A Treasury done April 9th......

I have just done a treasury....... loving the purples and aqua colors...

You can see this treasury at :
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=125450

New Work April 2010

New work with Amethysts, Rhodalite Garnet and Iolite Gemstones.

Slim stack rings with these gemstones and some amethyst earrings

Loved making these. The earrings had its challenges - mainly holding on to it to set the gemstone ....
I Think I prefer setting faceted stones instead of cabochons........Even though my next little project is a massive gree turquoise stone...... Its just fun....

APRIL 2010 GIVEAWAY..................

Personalized Sterling silver Band with  2 the silver skinnies
See more at the shop:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34633115

TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY THERE ARE FOUR OPTIONS.- simply choose an option, do all the things (like twitter etc) required for that option and then simply  type in the option that you chose to do  in the comments section below.

OPTION 1 - If you just want to leave a comment and to have one entry into the giveaway simply type in Option 1 below

OPTION 2 - For 2 entries  -
* Tweet  this giveaway on Twitter
* And type in Option 2 in the comments section

OPTION 3 - For 3 entries
* TWEET this giveaway on Twitter,
* Post a link to this giveaway on your facebook page.
* Type in OPTION 3 in the comments section below with the links to your posts

OPTION 4 - For 8 entries - THATS RIGHT 8!

* TWEET this giveaway on Twitter,
* Post a link to this giveaway on your facebook page
* Posted a link to this giveaway on your blog or  grab my button and have it on your blog.
 *And type in OPTION 4 with the links to your posts.

N.B oh and as always if you sign up to my newsletter you go into all monthly draws!

Answers to questions:
This giveaway is open to everyone. It is a international and local giveaway!
If you dont have a facebook or twitter account or a blog you can have friends post on there accounts if you want

Easter Weekend Treasury..........

I absolutely love curating Treasurys.
Here is a screen shot of a treasury I have done and you can view it at :
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=123914

What talented artists sell on Etsy! Absolutely amazing!

Winner of March Giveaway is..............

Ok I am late again.. argh.. Had a family member hospitalized .... but they are ok...so a little hectic around here...my apologies..anyway the winner of the March Giveaway as generated by the random number generator website is......... Nicky La !!

Congratulations Nicky!

March Giveaway is a pair of Alphabet Earrings in Sterling Silver and it is about to be drawn....

Dont forget to enter the March Giveaway

Here is the link - http://trudiedaviesdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-giveaway-is.html

...it is about to be drawn.............and April will have another giveaway...... Something special for Easter...... Will announce the winner and new months giveaway on April 1st and it is no joke..really:) xoxo

Treasury I have just curated in Etsy

I love treasurys.
They are member curated kinda comperlations of items listed on Etsy.
Here is my contribution today. Oh and sometimes your treasury may make it to the front page.. Here's hoping you never know your luck in the big cities and small towns. I am still trying to get my picture editing skills up to scratch so if you cannot view this picture very well..  Update: The treasury has now expired and no longer can be viewed on the net.

Some NEW WORK

The other day I just thought that at the end of the day my job is to create... So I just decided I need to get on with it and create some new pieces of work. Not aim at any market or anything just simply to create. I absolutely had a wonderful day. Worked hard and came up with some new pieces of work.  One of the amazing things is the work that you think wont turn out actually turns out the best.. Amazing really:)
A little about these particular rings: Ring 1 - silver bands soldered together and then filed and another piece of silver added in . This piece has hearts stamped on. The next ring is a piece of abalone shell set into a bezel. I absolutely love abalone shell and have worked with this shell for about 12 years now. Just am mad about the colors of this shell. I will be doing more settings with this shell. The last is simply a wide sterling silver piece formed and soldered into a ring. It can be personalized. These rings were made for the RAD or ring a day challenge on Flickr.  Had a fun day doing these......

A little write up in About.com

How exciting.
Lorain Blanken from diyfashion.about.com
Did a little write up on this blog.
And has inspired me to do a few more posts.
http://diyfashion.about.com/b/2010/03/11/trudie-davies-designs.htm#gB3

Tweet Tweet.........

