British Craft Trade Fair 2012
I spent the weekend at the British Craft Trade Fair introducing some of my work to trade buyers and getting the first real public...
Apr 19, 20121 min read
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British Craft Trade Fair 2012
#BeccaWilliams #Craft #becca #Silversmith #williams #britishcrafttradefair #bctf #exhibition #jewellery
Apr 3, 20121 min read
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Serendipity #3: Getting close to finished …
I ventured into the Jewellery Quarter on a Sunday today for the first time in aaages to get these pieces all ready to go off to Assay on...
Apr 1, 20121 min read
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Serendipity #2: making …
I set to work bright and way too early this morning on the piece with those coral stones from yesterday: Cutting forms (carefully...
Mar 28, 20121 min read
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Serendipity #1
I’ve been struggling for a week or so to come up with a larger, eye catching piece for the middle of my stand at the BCTF in a couple of...
Mar 27, 20121 min read
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Press Form Practice #7:
I got the acid out today and etched some little studs to test the textures. I matted them afterwards for nice, washed-up-on-the-coast...
Mar 16, 20121 min read
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Press Form Practice #6
I bought some more Britannia today and set to work on a few more pieces: that are now just waiting for some final polishing … #silver...
Mar 12, 20121 min read
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Texture and the frosting wheel …
Obviously I do a lot of etching but, sometimes, I think simple forms look great just with simple textures. I really love a good higgh...
Mar 7, 20121 min read
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A quick sketch …
A quick little sketch done during a quiet moment at yesterdays fair, being surrounded by craft work always gets me doodling … #market...
Mar 5, 20121 min read
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Facebook Finds #2: Colour me bright …
It’s a little dreary and grey today so here are a few of my brighter Facebook finds to cheer things up: Thea Clark goes to town exploring...
Feb 29, 20121 min read
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Press Form Practice #4
So, where was I with my press forming? Ah, yes – earrings: I’ve played around with the balance and hang of the larger piece a little more...
Feb 24, 20121 min read
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Made in the Middle – MAC, Birmingham
I wandered down to the MAC in the wintery sunshine today and paid a visit to Craftspace’s new Made in the Middle exhibition which moved...
Feb 19, 20122 min read
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Earrings today #2 …
I soldered up that test earring press form today and I’m really encouraged by how nicely it turned out. Fitting the ring to the top was a...
Feb 17, 20121 min read
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Valentines Competition Draw …
Happy (slightly belated) Valentines all! I drew my Valentines giveaway today from a pretty impressive amount of entries: … dearest...
Feb 16, 20121 min read
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Earrings today …
Earrings are some of my favourite things to wear (… and buy) but lately I’ve been rather addicted to making studs and haven’t really got...
Feb 13, 20121 min read
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Press form practice #3 …
Once the resist dried out I threw those little test shapes in to etch: and I’m rather pleased with the results that I got: #designer...
Feb 8, 20121 min read
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Press Form Practice #2 …
Back in the studio bright and early today making up some pebble-esque press forms to sample etching on … #copper #flypress #newwork...
Feb 3, 20121 min read
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Press form practice …
I got some time today to have a play with the fly press and work out some ideas for a new range that I want to take to the British Craft...
Feb 2, 20121 min read
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Flotsam Hearts
I spent some time last week playing around with my new heart cutter, putting together a range for spring: Here’s how I got on: and it’s...
Feb 1, 20121 min read
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Facebook Finds #1
Facebook steals hours of your life. Snooping through old acquaintances photographs at 3am is something everyone does but no one talks...
Jan 18, 20122 min read
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