I am back!

Hello!

I can't believe I haven't posted anything since 2012!

The cute little girl with pigtails below is now 11 years old and talks about boys and YouTube 

all the time lol.  She now also has a 7 year old sister to fight and bicker with!

Still 8 years later, I am back! 

Firstly, Personalised Treasures are running as normal, check out my Etsy shop here. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PersonalizedTreazure

Secondly, my new polymer clay bead boxes have arrived, see the details below:

http://personalisedtreasures.co.uk/products/376461--polymer-clay-bead-box-15-colours.aspx

Polymer clay bead box, 15 colours

About 2,900-3,000 beads in total, this should make about 20 standard bracelets

Bead size 6x1mm, 2 mm hole, Box size: 13.5x7x3cm

Supplied with a 10m reel of elastic cord 0.8mm and a little instruction/tips page.

UKHandmade Jewellery competition - my entry

I'm feeling lucky and so I'm entering the 'UKHandmade Jewellery competition'.
Here is my entry:

I recently purchased a gorgeous handmade rag doll from a lovely lady called Jo from Milly and Me.
Not only was the doll beautifully handmade by Jo but she was also made to look like my 3 year old daughter.
Jo was so accommodating and created her exactly as I wanted, with blue eyes, dimples, blond hair and holding my daughter's favourite teddy bear.

My daughter and myself absolutely love her, she is so well made with lots of details and every time I look at her, I think of my daughter. She is so precious mainly because she is not just any old doll but she is 'my Raggedy Jennie'. She will have great sentimental value to both of us, especially as my daughter grows up.

I think handmade items are so much more precious for several reasons. They are made with love, care and attention by somebody who loves what they are doing. They are of a great quality and will probably last longer than most mass produced items. But what I like most of all about handmade items is that they can be made so precious by personalising them, like in the case of my Raggedy Jennie.

So make sure that you buy UK handmade too!!!

If you would like to read more about how my Raggedy Jennie came to life, please click the link below:

http://personalisedtreasures.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/my-recent-purchase-raggedy-jennie.html

PERSONALISED GIFT FOR THE TEACHER

Special offfer: PERSONALISED GIFT FOR THE TEACHER. Aluminium heart brooch (4x4cm) £10 incl. postage. Can be personalised around the edge with about 8-10 words. Please leave a comment below if you are interested and I will get back to you.

Brand New 'Stamped With Love' website

I have just finished creating my brand new website 'Stamped With Love'.

Stamped With Love is a collection of personalised necklaces, bracelets and message keyrings for men. 

The website is now up and running and to celebrate, I will refund 20% of the total order value on purchases made by the end of today Sun 1st July (purchased made through this website only).

Please visit: www.stampedwithlove.co.uk

New range of 'Design your own charm necklace'

Design your own personalised charm necklace with mix and match charms. Choose the stamping blanks to go onto your necklace, add your own text to be stamped on, add a sterling silver character charm of your choice together with a Swarovski crystal birthstone. Finish your personalised necklace with a sterling silver chain of your choice.

All items are sterling silver (except from some copper blanks and one aluminium pick blank).

All necklaces are supplied with a matt, wire brushed finish. They all come packaged in a lovely gift box with a ribbon and a gift tag, ready for giving.

How to design your own necklace (please see images below for details):

Step1: choose up to 3 stamping blanks (1 large & 2 small or 3 small ones). Decide what text you would like stamped on each stamping blank (please see the maximum number of words/ characters)

Step 2: choose one additional sterling silver character charm (choice of 16 charms)

Step 3: add one Swarovski crystal birthstone of your choice (choice of 12 beads)

Step 4: choose your sterling silver chain

To purchase your own personalised necklace, please click here to go to my online shop.

* Shows the maximun number of words (or letters including spaces) to be stamped onto each blank. This number is estimated & will vary depending on your chosen text. If I am unable to fit your text onto the chosen blank, I will contact you to reduce the number of words. For further advice, please contact me prior to ordering.

My guitar pick on a Baltic Amber bracelet by Dino-Daisy

I have recently had a request from a lovely lady called Kate from Dino-Daisy to make some personalised guitar picks.

Kate makes gorgeous Baltic Amber jewellery and she was going to incorporate my picks into some of her bracelets and anklets.
And here is an example of one of her lovely bracelets.

Please check out Kate's website http://www.dinodaisy.co.uk for more of her beautiful Baltic Amber jewellery.

Folksy sellers: double check your bill!

Do you sell on Folky? Check your Folksy bill, you may have been overcharged...
I normally pay my Folksy bill without even checking it but this months I had a proper look at it and spotted some duplicated listing charges.
The item description, date, time and amount were exactly the same which didn't seem right. So I contacted Folksy who said they will remove the duplicated fees. They did that a couple of days later and sent me this explanation:

This is a bug which seems to occur when a seller increases the quantity of a listing while the item is in draft, or while listing-similar (we do not see this bug when ‘renewing’ a listing). Tech support are working to fix this. In the meantime, we apologise for the inconvenience but would advise that you complete the listing without altering quantities and then increase quantities afterwards.

So just double check your Folksy bill to make sure you not paying more than you are supposed to...

New Personalised Copper Tag Bracelet.

I have a new personalised bracelet available to buy (and I am also testing Paypal's BUY NOW button - hope it works!)

This personalised bracelet features a solid copper tag threaded onto a 2mm black waxed cotton cord.
The tag can be personalised with your names, date or a short message. The tag is oxidised and wire brushed to create a lovely aged effect.
The bracelet is finished with a handmade copper button and fastens by threading the button through the end loop.
Bracelet comes in a standard 8.5 inch length for men but please contact me for other lengths. Supplied in a small gift box with a ribbon and a gift tag.

Stamping Instructions
Please leave a message in the ‘Note to seller’ field what you would like me to stamp on the tag (max. 2 lines of text, 15 characters including spaces per line).
Apart from capital letters and numbers, I can now stamp a small heart symbol.

Price £23.99 + £2.00 P&P.   To purchase this bracelet, please click the BUY NOW button below.

Facebook Giveaway EVERY MONTH!

How would you feel if you had a chance to win a free personalised jewellery item every single month for the rest of the year?
On the 1st day of each month I will randomly select 1 of my 'Facebook Likers' to receive a personalised item of my choice! 
We will start off with this lovely personalised turquoise bead charm, worth £14.99. The winner will be drawn on the 1st July. Good Luck.
PS: Don't forget to tell all your friends to 'LIKE' Personalised Treasures to be in with a chance too!

Blog giveaway: prizes claimed

The winner and the runner up have both claimed their prizes.
The winner Gemma who won one of my silver washer bracelets has chosen to have 'Alex & Aiden' stamped onto the silver washer.
The lovely Karen who won my copper washer bracelet had the following 3 names stamped on:

Tom, Karen,Roselle. She will use her bracelet as a gift for her husband for their anniversary.

And here are the finished bracelets:

I hope both ladies are happy with their gifts.

Here is Karen's comment:

The bracelet arrived yesterday and I have just opened the package.  It is lovely and I am sure my husband will love it too.  I will make sure we tell everyone where to get their own personalised jewellery...it is a lovely idea. Thanks so much. Karen x