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Liz Helliwell

Spreading my wings

Jack and Annie Woods

Annie’s diary

My great granny Annie was a very strong woman. Her husband Henry John was a ship’s captain and his work took him…

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9 Mar 2015 Comments: 0

Lilies

I remembered how lilies grow today from a tuber to a bold green stem with the promise of flowers on…

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20 Jan 2015 Comments: 0
Heart of Gold

Heart of gold

Have made my first piece of jewellery using gold! Really pleased with how it has come out, and it has…

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9 Jan 2015 Comments: 0

Let me rest

Take me to your safe place and let me rest awhile Let the strength of your arms shelter me from…

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8 Jan 2015 Comments: 0

Boxes

The last few weeks have been a very difficult time. Sessions at the jewellery workshop provide a great distraction, and…

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14 Dec 2014 Comments: 0

Smokey rings

I’m discovering that I’ve got a bit of a passion for making rings. This is my second crown setting, this…

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14 Dec 2014 Comments: 0

Forkers brooches

The photos below show the process of creating six silver brooches for the ‘Forkers’ association using traditional silversmithing techniques. Jackie and I…

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27 Nov 2014 Comments: 0

Crown setting mark 2

Practise makes perfect I’m told, and I’d like to make a perfect crown setting, so I’ve started on another. This…

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27 Nov 2014 Comments: 0

Fused glass

I’ve now got my work back from the glass fusing session a few weeks ago, and I’m pleased with how…

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15 Nov 2014 Comments: 0

Crowning glory!

Last night a momentous thing happened. I finally managed to complete my crown setting with the help of Bernard at…

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13 Nov 2014 Comments: 0

More forks

Fork brooch in situ on my red cardy just to prove it does the job! Sent from Samsung Mobile

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10 Nov 2014 Comments: 0

Finished fork

Ta dah! The finished brooch for the forkers by Jackie and Liz 🙂 Sent from Samsung Mobile

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10 Nov 2014 Comments: 0

Forkers brooch

Today I spent the afternoon with my good friend Jackie, who is also learning silversmithing. We were seeing if we…

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8 Nov 2014 Comments: 0
Glass fusing

Glass fusing

I’ve got four website makeovers and one completely new site to design over the next few months so, in line…

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4 Nov 2014 Comments: 0

Crown wip

This is the crown setting that I am working on at the moment. The filing and bevelling is all done…

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1 Nov 2014 Comments: 0
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