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Scrap Pot Challenge – recycled silver jewellery

Last week I set myself a recycling challenge – to make a new piece of handmade silver jewellery using only silver from my scrap pot.
Hmmm, how to turn this lot into something nice to wear……

After a good old rummage, I found a few pieces of silver that looked promising and decided to texture them with a spring theme of tiny flowers.

To those of you who know me , it’s no surprise that I chose to make rings – (I’m fairly obsessed with them), but instead of my trademark silver cocktail rings, I opted for the spring flowery theme instead.

4 silver rings later and I thought, perhaps it was time for some silver earrings….. again using the same tiny flower texture on them.

I enjoyed my recycling challenge so much, I think I will have to do it again – perhaps next time you guys can suggest a theme for me to work to…?

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Earring Giveaway Competition

Let’s face it, January can be a pretty miserable month, so how about a lovely treat to cheer you up….?

Here at Lucylou Designs I am a firm believer that something silver, gorgeous, shiny and FREE is a pretty brilliant way to cheer anyone up, which is why I am giving you the chance to win a pair of sterling silver handmade earrings, worth £20.

Simple and Elegant. Gorgeous. Beautiful and Simple.  These are all actual customer comments about these earrings.

They are made from 3 interlocking sterling silver loops, formed from 1.2mm round wire, in the style of a russian wedding ring.  These are then suspended from a smaller silver loop, on the end of a length of fine silver chain.

They are very light and comfortable to wear.  The drop measures approximately 5cm.  As with all my designs they are all handmade using traditional silversmithing techniques, and beautifully finished.

Light enough for everyday wear, glamorous enough for a special evening out….!

To enter the competition draw all you have to do is complete the following steps:

1. LIKE Lucylou Designs facebook page if you haven’t already  at

https://www.facebook.com/LucylouDesignsJewellery

2. SHARE the status about the competition on your facebook page (no cheating – I will be checking!)

3. COMMENT at the end of this blog to let me know why YOU should win the earrings.

The winner will be drawn at random from the entries who have complied with the 3 steps above, on 31.1.13,  and they will be notified by email.

What are you waiting for?  GOOD LUCK!

Competition Rules

Please note that this competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook.  You are providing your information to Lucylou Designs and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used for statistical analysis and to enable the awarding of prizes.
No purchase necessary.  The closing date for this competition will be midnight on 31.1.13.  The winner will be notified by email on 1.2.13.
The competition is open to all likers of Lucylou Designs who are UK residents .  Only one entry per person.   There is no cash alternative.  The winner’s name and county will be available by emailing the [email protected] with the subject line WINNER DETAILS.
Employees of Lucylou Designs, their agents and families are excluded from the competition together with any person connected to the competition.  Entry into the competition is deemed as acceptance of the rules.  The winner agrees to participate in any publicity in connection with the competition.
No correspondence will be entered into.  The judges’ decision is final.  The promoter is Lucylou Designs.

 

 

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Freepost Offer!

Lucylou Designs new website is not only all shiny and lovely, complete with its very own new car smell (okay that last bit may not be completely true) – but it is now LIVE!

Why not pop over to the site and have a browse through all the lovely silver jewellery ideas at www.lucyloudesigns.co.uk

Many thanks to the chaps at www.curlykale.net for all their sterling design efforts, drawings of unicorns, and for their extreme patience (especially with the refresh browser related advice!)

To celebrate the launch of the new website I am offering FREEPOST for all orders over £50, so this gives you a fantastic opportunity to do some armchair Christmas shopping, and have your postie do the legwork for you. You don’t even have to try parallel parking in a busy city centre (unless you particularly want to!)

All orders will be sent by 1st class recorded delivery, and many items are already in stock for super quick dispatch. My order book for Christmas is still open for the next couple of weeks, so there is still time if you are after any bespoke items.

Bespoke engraved cufflinks