On the Third Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

Three Happy little Hens...

These are so cute and would  make a great addition to a child's jumper or even a ladies cardi, the colours are wonderful and they do indeed look like happy hens, and would make a great stocking filler for a crafty friend.
The buttons are from Amandas Attic over on Folksy for the bargin price of £3.95.

Happy holidays.
Amanda.x.

Hanging on to The Last of Summer.

Hi these are 2 little necklaces I've made & listed in both my MISI & FOLKSY shops so lets see which sells first. They close with sleek, super strong magnetic clasps with are great if you have trouble with doing the catches or children that pull your necklaces.

Look what I won.

I won a beautiful pendant from Veryan at Beadypool, she was running a competition on her facebook page, & it arrived today and I wish I could have photographed the packaging because it looked so cute, but I'm currently without a camera so these are her pictures from her fab site.
The pictures do no justice to the amazing colours within this little glass heart.
Go now & check it out her site.
Snowflake.x.

June A Pearly Month

better late than never.

Pearl - Birthstone for June.

The Pearl is associated with loyalty, faithfulness and friendship & Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the June Birthstone Pearl are modesty, chastity and purity.

Its healing properties relate to the heart, spleen, stomach, intestine & ulcer problems and the Pearl is also used to enhance personal integrity.

The traditional colour associated with the Pearl is a milky white & was strongly favored as a popular gem in Victorian jewelry, they come in a wide variety of colors ranging from white to black. The colour of a pearl might be classed as white, silver, cream-colored, gold, green, blue or black.

The word Pearl is derived from the Latin word "pirum" which means "pear" which reflects the shape of the gem. A smooth lustrous round structure having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found inside the shell of a mollusk such as a clam or oyster, it's made due to secretions of a shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl.

Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with precious stones. Real pearls are made by oysters or other mollusks whilst imitation pearls are man-made. Cultured pearls are made by mollusks but with human intervention (an irritant introduced into their shells causes a pearl to grow).

A good sized pearl can take between five to eight years to form, which is usually the entire life of the oyster or mollusk. The cost depends on the size & the coating, or “nacre”, on a real pearl which gives it its iridescence.

Emerald Showcase Friday

I've got that Friday showcase feeling again, here some beautiful Emerald inspired finds to give you joy at the start of the weekend.

1. The night belongs to them- BestArtStudios2 @ etsy
2. Jingle Jangle Ring - Romilly Norman @ Folksy
3. Beanie dragon called Ostara - Tyshas store @ MISI
4. Emerald City Bracelet - Mrs Gibsons Atelier @ Folksy
5. Cute Lime Green Bunny(go meet the other bunnies there) - The Warren @ MISI
6. Green Squiggle bookmark - SprinklesSparkles @ MISI
7. Afro Hedgehog - Woolies @ Folksy
8. Screenprinted Bike Card - Paperleaf @ MISI
9. Drop of Jupiter Seaglass necklace - SeaFindDesigns @ Etsy

Hope some of you have good weather.
Love Snowflake.x.

Emerald Showcase Friday

hi there, we're on week two for the Emerald month of May & my little showcase is above.
It was lovely to see the sudden surge of this beautiful colour after my last showcase & I hope all the people involved got a fee more viewings or even better some sales.
Last week I just had Misi & Folksy peeps in the showcase but this week we have some Etsy peeps & a blogger I love, there's a couple more Emerald Fridays then onto Pearl for June.

1. Emerald Feather Headband - Beanandthesprout @Etsy
2. Angel Charm - Talking Beads @ MISI
3. Zodiac Charm Bracelet - Mystic Earth @ MISI
4. Faceless Rabbit - Wee Wonderfuls a beautiful blog to inspire.
5. Waiting - by Sascalia @ Folksy
6. Jellyfish diver - Elysiumdesign @ Etsy an amazing dress
7. Dragonfly Dreams - Songbeads @ Folksy
8. Earth Goddess - Starflowers @ MISI
9. Spiral Earrings - Mauri Ann @ MISI

you know how it works, fancy a look click on there name & you should pop there,
if not let me know so I can fix it.
Hope you enjoy my choices, have a great evening.
Snowflake.x.

The Emerald Month of May

Happy Mayday.

For you guys born in the month of May the Emerald is your traditional birthstone.

The metaphysical properties for the Emerald are memory, clairvoyance and faith and its healing properties are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to the eyes, fertility, the spine, headaches & also used to enhance mental capabilities.

The traditional color associated with the Emerald is the deep green color and was strongly used as a popular gem in Victorian jewellery.

The symbolic meaning of the color green was renewal of life and nature.

To celebrate this I will keep the Emerald theme all month here, looking for ideas for a May celebration, look no further...

1. Green Candy Macrame Pendant - Handcrafted by Me
2. Bionic Frog sock wool - Flutter-by Crafts
3. Oceans Night bracelet - Pretty Peyote
4. Emerald & Jade Grass Earrings - Elinors Attic
5. Daisy Brooch - Zoe-est
6. Emerald Velvet messenger bag - Clouded Yellow
7. Creme de Menthe pendant - Glassprimitif
8. Heart Necklace - Jolicious Jewellery
9. Lush bookmark- Crimson Moon


Enjoy the bank holiday weekend peeps.
Snowflake.x.