greetings to all.

[glen]

the name is glen, been making jewellery for 15 years for retailers / manufacturers and recently packed it all in and said enuff and started my own workshop and business. I am based down in brighton. how you all doing?:~:

I learnt to make jewellery the hard way as an aprentice in the southern hemisphere earning about £8 a week, working a 6.5 day week without any colege or uni, and had to pretty much teach myself most of the stuff.

[Lisa Quinn]

Hi Glen,

Nice to hear from you and I hope that your new venture goes brilliantly, I had a peek at your new studio/workshop and it looks fantastic.

Look forward to getting loads of tips from a jeweller with all your experience.

Lisa

[amazingbabe]

Hi Glen, :welcome: can't wait to see some of your jewellery items, boy you have been making jewellery a long time, any links for us or just type it in (website, blog ?? anything !!! Love your workspace :Y:

[bustagasket]

oooo not only does he have a cool dungeon but hes only an hour away!! I am between Hastings and Rye :D So when do we get to see some of the lovely stuff coming out of the dungeon?

[bustagasket]

Waves to Glen.

I am in Tunny Wells/Tonbridge and both Su and I are pretty much beginners, under 6 months for the pair of us. :Y:

Prepare to have your brain picked.

Note to Glen ^^^^^ that one is by no means a beginner, he is way too good, and has taught himself so much and so well in so little time!! (waiting for my stone setting and casting lessons from hm in the new year :-D:cool:)

[snow_imp]

Hi Glen welcome to the madhouse

[Jayne]

Hiya Glen & welcome :~:



I learnt to make jewellery the hard way as an aprentice in the southern hemisphere earning about £8 a week, working a 6.5 day week without any colege or uni, and had to pretty much teach myself most of the stuff.

Mmmmm...that sounds intriuging....were you hammering away in darkest Peru?
J x

[Emerald]

Hi Glen welcome to the Forum, your dungeon reminds me of the place i worked in when i was a jobbing jeweller in the cellar of a shop but mine was all painted silver and there was a very smelly watchmaker that worked down there aswell xx

[mizgeorge]

Hi Glen, and welcome from me too :)

Whereabouts on the other side are you from?

[glen]

thanks for the warm welcome all, spent most of my time working on my website which is launching soon only to realise I havent made anything :-" heh heh
I put everything aside until website is up, in a way the break has been good given me loads of inspiration again. Cant wait till I can spend time in the workshop, cant wait to get my brand going. Look forward to what you guys all think.

Thanks for the kind words about me dungeon. It did look good till I made a mess in it. Lost a diamond and refuse to vacume till I find it >__<

>> Emerald - yr silver workshop story reminds me of my first centralfugal cast when the ladies who prepared the plaster flask made the bottom too shallow and when I poured and released it sprayed the walls solid with silver - lol

>> Jayne / mizgeorge - not Peru but here is a hint, I was actually born in a place called the City of Gold believe it or not - hazard a guess?

>> snowimp - thank ya, madhouse sounds ideal place for a nutter like me

>> amazingbabe - will keep u updated thanks for the kind words.

>> Lisa / Jason / bustagasket >> thanks will continue to reap the forum and offer advice when I can, feel free to ask me anything u recon I could help with.

if anyone comes to Brighton give us a shout, our gallery is open for the Fringe Festival next year, feel free to drop by

I will ideally give ya all a link when I have some of me own stuff to show, inbetween so much atm that the midnight oil never runs out. Just taking everything slowly.

peace
glen

[Jayne]

>> Jayne / mizgeorge - not Peru but here is a hint, I was actually born in a place called the City of Gold believe it or not - hazard a guess?




Is it true? Could it possibly be?
Glen, are you truly from the LOST CITY OF ELDORADO???
(and can you remember the way back for a quick visit, taking your biggest hat with the secret compartment?) ;)
J x

[Solunar Silver Studio]

Thanks for the kind words about me dungeon. It did look good till I made a mess in it. Lost a diamond and refuse to vacume till I find it >__<


peace
glen

Oh NOOOOOOOO!!!!!:'( That has always been my worst nightmare!! People keep saying that we should try setting stones...but I have a severe case of 'the dropsies'!!...how could I risk it!! Mind you - you sound a tad accident prone yourself!! ...silver plated walls - now THAT'S a new one on me!!

