Happy Christmas

I wish you and your family and friends a very merry Christmas.

Thank you for all your support during 2010.

If you need a break from all the Christmas treats, checkout what is new on my madeit store.
Kim

Christmas Guide

Hello

Check out the 2010 Christmas guide on the Indie Craft and Design website, it features the madeit website where I sell my handmade goodness!

Kim

Reading list - Real Living Magazine

Check out Real Living magazine for inspiration for home, life and craft. The magazine regularly has a mention of the Madeit website where I sell my inspirational jewellery.
Kim

Mini Turquoise Earrings

Mini Turquoise earrings on silver plated hoops with silver bead at each end - available on my madeit store. Turquoise is a stone that will protect the wearer from negative energy and bring good fortune. The turquoise is the symbol of friendship. It also brings peace to the home.
Kim

The perfect Christmas Tree

I can't believe that it is only 7 weeks to Christmas! I have found the perfect Christmas Tree online and designed by one of my fellow madeit artist Mae - eco friendly and no bits of tinsel to pickup. Perfect to put under this tree, is one of my new designs available on my madeit store.

Kim

Silver flower earrings

Latest offering on my madeit store is silver flower earrings with white glass pearl and turquoise. Approx length of earrings is 6.5cm.

Turquoise is a stone that will protect the wearer from negative energy and bring good fortune. The turquoise is the symbol of friendship. It also brings peace to the home.

Kim

Butterfly Collection

I have been busy with my new butterfly collection - earrings, necklaces, rings and hair clips with a vivid blue butterfly. Available now on my madeit page.

Kim

Fav purchase - Lunaress

I have to share with you my favourite purchase from one of my fellow madeit artists, Laura at Lunaress, her handmade barefoot sandals are awesome. I have been wearing my sandals constantly since they arrived - I even wore them to my yoga class with my turquoise earrings!

Kim

Events love - Portside Wharf markets

This Sunday support the handmade goodness available at the Brisbane Portside Wharf Markets,and you will be supporting the Pink Ribbon National Breast Cancer Foundation appeal.

Can't wait for the markets to shop for handmade goodness? Shop online 24/7 at my madeit store.
Kim

And the winner is....

Thank you to everyone who signed up to my facebook page. The winner for my September
giveaway is Amanda Naji - congratulations!

It is raining here and I am going to spend the afternoon shopping on madeit.

Kim

The power of Amethyst

Amethyst is used as a dream stone and to help insomnia. Put an amethyst under your pillow to bring about pleasant dreams, or rub it across your forehead to offer relief from a headache.

Ancient Egyptians used the amethyst guard against guilty and fearful feelings. It has been worn as protection from self-deception, as well as a protection against witchcraft. The amethyst has long been used to open the spiritual and psychic centers, making it one of the power stones. It is also used as a meditation aid.

My latest design is an Amethyst ring set in sterling silver ring setting. The Amethyst is an oval raised dome. Check it out at my madeit store.

I now also have a facebook page called KimArmstrongJewelleryDesign. Hope to see you there soon!

Red Orchid Brooch

This brooch is one of my favourite accessories. It is a large red orchid flower. I am wearing mine with everything - dresses, jackets, vest, t-shirt. The flower is approx 7cm by 6cm.

Orchids can impart a wide variety of messages, but historically the meanings of orchids have included wealth, love, and beauty. To the ancient Greeks, orchids suggested virility, and after the rise in popularity of orchid collections in Victorian England, the meaning of orchids moved towards being symbolic of luxury. Orchids have also been believed to carry various healing and protective properties, allowing them to ward off disease.

Kim

Crystal Delight - Rose Quartz

I am in love with this new design. The centre is a large faceted cut German crystal teardrop and the leaf on either side is rose Quartz, all on sterling silver chain.

Rose Quartz has a gentle vibration of love for the owner. It gives inner peace and helps in all matters pertaining to love in all its forms. Rose Quartz opens the heart to love. It also helps to rejuvenate the skin. It is a lovely stone for a young person.

