mini project!

sssooo, i'm mega bored, what with school being over and whatnot so i've decided to make a mini tutorial!  it's about how to revamp a piece of old jewellery into something new and more wearable! for example,  i used to looove this old robot necklace but nowadays i don't really wear this type of necklace so i decided to chop and change it around and fashioned it into a super cute double chain charm bracelet!

you will need:

2 pairs of jewellery pliers

an old piece of jewellery you want to revamp

1. decide what you want to do with the item of jewellery you have. i would say the easiest is turning a necklace into a bracelet as you don't have to buy any extra chain then.

2.  if you are making a bracelet out of a necklace, wrap the chain around your wrist to find the length you need to reduce it to (if you are doing a double chain bracelet like me, measure twice).  when you are satisfied with the length just use the pliers to split the chain link and discard it.  you should then be left with a chain in a bracelet length.

3. next find the clasp and the piece of chain it attatches to to keep the jewellery on.  open this jumpring by the method shown below:

credit: Ornamentea

 then take it off it's existing chain and place it on the end of your new bracelet.

4.  if there are any charms you'd like to put on, again use the jumpring method and add them on at any point in the bracelet.  i had four charms and put them in all four corners of the bracelet. 

5. your updated jewellery is now complete! wear it with pride!

(ignore the pen on my hand!) 

sold out!

wow so many items are being sold! i have now sold out of all the items above (soar! vintage earrings, Heartbeat bracelet, a little birdie told me..bracelet) i am able to make more birdie bracelets and heartbeat bracelets but i'm afraid there will be no repeat of the earrings, they were vintage one offs!  if you would like me to make you a bracelet from above please do contact me!

i'm feeling i need some new stock in everyone! any suggestions for me perhaps? (:

Sold Out!

Wow, we're getting a load of orders lately! This post is to tell you guys that the Adoration Necklace is completely sold out!

This product will be taken off the page soon and replaced with a new product!

I have also made another Wildflower Bracelet and will be making even more soon!

Stay tuned for 2 new products on their way!

Happy Halloween!

So today is Halloween! I'm really tired because I went to a party last night and stayed up pretty late.  It was fancy dress and I dressed up as a red indian!  Not really very scary I know but I really wanted to wear the massive headdress thing(:  Here's a picture of my outfit:

Unfortunately, I'm way too old to go trick or treating this year so I have to be the one who opens the door to random costume wearers ):

Susanna Valentine has also had quite a few orders recently, resulting in some items being sold out!  As there was only one of the 'Guess How Much I Love You Necklaces' ever made, this item is sold out, thanks to a very lucky buyer! 

I will be removing this item from the website shortly but don't worry!  I already have a brand new necklace to replace it with!

We have also sold out of the wildflower bracelet.

Fortunately, I can make up some more stock pretty quickly so more will be added soon!


Happy Halloween everybody!