Here are two beauties that I recently made using some vintage pendants. I love combining interesting, unique charms or pendants with beautiful, shimmering freshwater pearls.
I used a lovely 3D vintage, chunky enamel strawberry pendant and paired it with large pearls.
For the gold shell necklace, I paired a vintage gold shell pendant with heishi shaped pearls.
The shell necklace has sold, but at the time of writing this, the strawberry necklace is still available.
Both are one of a kind :-)
Here’s another trip down Shh memory lane for the creepiest time of the year - Halloween…
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I used to have a thing for skull jewellery - mostly bright, colourful skull jewellery! And in the theme of Halloween I had a little poke around in my old Shh by Sadie photos and pulled out a few pix of the skull necklaces, bracelets and goodness knows what else that I used to make….!!
Skull jewellery was quite popular at the time, in around 2010 - 2011, especially the colourful howlite stone skull beads, and I sold a lot of this kind of bracelet and necklace at markets and through stockists in New Zealand like Rex Royale, Emma and The White Room Gallery (these were some of my first ever stockists).
I also made beads from polymer clay and strung them into bones necklaces - they were super best sellers, too. At one point I couldn’t make enough clay bones - pink ones, blue ones, navy ones - glitter ones!!
These clay necklaces featured in editorial and advertising campaigns for New Zealand designer Emma, NZ magazine Thread, and fashion shows. I even remember being in Brisbane and people complimenting me on my bones necklaces and shyly saying “I made it”. Aww.
Another popular skull style was the “Skull N Rope” necklace. It was a combination of rope, which I wrapped with wire, and the colourful howlite skulls I loved so much.
Absolutely GORGEOUS style blogger Noha Nabil wore my pink and yellow Skull N Rope necklace and I nearly fainted.
One other memory of these good ol’ days was being in a bar in Wellington, The Southern Cross, and a staff member was wearing one of my Skull N Rope necklaces, but I was too shy to say “hey, I made that necklace” - and afterwards I wished I had!
Anyway, that’s today’s little trip down memory lane. What do you think of the skull and bone necklaces?
As you can see, I was still very much learning to take good photos in those days! ;-) But it was an exciting time for skulls and Shh by Sadie.
Sadie xx
Saturday 2nd November & Sunday 3rd November, 10am – 4pm
Ocean Studios, The Factory Cooperage, Royal William Yard, Plymouth, PL1 3RP.
Come browse and shop handmade jewels from Shh by Sadie at the next Ocean Markets!
Whether you are looking for a special gift or just browsing, what better way to kick off the festive season than a trip to Ocean Artists Designers Makers Winter Market.
With over 50 stalls offering a wide range of beautiful hand-made craft, accessible original art and inspiring design why not drop by, browse our amazing local makers, artists & designers, enjoy lunch in the Column Bakehouse Cafe and come meet us!
Sadie will also be teaching a bead necklace workshop at the event - see below or click here for tickets.
Find out more about the artists, designers and makers involved at the event website here.
Here’s an update on the super duper popular Shh by Sadie Rio bracelets - with a splash of emerald green!
The beads are “glass lined” and so the colour shimmers beautifully and really catches the light.
Finished with 24 carat gold plated hardware and signature Shh by Sadie tag. The perfect arm candy!
You can see more custom orders here.
Sadie xx
Photography: Ryan Cheetham
I spent last weekend at the first ever Ocean Artists and Makers Market at Ocean Studios, Royal William Yard in Plymouth. The market ran from 10-4pm on Saturday and Sunday and was an interesting mix of fine artists, illustrators, jewellery designers, textile designers, ceramicists, woodworkers (is that the right word?!), bad taxidermists and more…
The event space at Ocean Studios is bright, with high ceilings and solid stone walls - the perfect space for a market. The only downside was that it was a super hot weekend and we did wish there were more windows we could have opened ;D At one point we were all handing around the same battery operated fan (thanks to Jodie B jewellery who was clever enough to bring it and kind enough to share it!).
My stand was between the Julia Crimmen’s beautiful ceramic works (I bought one of her teeny ceramic bee pin badges for my denim jacket), and K Design’s absolutely stunningly colourful fabric creations (after staring at them for two days, I definitely had to buy two of her hand printed, hand crafted pouches).
Other than spending my potential earnings on my neighbouring stalls and cups of tea, it was a fantastic event to meet fellow ‘makers’ and lovely customers. I really enjoy markets and pop ups because I get to meet so many different people and discover new artists and artisans. Networking is also a valuable benefit from events like this - the creative community is (mostly!) very supportive and we like to encourage each other.
You can have a little peek of my stand below (I forgot to take a photo of the full display, whoops!), and I’ll share some of the other makers I discovered at the market, too!
This was my last scheduled market for the summer, so keep your eye on the events page for autumn and winter.
Sadie x
Photo from Julia Crimmen
Super super cute and collectable hand painted plants and birds, pots and bowls. Each item is individually hand decorated in Cornwall and you will want to buy them all.
I bought a teeny weeny bee pin for my denim jacket and it is just the cutest thing ever.
Find Julia on Instagram @juliacrimmen.
Photo from @k_designs_29
Kay makes bright, bold, beautiful hand printed textiles and then fashions them into an array of stylish products, such as pouches, bags, water bottles and fabric covered note pads.
I HAD to buy two of her pouches, the colours were just too pretty (one is on its way to NZ to my bestie!).
Find K Designs on Instagram @k_designs_29
Photo from @oliverosejewel
Being a magpie I always enjoy discovering new jewellers with an exciting design aesthetic. Much like my ‘modern’ take on bead looming, Olive Rose jewellery combines the intricate Victorian technique of ‘tatting’ with her sterling silver creations. They’re dainty, unique and gorgeous.
I particularly like the studs photographed here, with removable elements so you can wear your jewels in more ways than one!
Find Olive Rose on Instagram @oliverosejewel
Photo from The World Around Ewe
Well I couldn’t NOT mention World Around Ewe, it was a high talking point of the market..!
WAE creates ‘bad taxidermy’ including a pencil case made from a rat, with a pencil sharpener - you know where! Among other creations you’ll find magnetic mouse head earrings, chicken head magnets and all kinds of other interesting things!
Find WAE on Instagram and get lost down a rabbit hole of curious revulsion :-) @worldaroundewe