Welcome to the forum by the way....I seem to have missed that bit!:~:

[AlexandraBuckle]

Welcome to the forum Glen :~: if i find your diamond can i keep it ;)

[bustagasket]

Welcome to the forum Glen :~: if i find your diamond can i keep it ;)

I get to search first - I'm closer!! ner ner =D>:dance:

[Di Sandland]

HI Glen and welcome - everybody else has said it all, so I'll just say hello ;)

[Mystic]

HI Glen and welcome - everybody else has said it all, so I'll just say hello ;)

Same from me too Glen :welcome:, this is trully a mad house, and I love it[[]]

[jetlag]

Hi Glen! I've been making jewellery for just over 4 weeks LOL

2 silvers ring bands to my name ;)

Can't wait to see your stuff!

[geti-titanium]

I learnt to make jewellery the hard way as an apprentice in the southern hemisphere

Can't detect a Spanish accent in the writing - Glen isn't a typical South American name - I reckon somewhere on the Gold Coast of Australia - am I close? am I? am I? am I? huh? :Y:

[geti-titanium]

I will ideally give ya all a link when I have some of me own stuff to show,

Oh God! I don't know now - "ya all" (y'all - y'll) is southern continent US - how much time have I got left?

[geti-titanium]

peace
glen

"Peace" - common Arabic greeting - Dubai maybe? Come on! Give us another clue! :)

[MuranoSilver]

Hi Glen
:welcome: to the forum, looks like you have the folks all quizzing...
Maybe you should give Geti (and us) another clue before we turn to proplus trying to work out global triangulation points. :-D
nic x

[bustagasket]

Ever get the feeling Geti was bored?

[Jayne]

Ever get the feeling Geti was bored?

too many staff :dance:
J x

[Gemma]

Ok so I'm a bit late...but :welcome: Glen

[glen]

Hi again all, very warm welcome was much apreciated, wish other forums were like this one. Most forums on the web are very unfriendly places.
I used to love writing poetry and used to post to forums all the time, writers just arent the same as jeweller makers I suppose.:)

Ok here is another clue.
The correct term for where I was born and learnt jewellery making is actually Place of Gold
It has produced almost half of the worlds gold (40%)
Almost all of the worlds platinum (90%)
The continent is renowned with diamond resources (among others)
And it is the birthplace of the worlds biggest and most famous diamond company.
There is a hole dug in the ground that is the worlds biggest man made diamond mine which is now a synonymous name with international diamond trade....
Sadly all this aside the continent is probably one of the worlds poorest and most troubled.

If you cant guess now, .... then , dunno, then I guess you lose heh heh..:confused:

[jetlag]

Jo'burg :) Or, Egoli, to give it its African name.

[Di Sandland]

So, that'll be Johannesburg then?

And writers aren't that much different, Glen - its how I earn my living ;)

[Jayne]

The correct term for where I was born and learnt jewellery making is actually Place of Gold


Okay, I just googled it and wiki says it's the name of a SA soap opera. Were you born on set? That's pretty funky:Y:
btw, what do we win if we get it right? Can we look for the diamond in the dungeon?
J x

[glen]

WOOT =D>
well done
egoli is a soap opera
Gauteng is a place (joburg) I have also been known to call it hell
Most people guess I am from new zealand or something cause my accent is so suppressed been in Uk for 11 years already.
No I am not a nazi racist I leave all that for the narrow minded fools in the world.

I am glad I was born and grew up where I did and especially because of the trade I chose, It is sad to see poverty in places rich with things like gold and diamonds etc, as Africa is but witnessing it and understanding it is a sad gift.
I hope to grow my company to help the international precious metal and stone trade and the communities involved. But that is a dream. I will take small steps to get there.

First we learn to crawl, then we learn to walk and then we can learn to run and jump and I love to bounce

The wonderful thing about Tiggers
Is Tiggers are wonderful chaps
They're loaded with vim and with vigor
They love to leap in your laps
They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy pouncy

[glen]

oh by the way your prize
You can all share it
I hope you enjoy and it lightens yr monday up a bit
The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sd0xxDmcCw)

My lost dia is a black little black one so nothing too great maybe if i find it I can let ya all decide what I make with it ...

[Di Sandland]

I lived in Togo for a while, Glen - so a long way from where you were but still dreadfully imbalanced in terms of the haves and have nots.

I was there as a croupier, working at the casino of the Hotel Sarakawa. We were housed in private villas and each had a personal maid - my maid's name was Veronica, although she insisted that I call her Sister Veronica. I am from humble beginnings myself and my mother has cleaned for other people; needless to say, this made me very uncomfortable. In silent protest, I washed my own underwear, only to find that Sister Veronica was mortified - it apparently reflected badly on her.

