet quality about it but this particular design - Sugar Cinnamon - reminds me of those sweet spicy biscuits with large sugar granules sprinkled on. This new design is one of many for the Designer Art & Craft Show I am doing on the 21st July at Sudeley Castle.




I had a quick look on the Sudeley website to see if the show was advertised on there and had a nice surprise - they have used my Bandits! cufflinks image to promote the show! Look...

Eventful morning!!!

What a crazy journey to work that was. Have been awake since about 4am listening to the torrential rain. Lots of schools in glos are closed due to flooding. Had to mount the kerb to pass a flooded stretch of the A40 with an abandoned Ka in the middle of a HUGE 'puddle' then passed a garage which I had to do a double take at. Half of the front of the building was missing! Perhaps it had been ram-raided? Flooded and crumbled? Driven into by accident? I dunno, but it was bizarre! Then, just outside work there was an accident on the road meaning I had to traverse car debris. I hope my tyres are alright. So, those were my 3 things. Hopefully that's an end to a very eventful journey into work! Of course, there's no flooding in Oxfordshire so probably no-one at work believes me :P

Cufflink crazy!!

As well as developing new styles, I've also been working on cufflinks. My handmade fused glass cufflinks have proved to be really popular which has taken me a little by surprise but it's great! I love making them and I've sourced some really smart boxes. This is Theseus boxed...

They look the bee's knees and I think they make great statements. As ever, the Bandits! design is my most popular - I think there are a lot of patriotic men around! I recently finished a commission for 10 matching pairs for a friend at work's ushers...

Here are some other designs I've also made...


Poseidon...

Red Baron...
You can see the full range of current designs on my Wearables for men page on my website, www.handmadeheaven.biz.

Back again!

Bah! Rubbish!! Been a bit quiet on here for a while but now I'm back. My head wasn't in the right place for a while and my mojo had suffered but I'm back on form now and back to work :)

Just started on a new smart, classy, uncomplicated range called "Simplicity". I've had this idea in my head for a while and now I've finally realised that idea I'm really pleased with the results. Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most successful. Here's the first of many - Chocolate & Turquoise Cream...

And at the other end of the scale, my new "Patchwork" series is also being developed. Tests were successful - Very Berry Patchwork & Seaweed Patchwork were the reults...

This led onto an unframed artwork panel which will be mounted on standoffs. This piece is expected to go into a high spec holiday cottage in Rutland called "Two Chapel Lane". My work will be in situ around the cottage as a working showcase for people to see and handle Handmade Heaven wares, with details of how to buy or commission. Hopefully this will increase my profile and lead on to good things :) The artwork uses copper and red dichroic as well as come lovely colours (tomato red being one of my faves). Here are a couple of photos of Rich Red Patchwork. It's 25 x 25cm (10 x 10")...


The website for Two Chapel lane is: http://www.twochapellane.co.uk/