Doyle Jewellery Design: January 2010

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Spring Blooms

This pretty hairvine was inspired by the innocent and gentle beauty of the first blooms of the year determinedly pushing their way up through the hard ground.. For more details about this hairvine please feel free to email me at doylejewellerydesigns@gmail.com

For more examples of my work please click the link to the photo gallery on the right hand side of this page.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Change of Address Notice

This is just a quick note to let everyone know that while I am still based in Convoy Enterprise Centre in Donegal, I am in the process of moving from office 17 to office 16 and will be taking appointments again from Monday 18th January onwards.

If you have any questions or concerns please email me at doylejewellerydesigns@gmail.com

Thank you!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

On the Cover Of Irish Brides!

Hi everyone- I am delighted to let you know that my work has made it to the cover of the Irish Brides magazine for the second time in the Jan-Mar 2010 issue! You can see the cover on this link: http://www.irishbrides.ie/ but I hope to have better photos up in the media section of my blog over the coming days. In the meantime, here is a photo of the beaded butterfly and matching flower hairpins used in the Swan Lake feature. I will be adding more photos later on of some of the other pieces used as well. For more information as always you can email me at doylejewellerydesigns@gmail.com

Beaded butterfly with matching flower hairpins

Monday, January 4, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I just want to wish everyone a very happy new year for 2010, may your year ahead be filled with love, laughter and adventures!

Why Buy Handmade?

Buying handmade makes a more thoughtful gift. The person who recieves a handmade gift gets a present that is one of a kind, well made with care, skill and craftmanship that is generally missing from mass produced products. The person who gives handmade gifts has the satisfaction of knowing that they have supported an artist/ crafter directlyBring back individuality! Do you ever get fed up with seeing the same things wherever you go? The rapid rise of chain stores and global maufacturing have led to the demise of small independent retailers. Buying handmade helps us to reconnect to local and human sources of goods.

Help the environment! Mass production plays a large part in global warming and its knock on effects. Every time you purchase handmade from an artist or crafter/small independent local retailer you strike a blow-however small- to the bane that mass production has become.