Just down the lane from my villa was a small 'lean-to' type affair. A corrugated tin roof supported by two wooden posts and backing onto a fence. It was home to five or so families. I used to pass by on my way to the bakers and invariably bought them a few loaves of bread. That went down very badly indeed with my casino owning employers. I was contracted for a year - I was home much, much quicker than that. I'm far from a political person but I couldn't stand the inequalities. :(

[Lisa Quinn]

Hi Glen,

have you tried the old "tights over the end of your hoover attachment nozzle" trick to try and find your diamond?

"My lost dia is a black little black one so nothing too great maybe if i find it I can let ya all decide what I make with it ...[/QUOTE]

Wow Di, what an interesting life you have had, can't wait to hear the next installment?

[Jayne]

oh by the way your prize
You can all share it
I hope you enjoy and it lightens yr monday up a bit
The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sd0xxDmcCw)


Brilliant :Y:
J x

[CDW Designs]

the name is glen, been making jewellery for 15 years for retailers / manufacturers and recently packed it all in and said enuff and started my own workshop and business. I am based down in brighton. how you all doing?:~:

I learnt to make jewellery the hard way as an aprentice in the southern hemisphere earning about £8 a week, working a 6.5 day week without any colege or uni, and had to pretty much teach myself most of the stuff.

Welcome Glen
Love to see your work once you are up and running. I am sure you will be very useful to the forum.
:Y:

[geti-titanium]

have you tried the old "tights over the end of your hoover attachment nozzle" trick

I might try that tonight :dance:

[Lisa Quinn]

I might try that tonight :dance:

Glen is searching for diamonds, but what, pray tell, will you be doing with the hoover attachment ??

[geti-titanium]

Glen is searching for diamonds, but what, pray tell, will you be doing with the hoover attachment ??

Ask me again after the 9 o'clock watershed :)

[Lisa Quinn]

Oh, how I wish I had a webcam !!

[geti-titanium]

Oh, how I wish I had a webcam !!

What just to watch somebody vacuuming dog hairs out the carpet! It's a very sad life you lead young lady :)

[Mystic]

Hi Glen, I lived in South Africa for about 6 years, 26 years ago:eek: good grief I feel old, but if you say it quickly it doesn't sound too bad. Anyway I am looking forward to seeing some of your stuff when you take some piccies of it. Good luck in finding your diamond too:Y:

[Ominicci]

Hello from me too Glen :~: I have been away for a few days but see everyone has made you very welcome already!! :Y:

[glen]

ello Ominicci

Where did you live Mystic?

[shelliem]

[QUOTE=glen;19400]WOOT =D>

I am glad I was born and grew up where I did and especially because of the trade I chose, It is sad to see poverty in places rich with things like gold and diamonds etc, as Africa is but witnessing it and understanding it is a sad gift.
I hope to grow my company to help the international precious metal and stone trade and the communities involved. But that is a dream. I will take small steps to get there.

Hi Glen

Hello to a fellow 'newbie to the forum' you sound really interesting. Your quote touched me, I like your vision and compassion! I hope you achieve your goal.

Michelle

[shelliem]

P.s I'm still learning the art of quoting in the fancy way everybody else seems to be doing on here ...

[glen]

thank ye shelliem
I hope so too

[EmmaRose]

:welcome: Glen!
I love tigger he is my favourite! thanks for the video :)
look forward to seeing some of your work.
Em

[agent_44]

the name is glen, been making jewellery for 15 years for retailers / manufacturers and recently packed it all in and said enuff and started my own workshop and business. I am based down in brighton. how you all doing?:~:

I learnt to make jewellery the hard way as an aprentice in the southern hemisphere earning about £8 a week, working a 6.5 day week without any colege or uni, and had to pretty much teach myself most of the stuff.

Hi Glen, a slightly late welcome from me! I used to live in Brighton, love the place and miss it very much!

[glen]

brighton is like that, so glad i managed to set my workshop up here. I have always travelled in my life, lived in loads of places, believe it or not have been in brighton longest out of all places i stayed, been here 11 years now lol
I just realised that it means i been in jewellery for almost 16 years now doh I dont even look old.

I luvs tigger cause I am a Tiger in the chinese birth chart, and i luvs to bounce and pounce:dancing:

[Mystic]

ello Ominicci

Where did you live Mystic?

Hi Glen, I lived for a while in Zululand, moved to Pinetown for a couple of years and then ended up in New Germany:~:

[AniccaJewellery]

Hello from me as well!