Hi from mobeus in Hartlepool

[mobeus]

Hey
Just letting you all know a bit about me, my name is Mark, I've been in the trade for 23 years now, I started as an apprentice with very intensive one-on-one training and very much based around a busy workshop environment, which is an excellent way of learning which designs work and which don't.
I'm experienced in all soldering techniques, finishing styles and stone setting to cover the basics of what I do.
After many years of running a workshop, fixing for many retail outlets, I decided to open my own premises 9 years ago in my home town which has allowed me to pursue design work by specialising in making what my customers want.
Joined this forum to see what it's all about and to enjoy talking to people from all over the jewellery trade, from beginner students to other shop owners.
Take a look at my YouTube site, any feedback on the videos would be greatly appreciated just leave me a comment on the videos or my YouTube page, also let me know if there's anything you might like to see a video of, and I'll keep it in mind if I get a job like that in,
Thanks.

[Jayne]

Hello Mark & welcome to the forum :~:
I just peeked a look at your website.
It's like.......woooo!!.......(in a good way)
J x

[Charlotte]

Hello Mark! Welcome to the forum! My husband is from Hartlepool so we go back to see his family often (we live just up the road in Newcastle). Which shop is yours? (not that I'mm all that familiar... I know where Primark and Wilko's is;) lol)

Will check out your video's soon when I get a moment!

:~:

[Charlotte]

WOW, just went on your website:-O Beautiful stuff!

[bustagasket]

Hi Mark welcome to the forums, real nooby noob here and i have echo jayne here - WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAA

ok that done glad to have you onboard :D:~:

[Emerald]

Hi Mark welcome to the forum, that poor dolly shame you dident put her our her misery and make her into a ring lol x

oooh sorry hope you dident make the dolly erm its a really nice dolly glad she's fixed oooops

[Di Sandland]

I love the jewellery Mark, but I'm blown away by the Lily and the Rose

[Emerald]

I love the jewellery Mark, but I'm blown away by the Lily and the Rose

mmm i agree Di i think we better get our coats!

[Di Sandland]

Pity you're too late for the Secret Santa, Mark!

[Solunar Silver Studio]

OK...so you're a little bit weird....but that's fine cos that describes a lot of us!! But you also seem to be a very talented person...and willing to tell us all about it...and that we love!!<3<3...so :welcome: on board!!:D

[EmmaRose]

Hey Mobeus and :welcome: will looks at your pages soon as I get a chance :) and congrats for making such a success of yourself
Em

[mobeus]

Thanks to everyone for your wonderful comments, I'm over the moon :D

[lorraineflee]

Hi Welcome from me too - love the videos1
Lorraine

[MuranoSilver]

:welcome: to the forum
Wow stunning website - the detail on the wax ring is amazing
(great music on the videos too)
nic xxx

[mobeus]

:welcome: to the forum
Wow stunning website - the detail on the wax ring is amazing
(great music on the videos too)
nic xxx

Thankyou, that project was our first venture into using a machine to help! we wouldn't have been able to create that crest to such a perfect spec without it, the customers were extremely pleased with the rings as were we :)

[mizgeorge]

Welcome from me too :)

Nice to see some UK stuff on youtube - I liked the speech bubbles.

[AlexandraBuckle]

Hello and welcome :~:
Had a quick peek at your wedding rings - gorgeous!

[snow_imp]

Welcome - and i love your work

[Petal]

Hi Mark and :welcome:

Cool website, great work and nice vids:Y:

[Ominicci]

Hello Mark :~: Love the Lily!!!!
(I also want to know what you take to make you work so fast in the Bangle video lol :-D)

[geti-titanium]

Hi Mobeus,

welcome to the forum.

I see that you are in the BJA and we had a thread recently started about whether it was worthwhile or not, so it would be interesting to know how you feel about membership and the benefits that it has brought to you.

[mobeus]

Hello Mark :~: Love the Lily!!!!
(I also want to know what you take to make you work so fast in the Bangle video lol :-D)
Ha Ha concentrated coffee does the trick, you're burnt out after 3 mins though..lol :V:

[mobeus]

Hi Mobeus,

welcome to the forum.

I see that you are in the BJA and we had a thread recently started about whether it was worthwhile or not, so it would be interesting to know how you feel about membership and the benefits that it has brought to you.

I joined the BJA purely for the logo as far as I can tell there is not much other benefits that help me in any way, they provide lots of info which if I had time to wade through might yield some interest, but nothing that I don't get from the retail jeweller or jewellery focus magazines..

[mobeus]

I love the jewellery Mark, but I'm blown away by the Lily and the Rose


mmm i agree Di i think we better get our coats!


Hello Mark :~: Love the Lily!!!!
(I also want to know what you take to make you work so fast in the Bangle video lol :-D)

Hi all, the lily project was immense it took over 4 months to perfect it and working with school kids and teachers who provided drawings and also the motor that powers it just added to the creative soup... I am proud to have something on display in such a prominent museum but in some ways I miss it and might have to make another one for my shop it was such a conversation piece whilst it was there..:rofl:

[mobeus]

Hi Barbara, ah you spotted my weirdness, I call it quirkyness :-" thanks for the welcome thought I would join up and see whats going on in the outside world I like your stuff and you make fab cakes too :V:

[mobeus]

:welcome: to the forum
Wow stunning website - the detail on the wax ring is amazing
(great music on the videos too)
nic xxx

Hi Nic, thanks for the comments your stuff is great too just had a mooch :~: your a busy bee I see, had a look at Nicks stuff too very impressive. Glad you liked the music I havent had much comment on them I thought they were spacing people out :ta:

[thescottishindian]

Hello Mark, I looked at your site really Beautiful!!!!!

[MuranoSilver]

Hi Nic, thanks for the comments your stuff is great too just had a mooch :~: your a busy bee I see, had a look at Nicks stuff too very impressive. Glad you liked the music I havent had much comment on them I thought they were spacing people out :ta:

Yep always a busy bee & thank you for the compliment,
Nick and Jean are both awesome fabulous people, who make beautiful things...
and I loikes "spaced out music" [:-):V:
Nic x

[mobeus]

Hello Mark, I looked at your site really Beautiful!!!!!

Hey hows it going..? Did you catch the bear yourself ?? Ha Ha enjoy drumming myself and dancing though some would call it dad dancing lol :cool::welcome: