Dainty Pretty Things Designer Feature:

About Dainty Pretty Things:

My whole day involves jewellery in some sort of form. By day I work for a company that makes wedding rings and other jewellery in precious metals like Platinum, gold, silver, diamonds and gemstones. By night I work on my own range mainly sterling silver and gemstones or gold/silver plated and funky beads and components. I am also one of the main organisers behind We Make. So you could say more or less my whole life is commited to handmade.




Inspirations:

I like pretty things and this is definitely expressed in my jewellery. I am inspired by the beauty of nature, things like flowers, leaves, feathers. I am also inspired by pretty shapes like hearts, bows, stars.

Best Sellers:



My best sellers are definitely my hammered silver jewellery. People like the way they subtly sparkle. I have a range that I sell through my site and have also made special commissions of things like bangles, pendants, platinum wedding rings.
Also my abalone shell earrings have sold well. The natural colours and texture of the shell is amazing.


We Make Summer Fair:



I will have my current range of jewellery plus some new sterling silver pieces and summer new designs for summer.


Websites:

www.daintyprettythingsonline.com

http://daintyprettythings.etsy.com

GOODY BAGS! COMPETITION TIME

GOODY BAGS! There will be a limited number of limited edition We Make Christmas Goody Bags available on the door for £3 each. These bags are reusable cotton Totes that you can carry round the fair and put all of your lovely purchases in.

They are filled with fabulous freebies supplied by the cream of the UK designer/ maker scene, many of whom are selling at We Make Christmas, and just as many who were not able to this time.

The bags themselves are screen printed on one side with the We Make Logo and the back has been designed and decorated by individual We Make sellers. There are almost as many designs available as there are bags so get there early if you spot one you want in order to avoid disapointment!

Our designers have really excelled themselves with these designs so as a thank you we are running a little competition. Here are the bags that each seller has submitted to the competition - the winner receives a free stall at the next We Make event. The winning design will become the special raffle prize bag, filled with an enormous amount of goodies!

Please leave a blog comment with the number of your favourite Tote. You have until December 5th to do so!

TOTE ONE: FUR WILL FLY
fur will fly etsy shop




TOTE TWO: MY APHRODITE
my aphrodite etsy shop




TOTE THREE: DAINTYPRETTYTHINGS
daintyprettythings etsy shop




TOTE FOUR: CHI CHI MOI
chi chi moi etsy shop




TOTE FIVE: CHICKP
www.chickp.co.uk/

TOTE SIX: DEBSMUDDLE
debsmuddle etsy shop




TOTE SEVEN: LAURAFALLULAH
laurafallulah etsy shop




TOTE EIGHT: LISA MARGREET
lisa margreet shop




TOTE NINE: LITTLECHOOK
www.littlechook.co.uk/




TOTE TEN: THE BIRCH TREE
www.thebirchtree.com




TOTE ELEVEN: SISILY LOVE
sisily love etsy shop




TOTE TWELVE: KALA ART
kala art etsy shop




TOTE THIRTEEN: HALF AN ACRE (ANNA)
half an acre etsy shop




TOTE FOURTEEN: HALF AN ACRE (RUTH)
half an acre etsy shop

Designer Feature- Dainty Pretty Things

Mary McDermott (the face behind Dainty Pretty Things) offers a wide range of handmade jewellery and tiaras as well as a bespoke jewellery making service. This gives customers the freedom to design their own individual piece of jewellery and have it made especially for them.

Mary enjoys designing and creating elegant, feminine jewellery. Her beautifully stylish collections are handcrafted and affordable. They are created using a wide range of gemstones, Swarovski crystal and pearls.

WHERE ARE YOU BASED?

Dagenham, Essex


WHEN DID YOU FIRST START BECOMING INTERESTED IN CRAFTS?

5 years ago


GREATEST INFLUENCES?

Current jewellery trends, nature, natural forms


GREATEST PROBLEM YOU'VE OVERCOME?

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WHAT PIECE OF WORK ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

My pieces I did for my City and Guilds Jewellery Course


WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE JUST STARTING OUT ON SELLING THEIR GOODS?

Keep at it through the good and bad times but most importantly, enjoy what you do

WHICH 4 PEOPLE (DEAD OR ALIVE) WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AS WEEKEND GUESTS ? AND WHY?

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WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU KISSED?

My lovely boyfriend, Tony

WHAT'S ON YOUR BEDSIDE TABLE?

Lamp, Alarm clock

HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU?

Fun, friendly, caring, helpful (I hope, lol)

NEW YORK OR BARBADOS?

Barbados, without a doubt

FERRARI OR MINI?

Mini

EASTENDERS OR HOLLYOAKS?

Hollyoaks for sure

CHOCOLATE OR CHAMPAGNE?

Champagne

IF YOU COULD ONLY ACCESS 3 WEBSITES, WHICH WOULD THEY BE?

Etsy,

Aol.....cant live without my emails, lol

paypal ....need to see my money, lol