I listed these turquoise howlite donuts on my site recently and every time I see them in my stock room, I just have to touch them.  What a fabulous colour!  They are cold to the skin too so if you are hot I wonder if they will cool you down if you placed them on your wrists ....
Just a random thought ...
Sue ♥

Thaw at last ...?

Hopefully it is thawing because I am now starting to find that slipping on the snow and ice isn't as muh fun as when I was 6 ....

I'm making a beaded bracelet for someone and I have decided to add the style to my etsy shop and also to my own website.  Sadly, I believe that no one from the UK will buy because intricate beaded designs don't seem to sell well here. The UK is more a Claires Accessories, an Argos, and A Marks and Spencer kind of buyer.  Yes, there are those who love originality but these lovely people seem to be in the minority.  Why doesn't the British jewellery wearer like to be bold like they are in Europe, the US, Canada?  I really would love an answer too.  If you are a unique jewellery designer here in the UK, I bet you sell really well if it's sterling silver ... but would you sell as much if you beaded round cabochons or sewed beads one by one with a fine thread? Let me know ....

Sue ♥

It's Snowing Again!

Happy 2010!

A very happy new year to everyone! My new year's resolution is to write some jewellery making tutorials and pop them on here.
What resolutions have you made ....?
Sue ♥

Was I Missed?

..... I wasn't? Oh No! I was away being ill but I am now back and ready to rumble! I'm in the middle of making six or so different pieces of jewellery so I'll photograph them and pop them on here during the course of the week.

I have listed loads of new cabochons on my rosebudlia site - www.rosebudlia.co.uk - and I am now full on for the pre-Christmas orders. So, if you want cabs, make sure you get your orders in early.

Tis is me gone now ... until the pictures anyway lol
Toodles for now,
Sue ♥

Bridal Jewellery making Turorials for Sale

http://www.rosebudlia.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=191

Overcharging Shipping from the US

Can I have a moan please? I have been selling and buying online for some years now and I think I can say, I know what I am doing and I know what's fair and what's not. I was going to order 48 plastic cabochons from a seller in the US. Shipping to the UK was $12.95 AND there was even a handling fee of $2.95! They have lost my custom. I sell happily to the US with a shipping of $8.70 regardless of how much is bought. Come on you US sellers, I know we are another countly but we aren't on the moon! I buy a lot from Etsy and most US sellers have just perfect international shipping rates. One however charged $13.00 for something that would fit in an envelope. Why do this? Why price shipping SO highly that you lose custom? You are internet sellers and you want to sell to the world, yes? So, look at your shipping rates and then perhaps you will then discover why sales are low.

New Fabby Smashin' Cabochons!

I love green glass cabochons - do you? I ordered some in from the Czech Republic where they were cut from a cane for me ... here they are and they are for sale on my site. I LOVE THEM!

I am making a beaded brooch with one of them and I will add it to the cabs page when it's finished.

http://www.rosebudlia.co.uk/