Polymer Clay Ribbon Necklace Comission

I missed last weeks Handmade Monday as I was busy working on a commission.

It was a replica of my turquoise and orange ribbon necklace made last year, I really like the colours on this necklace as they are so vibrant and the kaleidoscope cane used is one of my favourites and reminds me that I really need to make more of these canes if different styles, a blog post for the future.

Turquoise & Orange Ribbon Necklace handmade from polymer clay by Lottie Of London

I also took the opportunity to finish off my Turquoise Rose Ribbon Necklace that has been waiting for completion for a while.

Turquoise Rose Ribbon Necklace handmade from polymer clay by Lottie Of London

Turquoise Rose Ribbon Necklace handmade from polymer clay by Lottie Of London

Well that's all my makes for this week, why not pop on over to Handmade Monday and check out more great crafter's over on Handmade Harbours Handmade Monday

And the Winner Is....

We are please to announce the winner of our Handcrafted Beaded Ribbon Necklace Giveway is ...

Chris Towey

Congratulations Chris,  I will be in touch shortly for your contact details and your prize will be dispatched asap.

Have a great Bank Holiday weekend everyone

Win a Bespoke Ribbon Necklace by Lottie Of London

Happy Easter Everyone, heres to a wonderfully long weekend!

Whatever you maybe be up to this Easter weekend how about a chance to win this lovely Bespoke Ribbon Necklace handcrafted by myself.

Lilac Rose Ribbon Necklace by Lottie Of London

As featured in an earlier blog post Creating a Handcrafted Item of Jewellery, I am now offering the chance to win this beautiful necklace worth £27.00.   Handcrafted from polymer clay, each bead has been carefully applied with slices taken from my lilac millefiori rose cane and teamed with clay oblate beads in a deeper shade of purple.The necklace has been delicately wrapped in a white organza ribbon carefully curled around each bead and finished with silver plated findings and a trigger clasp.


The approx length of the necklace is 17 inches (+2 inches extender chain)
The approx polymer clay bead size 18mm

 How To Enter

Simply complete ONE of the following below to enter our prize draw

• Like our Facebook page Lottie Of London Handcrafted Jewellery and Like/Share our Ribbon Necklace Post.

• Follow @Lottieoflondon on Twitter and Retweet our Competition Tweet or

• Follow this blog and leave a comment on this post below.

Lilac Rose Ribbon Necklace

 Terms & Conditions

1. This competition is open to UK residents only and postage and packing for this item is free.
2.  The competition closes on May 5th 2012 at midnight and the winner will be announced on May 6th 2012.
3. The winner will be chosen at random and will be notified via twitter.
4. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative for this competition.

If you would like to read our original post on creating this bespoke necklace please follow this link Creating a Handcrafted Item of Jewellery.

Please visit my Etsy Store Lottie Of London for more Bespoke Handcrafted Jewellery.

Creating a Handcrafted Item of Jewellery Part Two

Catch up on Part One of Creating a Handcrafted Item Of Jewellery

Following on from last weeks post ... Here is Part Two of creating and finishing my handcrafted Ribbon Necklace

12.00pm Its time to sand and buff my beads, I use three grades of sandpaper and warm water with a tiny amount of washing up liquid, to give each bead a good sanding

three grades of sandpaper are used on my beads

12.35pm Once the beads have been sanded they need to be buffed firstly with denim as this helps to remove any remaining dust and residue from the bead and lastly with my hobby tool to create a beautiful matte shine ready for varnishing.

Buffing my beads with my hobby tool

1.0pm Once varnished the beads must be given time to dry.


6.20pm Back again ! The beads are now dry and are ready to be assembled to create the finished necklace.

Everything I need ready for finishing my necklace

 The necklace is carefully strung together with ribbon with each bead secured into place

Curling the ribbon and securing each bead

7.45pm And here it is my completed handcrafted necklace, in all to create this piece it took me a total of 2 days to complete allowing for breaks in between when the beads needed cooling or drying.

Lilac Ribbon Rose Necklace

Lilac Ribbon Rose Necklace

Lilac Ribbon Rose Necklace

 KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.....  Over the next coming weeks I will be entering my Ribbon Necklace into a free promotional draw both on Here and my Facebook page.

To view more of my Ribbon Necklaces and Bespoke Jewellery Here

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Creating a Handcrafted Item of Jewellery ... Part One

Todays post is all about how I go about making my Ribbon Necklaces, its not a tutorial but an example of the time, care and attention I take in producing my work.

My Yellow Blossom Ribbon Necklace

Why ? After the recent copying fiasco between a well branded high street store and a designer brand and the mixed feelings raised on the subject, I felt that it was worthwhile showing how much time and effort I put into making and creating each of my jewellery pieces and for my existing customers to show how much care and pride I take in my work.

So for Part One....

9.00am Saturday morning, the old man is off playing SWTOR (a geek thing sorry) on the computer, this means I can get to work on my new ribbon necklace.  I gather all my pieces of scrap clay, the colours needed for mixing and my lilac rose canes made before Christmas.

Everything I need prepped and ready

I need to measure out the base of my beads from the scrap, I'm actually getting a lot better at working out my sizes now and have been making notes for focal jewellery pieces such as my ribbon necklace and millefiori oblate necklaces.

With the base beads prepared its time to prepare my colours for covering, making sure the colour combination is correct and the clay is of the thickness for covering each bead.

9.15am with the colours prepared and rolled its time to start covering each bead, at this point its important for me to make sure the sizing of each bead is correct before the application of the canes.

9.30am With the beads covered and ready for caning I place the beads in the fridge to cool as this will allow for better cane application and stop the bead from distorting and I can have a cup of tea....

Beads are ready for cane application

10.00am The beads are ready for the cane to be applied each bead is covered with various sized slices of my lilac rose cane.  Once each bead is covered its time to create the bead holes and shape the darker purple beads into oblates.

10.40am Bead have been prepared, shaped and are ready for cooking.

Beads are ready for cooking

11.10am Beads are out of the oven and cooling down I like to cool my beads in very cold water this really helps when using translucent clay as it will make the translucency clearer.

So until Part Two Next Week....
Continue To Part Two Now

Things British

A selection of my bespoke jewellery is now available for sale at Things British, but for those not quite in the know I thought I'd tell you more about this wonderful store especially for UK crafters of handmade items.

Based in Kingly Court on Carnaby Street in the West End, Things British is a new idea to help British designer makers by providing an outlet for them to showcase, promote and sell there items.

The shop is full of wonderfully crafted items ranging from glass, jewellery, ceramics textiles and so much more from a wide range of UK designers from all over the UK not just London, whether full time part time or amateur the store rents shelf space from as little as £2.00 per day.  With no commission charges it is a fantastic platform in which to put yourself out there and get yourself and your craft recognised.

If you would like to find out more details about Things British and in particular how you can go about renting a shelf please Click Here.

So as I was saying my jewellery pieces are now available to view and purchase here is my shelf.

My selection is a mixture of pieces including some of my favourite designs but also a new selection of items I have crafted especially for the shop.

Available Now at Things British

Snowy Owl Themed Charm Bracelet

Midnight Tango Ribbon Necklace

Loves a Charm, Charm Bracelet

 If you have any questions with regards to my jewellery please feel free to email me.

To follow Things British facebook page Click Here

To follow Things British Blog & News Click Here

My current work in progress

I'm making a necklace following the theme of my new shoes