Guest Giveaway – StormySky

We’re on a high here at gorjuss-land as a HUGE pile of gorjuss bags decended on us this afternoon, it was such a surprise TADA! , and I literally SCREAMED with delight when I saw them, oh my !   YES  ( thanks to everyone at Santoro! XOXO )  I’ve not managed to get a few snaps of the tiny beautiful details yet, but I will show you all that on Sunday, after the Guest Giveaway ends, make sure you pop back and see them,  you will love the pics, I’m sure !

Not seen the new gorjuss bags yet? Check out our LAST BLOG POST to find out more!

Now are you all ready to meet our Guest this weekend?

Bindi is the Designer behind Stormy Sky, a beautiful jewellery line. She lives with her husband and cat in a quintessential rural village in Somerset, England.   She has been making jewelry for a few years and especially loves natural gemstones, vintage glass and silver! Let’s find out more:

Hello Guest Giveaway lovely!  Please tell us a little bit about you, who you are, where you are from!?!

Hi, my name is Bindi and I’m a silversmith living and working in Somerset in the rural south west of England.  I live in a quintessential English village not far from where I grew up.  I live with my husband and cat in a very tiny house.

Tell us about what you make and your inspiration

I make simple, rustic jewellery, mainly in silver (and occasionally gold) and natural precious and semi-precious stones and pearls (plus the odd bit of vintage glass!).  Most of my work is simple, with a hint of vintage; I often add a dark patina to the metal I use for an aged effect.  My inspiration to create can come from anything – art, nature, fashion… you name it!

What is your favourite item to make/sell?

I love to make chains!  Solid, chunky, tough-as-you-like chains.  It’s kind of a long process, with up to a dozen stages from start to finish, though they come together really quickly in the end – it’s one of those tasks where preparation and care in the early stages really pays off with a beautiful finish.  The overall look is regular and even, but if you look closely you can see the faint little joins and tiny hammer blow marks – all the work that has gone into them is visible – I love that.

Do you have a favourite Etsy item you’ve bought?

A lot of my supplies come from Etsy sellers – beads and stones and so on.  Hard to pick a favourite, but many have been tough to let go!  I also collect vintage glass and have had some rare and beautiful beads from Etsy sellers: BumbershootSupplies, Beadbrats and Beadtopiavintage.

Do you have any other websites people can find you?

It’s just Etsy at the moment.  I do have plans to start up DaWanda and Folksy Shops, and also to set up a new Etsy store for jewellery made exclusively from vintage stones and beads, but those plans are probably a few months off yet.

Whats the best advice you’ve ever been given?

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Live the life you’ve imagined”.

It’s a very well used saying and seems to crop up on many things!  It may be a really obvious piece of advice, but it works for me!

Anything else you’d like to say?

A big thank you to all of my wonderful customers – thanks to you all I get to spend my days doing what I love!

Thank you for your Interview Stormysky, thanks for letting us find out a little bit more about you and your creations ! