Tribal Necklace

I think this necklace would be described as 'tribal'....?

This is yet another of the necklaces I listed on Etsy recently. It is in a slightly different vein to most of my work in that it is not based on a flower design - hurrah!

Don't get me wrong, I love the flower designs, which is why I make them, but it's nice to try something different now and again.....

Etsy Seller Spotlight - Digital Nails

This is the first of what I hope to be regular feature on this blog, in which I choose a fellow Etsy seller to promote. All that has to happen for me to like a sellers and convince me to consider promoting them on my blog is tat I have to like their products!

Today's Etsy spotlight is on Digital Nails run by Raphaelle.

Digital Nails has a mouth watering selection of glittery nail polish and nail polish in bold solid shades as well. Some of the glitter combinations I have never seen in regular shops, so next time I need nail polish (which won't be for a while as I have, like, 50 bottles already.... .

The main reason why I am promoting Digital Nails is because she names her polishes after fandoms, particularly Doctor Who, although there is some Harry Potter love (Harry <3's Ginny) and some Game of Thrones love (Red Wedding) among other fandoms. Some of my favourite names are Run You Clever Boy, Petrichor, I can Kill You With My Brain (From Firefly) and Wibbly Wobbly.

But this is the polish that made fall in love with the seller:

Named after the hypothetical love child of Amy Pond and Vincent Van Gogh (who has got to be Meryflowers's sponsor, as I use one of his pictures in my banner). I love Amy Pond and it's so cool that someone has named a nail varnish after her.... especially as she wears so much nail varnish herself.

So, if you need nail polish and you want something geeky and bit unusual, please visit Diginal Nails!

New Necklace On Etsy

I've just posted another new necklace to my Etsy page

here is the link: Flower Necklace on Etsy

I'm really quite proud of this one. It only took me a day to complete, which is quite impressive, given all the flowers that I had to create and then sew onto the chain.

Please have a look at my other items. I have uploaded quite a few new items recently, which I will probably blog about quite soon.....

I have just posted a listing for my first necklace on Etsy: 

I have made a number of necklaces recently, although this one is secretly one of my favourites....

There will be more posts to come with my new listings on, in the meantime, please drop by my Etsy shop and have a look! Thank you!

Checklist

So, list of big scary things to do in 2013:

Move into my own house - check 
Get married - check 
Decorate an entire house - check
Start a business - check 
Be in a play - check (twice in fact...) 
Get a pet - watch this space. I already have two cats but I'm hoping to get a dog at some point over the next year or so....

In other news, I ordered my very first set of business cards today :)

Welcome to Merryflowers

Welcome to Merryflowers, the new sister blog to the Etsy Shop of the same name. This blog is intended to be a place where I can show you my work in progress and new items, before they are posted in my Etsy shop. I will also be reviewing other Etsy sellers and their products, as well as hopefully getting to know a few more people in the blogging community as well as the Etsy community. I will make announcements relating to my Etsy shop here, and I will post on anything else that I think might be relevant, as well as a few things that aren't....

Floral Crochet Necklace For Sale - £8.50 inc postage

For more information, or to buy this item, please click here....

New Items At Merryflowers

Here are the latest 2 items to be uploaded to my Etsy shop:

First up, here is an Irish Rose Brooch made with multicoloured wool. I got the wool for this piece from a craft shop in my local village. I don't know where they get it from but it gorgeous. It comes in several different colour choices and the different colours blend into one another very well.

The next item I have is a choker necklace, made from another kind of multicoloured wool from the same shop.

The flower brooch is removable so you can pin it anywhere you like on the choker chain, and also wear it on scarves or hats (or anything really....)

For more information please have a look at these items and the other items in my Etsy shop.

How to contact:

Please feel free to contact me with any queries about commissions, and about my products that are detailed for sale here or on Etsy.

By email: merryjxx(at)yahoo.co.uk

Via Twitter: @merryflowersUK

I will do my very best to respond to any query within 48 hours.

Janine

About Merryflowers

I am a self taught crocheteer of jewellery and accessories, including necklaces, brooches, earrings, bookmarks and keyrings. All of my items are unique and are handmade using wool and crochet cotton. I do not use glue for any of my items, and all of my multi-piece items are sewn together by hand.

The story of how this blog and my online shop came about is that I have always wanted to have my own business, be my own boss and earn money using a skill all of my own. I've dabbled with a lot of things to try and start this off - writing poetry and stories, origami, painting, drawing, crocheting, reading tarot cards. My very first 'business' was my origami jewellery when I was about 14.... it failed because I couldn't really get away with colouring in my own paper with colouring pencils, and kind of because I wasn't very good at it.

I started crocheting about a year ago and found that I really enjoyed messing about with a hook and wool, although I had no interest in crocheting big things like cardigans and shawls. I don't have the attention span for it. So I started thinking, what if I could crochet tiny things instead? I started looking at patterns for small spirals and flowers and bows and other small crochetable objects (is that a new word - crochetable?) that I could then turn into brooches and necklaces. 

I have since learnt how to create amigurumi (small 3D animals and objects), which has opened up a whole new niche for me as I can now create little keyrings and crochet ornaments. I am constantly improving my crocheting skills and learning new things that I can use in my own unique designs. 


For more information on any of the items in my shop and for queries on commissions, please email me on merryjxx [!at] yahoo.co.uk