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    Default Hello from Staffordshire

    I'm Helen Andre, live in Leek and trade by the name enchanted cobwebs though maybe if I'd opted for something shorter I might have been able to get it engraved / stamped on items more easily!
    I dived straight into the 'Can you help me' section without introducing myself but anyone who knows me wont be surprised. I make fantasy jewellery most pieces incorporate a cobweb, items range from a pair of earrings up to throat corsets for a more dramatic look. When I was little in Ireland my mammy would point out cobwebs glistening in the rain / frost / snow or even sunshine (though not so often) as she walked me to school. I never forgot those cobwebs though at the time wasnt that interested as I dont like being wet or cold but the image of them glistening never was far from my thoughts
    I'm not 'classically trained' I had a weekend course with a retired silversmith and have spent the last 10 years having a ball playing and experimenting. Not knowing the rules sometimes is an advantage though maybe that was just a few times! Often not knowing the rules means spending weeks trying to figure out what every one else know but its fun. I love what I do and delighted to find a forum in the UK. Cant believe I missed this one as I have been a cooksons customer for almost 10 years!

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    Hi Helen
    Welcome to the forum!
    Lorraine

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    Hi Helen - Welcome from an ex-Stokie!

    Gosh I miss oatcakes.

    Your stuff sounds amazing - pictures are obligatory honey!!!
    Emma

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    will try attaching a piccy....

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    Hi Helen! Welcome to the group!
    I know parts of Staffordshire as my in-laws are near Cannock.
    Jo
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    Hi Helen
    couldn't see the piccie but it only had the first part (is your site flash based?)
    Did love this spider web brooch though
    Nic xx
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    Hi Helen and welcome. Just had a look at your site - love the cobwebs.
    Anne

    Feel the fear, and do it anyway!
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    Hi Helen! *waving* from over the hill just the other side of Buxton!
    Dragonfly (Lynne)

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    Hi Lynne
    Glad to have found you, been making my own rings but sometimes spend longer making the rings than the piece!
    Thanks
    Helen

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    Hi Nic
    The brooch is one of my first cobweb pieces. Been making more intricate ones and need to get them on my site but spend so long making....This one is in the process of being added to my site, not sure again if I've attached

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