The Silver Forge Newsletter No. 21

hello!

It's a pleasure to be in your email inbox with the 21st edition of The Silver Forge newsletter!

bespoke christmas (gasp!) list

Now, I'm not usually one to think about Christmas shopping just yet, let alone mention it; but I need to give you a heads up that if you've been dreaming of getting a special handcrafted piece from The Silver Forge for someone this year, creating beauty the old fashioned way takes time ~ so there are a limited amount of spaces left on my bespoke creations list. Contact me now to reserve your spot if you've got something in mind for that someone special.

secret offer - b.o.g.o. half price

In the spirit of giving, here is a very special offer only for you, my lovely newsletter subscribers. It's a 'buy one get one half price' code, valid for use on all my earrings in the under $30 category. Just head to the 'under $30' section of my shop, load up your basket, and use coupon code BOGO50 at the checkout.

~ earrings - buy one pair get another pair half price ~

monthly giveaway

sea green hoop earrings

Last month's earring giveaway prize was a pair of sea green Czech glass and sterling silver hoop earrings.
Congratulations to Jess D., who was chosen as the winner using a random number generator. I've sent an email to Jess about her prize.

If you'd like a pair of these sea green hoop earrings for yourself, you can get some here in The Silver Forge shop ~ until 14 October, please feel free to use coupon code 21NEWS20 at the checkout for 20% off these earrings, just so I can say thanks for being one of my lovely subscribers.

bargains

'out with the old' clearance continues

I've been adding some more pieces to the clearance section in my online shop. You can get yourself a not-to-be-repeated bargain, with many pieces up to 50% off and free postage worldwide. Start shopping now!

~ out with the old! ~

new to the blog

pantone spring 2015

I like to see what Pantone are up to every once in a while ~ and their Spring 2015 palette has just been released. Check out my gemstone matches to Pantone's lovely colour selections and see if you think they compare.

~ pantone blog post ~

monthly giveaway

october earring giveaway

The giveaway prize for October is a pair of these delicious chocolate brown Czech glass earrings - I try to steer clear of chocolate, but these are just too tasty to be described any other way! You are in the running to win these earrings just by being subscribed to this newsletter. Fingers crossed, or if you can't wait and you'd like a pair right now, they're available here in my shop. Yummy!

tool of the month

disc cutter

Being a fan of the circle, and using a lot of them in my work, I love my disc cutter! You can read all about what a disc cutter is and how it works in my blog post.

~ my disc cutter ~

worthy causes

white ribbon australia

I was very pleased to support White Ribbon Australia last month with a donation of 10% of The Silver Forge proceeds. White Ribbon is an organisation that works to prevent male violence against women - a very worthy cause.

sids and kids

SIDS and Kids works to find answers for parents by funding and supporting vital research into stillbirth, SIDS and safe sleeping practices.

I'm happy to be supporting this worthy cause in October - 10% of all The Silver Forge proceeds will be donated to SIDS and Kids Australia. Head to my online shop now and see how you could help.

~ info about sids and kids ~

custom pieces

sterling silver aztec wedding ring set

I was so pleased to create these matching aztec themed rings for a lovely couple for their special day recently. You can read more about them here.

If you have an idea for a custom piece for yourself or for someone special in your life, contact me and we can talk about a design - I'd love to create something wonderful with you! You can see more custom pieces I've created on my website in my Bespoke Gallery ~ and my gemstone collection is updated regularly as my obsession with cabochons grows!

~ see more of these rings here ~

wild, weird & wonderful

creatures of metal

Edouard Martinet's work is a sublime example of the saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure". He takes old bits of junk and screws them together to create the most gorgeous sculptures. You can check out his beautiful creatures here.

(photo credit Edouard Martinet)

If there is anything you'd like to see more of, or are any questions you'd like to ask please feel free to drop me a line! You can also subscribe to The Silver Forge Blog, and be kept up to date with what else is going on each week.

See you next month for the November 2014 newsletter, where I'll announce the winner of the October earring giveaway. I hope your month is glorious!

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