Tuesday 19 May 2009

Jewellery Making

I have decided to start making jewellery.

Reason being my lovely black beaded necklace with a bow on it, that my beautiful sister bought me for my birthday last year, was about to break. The string holding it together was stretching and fraying so I went to the Shiney Rocks bead shop in Bath to find out if they could mend it for me.... I was told it would cost £20 (the necklace itself was about £20/£25) so I asked how much it would be if I could buy the tools to mend it myself!

I was told it would be quite easy, so I took this opportunity as a sign; as I have been wanting to be more creative: so for an extra £18 (OK so it was £38 in total) I am now the proud owner of four Shiney glitter handle tools (round nose pliers, snipe nose pliers, flat nose pliers and side cutter pliers - it's a whole new language!!!). I also have some findings and beadalon....

It took me two hours, but I mended it last night! I also attached a jump ring to a pendant, for a friend from work - she hadn't worn it for about 10 years but I have been able to give it a new lease of life for her! I feel ever so clever and useful now, so hopefully the tools will prove to be a worth while investment.

I'm going to an evening class tomorrow to learn how to make a chainmaille bracelet!!

Friday 15 May 2009

Result!!

The council have backed down and cancelled my Parking Charge...!!! At first they said no, so I wrote back to them again (didnt bother to wait the two weeks they suggested until I received the 'Notice to Owner') and they have apologised.

Well done me!

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Car Parking


Why do these things always seem to happen to me.... I parked my car on Monday, checked it was still there (with wing mirrors intact etc) on Wednesday, yet when I walked past it on Friday, late at night, it had a yellow parking ticket on it was surrounded by orange roadwork barriers!! Completely imprisoned!! I could not believe it... check out the photos.


I went back to it in the morning on Saturday - of course no one was there doing any work on the massive hole in front of my car to help me, and Bath City Council wasn't answering the phone as it was a Saturday... So I had to move the barriers myself to get my poor car out!!


It's like the time years ago I lived on Burlington Street before it was residents parking... I parked on a Friday, went back to my car on the Sunday and the council had painted a white DISABLED line around my car!!!! Yes that's right.. out of the whole street they had chosen my car and decided to make it a disabled parking space....