Rose quartz is known as the love stone. It helps the user feel a strong sense of self-worth, therefore being worth love. Rose quartz is the stone of universal love. It is also the stone of love in marriage. When worn in jewellery the wearer feels a sense of self-worth.


This one-of design is available now at my madeit store.

Kim

Spring and win - Facebook giveaway!

Hello
I have finally taken the plunge and created a Facebook page. I am posting weekly updates and sharing my ideas, inspiration, new designs, etc.

Become a fan of my Facebook page by clicking the "like" button at the top of the screen during the month of September and you will go in the draw to win one of my latest all wrapped up necklaces!

The winner will be contacted by email.

Can't wait to see if you have won? Shop now on my madeit website.

If you have a facebook page, be sure to leave me a comment so I can check out yours.

Chat soon.
Kim
xx

Handmade Supporter - Frankie Magazine

I have only just recently discovered Frankie Magazine. Not only is the magazine full of handmade made goodness they are also a great supporter of Madeit, which is where I sell some of my jewellery. Check out the latest offering on my Madeit store.

Happy reading and shopping!
Kim

Reading Inspiration - Poppy King

One of my favourite books that I have been reading during my journey to setting up my Madeit store is Lessons of a Lipstick Queen by Poppy King. Her story of success mixed with good, sound business tips and advice makes it a truly inspirational read.
Kim

Wish List - Bird Brooch

This week on my wish list is the double bird brooch from one of my fellow madeit shops, That Vintage. The double bird brooch is so cute! It will go perfectly on my winter coat lapel along with a pair of earrings from my current collection on my madeit shop.
Kim

Two new designs

This weekend I have created two new designs to share with you.

Agate slice earrings - This is the stone everyone should have for protection. Agates attract strength and provides protection from bad dreams. It also protects from stress and energy drains. Agate have been used in jewellery since Biblical Babylonian times.


Lotus and turquoise earrings - Turquoise protect the wearer from negative energy and bring good fortune. Turquoise is the symbol of friendship and also brings peace to the home. While in buddhism, the lotus flower represents faithfulness.

To shop now or add it to your wishlist, please visit my madeit store.
Kim

Fav purchase - Agent Indigo

I have to share with you this weeks favourite purchase from one of my fellow madeit artists, Angela at Agent Indigo, her handmade necklaces are just so cute. I have been wearing my sweet little birds necklace constantly since it arrived!

Kim

Latest Creation - Amber Earrings

The latest creation from my design studio is the cutest amber tear drop earrings on silver plated earring hoops.

Amber is one of my favourite items to create jewellery with - its intense warm colour like golden honey always uplifts my spirits. Amber is actually fossilised tree resin, cheering and joyful, repels spiders and is a powerful healer. It is said to stimulates intellect, purifies birthing rooms (when burned) and can be used to assure vows and promises.

To buy it now or add it to your wishlist, please visit my madeit store. Amber necklace coming soon.
Kim

Fav purchase - Red Letter Studio

I have to share with you my current favourite purchase from one of my fellow madeit artists, Samone at Red Letter Studio, her handmade gift cards are just gorgeous and they arrived in the cutest packaging! It will go perfectly with my Dove pendant.


Kim

The Story So Far......

I am originally a Canberra girl but I have now been in Brisbane for about eight months. I have been designing and making my own jewellery for several years to meet my own desire to wear unique and individual jewellery – earrings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches and rings. I collect items that I design into my jewellery from around the world. I love to travel and I always come home with lots of beads, threads and other items that are just waiting to be crafted into a new piece of jewellery.

When I discovered madeit, I was thrilled to have an avenue to share my jewellery with others. I have been selling my handmade jewellery on my madeit store, Kim Armstrong Jewellery and Design, for a little while now. In the last month or so my sales have started to fly, so I have decided to create my own site to connect with other crafty folk and supporters of Australian handmade products.

Here on my blog, I will be sharing my new designs, stockist, items I love and things that inspire me to create. I am looking forward to chatting with fellow crafters and other inspired folk alike.

Please visit my madeit store soon and be sure to let me know which designs you love.
Kim