I have just found the Tweetmeme Button.
Have just added to posts.
Check it out and maybe you can add it to your blog if you have not got it already:)
Gotta go to the local scholl fete now. How exciting.
Here is the links to tweetmeme:)

http://tweetmeme.com/
http://tweetmeme.com/about/retweet_button

Indie Style Media

Wow I have just found the website http://indiestylemedia.com/
Expand your Blog.........Expand your Business..........is their business.. check it out. I just love win win's :)
And the bonus is that there are going to be some wonderful Indie sites advertised on this site including indie music.. Enjoy your Sunday everyone XOXO
http://indiestylemedia.com/

March Giveaway is a pair of Alphabet Earrings in Sterling Silver

Ok for March which is the wonderful Spring month for the North and Autumn (going into winter argh..for the south) I have chosen the simple and yet cool Alphabet earrings!
ABC..............My Google analytics actually shows that alphabet earrings is searched a lot on the net.. I would not think so but they are! How amazing simple alphabet earrings............. They are cute.

To Enter the giveaway simply leave a comment,

For extra entries do any or all of the below to get extra entries.
Leave extra comments and the links to what you have done from the below list.

+ For  1 extra entry - blog about the give away. Make sure you  leave a link to the post on your blog in the comments section below 
+ For  1 extra entry - Mention the give away on Facebook and leave  a link to the mention
+ For 1  extra entry - twitter about this contest with a link,
+ For 1 extra entry - grab my button on the sidebar and add it to your blog, let me know
+ For 1 Extra Entry - Become a follower of my blog 
+ For 1 extra entry - Follow me on Facebook
+ For 1 extra entry - Subscribe to my newsletter
Ok I will stop:) LOL
 

Finally the winner of Feb's giveaway... So sorry time has just got ahead of me!

The winner of the Feb Giveaway is Heather Calhoun.
How exciting cause I have organised another giveaway on Heathers website and thought to myself but heather wont get anything... and now her number was chosen to be the winner.. It has all worked out... how cool ... just love it when it works........Thanks everyone... I will be listing another giveaway... any suggestion as to what we should giveaway for mighty March????

A New Addition

Cute little Gold Signet rings!

Amethyst Ring for February

A Amethyst ring I recently made for a friend.
The Purple color is gorgeous. What a nice birthstone.

Designs and whats happening

We are well into 2010. I just thought I would post a little about whats happening with designs and things that I am doing. It is so hard to keep focused on what sort of designs to create. There is all this talk about niches. I wish I could find my niche a little. I am going to attempt to do this this year. I am sort of thinking that I will create some gold stack rings, chunky style! and some more kinda gemstone stack rings. Feel free to leave a comment on what you would like to see more of!
What I do need to do is stay of the computer and get back into the studio.
I will post the new styles as they come along. I just want to thank everyone for the follows and checking in on my blog from time to time. My only wish is that I could give everyone a giveaway.. wouldn't that be great. Like Oprah right!!:)
I have been taking part in the Ring a Day Challenge on Flickr:
Check it out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29574481@N04/sets/72157623082712137/
The photo is of my house being renovated. Enjoy Valentines Day Everyone. Be good to yourself - My solution for everything is a hot bath:)

February's Giveaway

Just love a new design that I have just listed. Thinking that this could make a perfect giveaway for the month of February.
This design is a simple two stack rings that can be personalized with the initials of your choice. So Monogrammed Rings.
Simple but beautiful and you know I have not taken my "T & D" off.
You can see more photos at
www.trudiedavies.etsy.com

To go into the giveaway simply leave a one comment.
If you want 3 chances to win - become a face book fan of Trudie Davies Designs
If you want 4 chances to win - leave a comment, become a fan of Trudie Davies Designs on Facebook and subscribe to my newsletter at the top right of this page

Good luck everyone. Winter is nearly over...............for some:)

Winner of January Giveaway is.................

Hi Everyone,
This year is certainly moving Fast! We are already at the end of January. Very scary really.
Well we have a winner for the January giveaway ~ the cute heart studs.

It is Kym Teale.

Congratulations Kym.

n.b. the photo is of a place I went to over the holidays.

Sale - A few things are on SALE

I am having a little sale at the moment
Check out the sale section to view all items on sale:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/trudiedavies?section_id=6690530

It is mainly the cabochons i have put on sale. Just clearing out old wwork to make way for the new...

January's Giveaway - Cute Hearts!

Happy New Year everyone. 2010 is already hotting up to be a busy year!! So For january I will giveaway some little heart stud earrings. They are real cute and have been quite popular.

To go into the giveaway simply leave a one comment.

If you want 3 chances to win - become a face book fan of Trudie Davies Designs

If you want 4 chances to win - leave a comment, become a fan of Trudie Davies Designs on Facebook and subscribe to my newsletter at the top right of this page

Enjoy! and best greetings for the new year.