We are going to be showing at the trade fair Top Drawer Spring 2012 from 15-17 Jan at Earls Court stand UDC22. So if you are a trade customer then please pop along and say hello.

The new website is here at last

The new website is now live!!! www.amandacoleman.co.uk please come and have a look.

All the ranges are now online with product zoom so you can see all the intricate details. We've made it easier to select the different metal finishes and stone variations.

You can create an account to make it easier to shop, you can "like" pieces via facebook (ideal for dropping hints to a loved one!)

We've had a bit of fun with the photography and used some cinemagraphs to bring the jewellery to life... look out for the spooky finger.

Please do come and have a look... we're really excited about it - any feedback will be gratefully received x

I'm sorry there's been no posts for a while but I have an excuse... I've been very busy sorting out a new website which is being launched in the Autumn - no exact date yet - these things always take longer than anticipated!

Anyway to wet your appetites here is a little sneaky peek of a photo shoot that will be used on the site. These photographs will eventually be animated and you'll be able to see my jewellery come to life (or life turn to jewellery). I can't wait to show you more but I must try to contain

myself... xx

bedazzling beads

I love beaded jewellery and I love figurative jewellery so I especially love it when the two are combined. I have so much admiration for the skill and patience involved. Here's a few that have caught my eye over the years...

firstly the flamingo bracelet... much more naive than my other choices but I just love the dangly legs. It's by an American lady called Linda, that's about all I know

The next is broken fab - I found this designer on the Kabiri website... and when I last went down to London I cashed in all my scrap silver and then sauntered over to Covent Garden to treat myself to one of these beauties. I love the colours, the tribal references and the boldness of it, I feel like a super hero when I wear it!

And then there is Clara Francis I first noticed her many years ago - maybe about 4 - I fell in love with her beaded hummingbird earrings, tried them on in a shop but alas I was too poor. My current favourite is the fox, I may have to drop a few hints for Christmas...

I've just discovered the jewellery of Servanne Gaxotte. Surreal, slightly macabre and miniature. They make me feel slightly uneasy which I think stems from them reminding me of those tacky pendants you get in very thin 9ct gold of clowns that they sell in Argos (and places like that) that 60 year old traveller women with dodgy taste wear... However the skill and attention to detail in Gaxotte's pieces means these little figures would be much more at home promenading around the parks and boulevards of Paris than hanging around a trailer park!!

Creepy Crawlies

Here's a little sneak preview of the new collection of spider jewellery that I've been working on over the last few months. I leant it to my friend Sam Barker to use in a shoot she was directing and she came back with some stunning photos, I just couldn't resist sharing them. Plus there's some photos of the work in progress in my workshop and the inspiration for the collection - I seem to have a lot of spiders for company down in my workshop/cellar at the moment.

The collection has taken a long time to put together, the spiders are made from pieces of silver slotted together over black onyx stones and then plated with 18ct gold. A lot of playing around with different shapes and sizes was needed to get the designs to work, then the chains on the large necklace and earrings (not yet shown) were another story... lots of measuring, counting links and mathematical formulas involved to try and get them to hang well... needless to say it was not how I'd intended it to look originally but never-the-less I was pleased with the outcome. Hopefully the spiders will be hitting the shops and the website in about a month.

photo shoot credits:

photography - Georgina Robinson
make up and Hair - Siân Revill
Model - Rebecca Sampson
Stylist and Creative - Samantha Barker

working on the designs at my bench

a little spider in my filthy sink - I'm hoping the chemicals will mutate it into a jewellery making superhero

A few pics from my recent holiday to not so sunny Wales, lovely still all the same.