Hello, hope you are not all too wet this week, the sun is trying to come out today anyway!!  I am getting busy for the Harrogate Home and Gift fair that starts this Sunday until Wednesday 18th.  The is is a very large and popular trade fair which focuses mainly on Design led gift ware with a smattering of individual designer makers such as myself.  I have been busy in the studio this week rustling up yet another new range to entice shop owners to order and here is a small smaple from the latest 'Flower Gems' collection.  There are 18 different coloured earrings and many, many combinations of the pretty coloured necklaces to choose from.  They will be making an appearance in Midas after the show so come in and treat yourself to a 'Gem' of jewellery soon.

2nd Jul, raining again!  Bright and cheery in the shop. We have some lovely clocks in made by Designate Products - buttons for numbers!

Dee is getting ready for Harrogate with her new range of music and map jewellery.  It is becoming very popular and she has made some bespoke items for customers.

The soap cake made by the Yorkshire Soap Company continues to be popular and fragrances the shop - lovely to walk into.

Thought I would post a couple of pictures from my latest 'Stamp' ranges so you can see what i have been up to for the past few weeks!

New work

I have been busy creating a new limited edition range for the Diamond Jubilee over the past few weeks and will be launching the range at next weeks British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate which is a trade only fair.  For those of you who would like to purchase your very own pieces of this range directly from me I will be at a one off event at
Craft in the city http://www.craft-inthecity.co.uk/ on Saturday 2nd June in the Lace quarter Nottingham and then the following Sunday the 10th June at
Holmfirth Artmarket http://www.artmarkets.co.uk/ 

Both of these events will be packed with amazing makers and designers all selling thier work directly to you, so come along, get inspired and soak up the atmosphere for the day!

Ceramics just in by Liz Riley - Love unlimited

Ceramics by Karen Atherley and Katie Almond

New work just in!!

New work in this week include bespoke framed vintage maps by Bombus;
Sixpenses, donimoes and draughts jewellery made by the lovely Leigh Shepherd and the ever delightful ceramics by Katie Almond.
All of the above would make fantastic present for Mothers Day, Sunday 18th March.

New range by Dee Barnes, Ladybird charm necklace.

Spring is in the air!!

It must be getting warmer because today i am wearing my sandals!! I hear you all gasp, as it is still February but tomorrow its March and this means daffodils, new buds, the clocks going forward and a sense of great things to come such as the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.  These events do create a feeling of celebration and togetherness whether you join in or not.
I am working on a limited edition jewellery range using old stamps cast in resin and charms with the Jubilee in mind and will post images when the samples are complete.  I will be taking a small range of these to the next trade fair that's up and coming BCTF and if you are a gallery owner and make it to the fair, I will be on stand number 215. 
New in the shop this week at 26 Bailgate is an exciting range of jewellery by Nottingham designer Jo Want - Hello Sunshine.  Jo makes a great range of die cut wood and acrylic pieces depicting birds, trees and cuckoo clocks, they really are delightful and very reasonably priced, starting at just £9.99 for a pair of swallow studs!!  Bespoke framed maps of anywhere in the world by Bombus are just in and looking fantastic and I am just about to unpack a box of delights from ceramic artist Katie Almond, photos to follow. 
Oh happy days!!

Mid January

I am just back from doing a trade fair in London called Top Drawer and as I suspected, it was a lot quieter than usual due to the recession and folk being extra careful with their pennies.  I launched a couple of new ranges which went down well and I will be expanding on over then next few months ready for the next trade fair that I will be attending in April called the British craft trade fair in Harrogate.

Happy New Year

Happy new year from all of us at Midas.  We had a good Christmas in the shop with steady sales throughout December despite the economic hardships that are effecting everyone of us.  We all think its going to be another tough year in retail so i will be going to great lengths to create new jewellery ranges made by myself and searching out other exciting designer makers from across the country.

The first trade fair of the year is nearly upon us and I will be showing my current and new designs at Spring Top Drawer at Earls Court which starts on Sunday 15th until Tuesday 17th and my stand number is UDC18.  If you are a trade buyer do come along and place an order in time for Valentine day! 

I am just waiting for some new beads and charms to arrive that will part of yet another new range i have been working on for a while, very exciting.  I will post some images on the blog as soon as i have made up my samples, these will then be available to buy from my pages at Not On The High Street.

I am currently working on some new jewellery samples pieces for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park which will hopefully be selected to go on sale as part of the merchandise for the Joan Miro exhibition which starts sometime in March this year.

Until I blog again, goodbye for now.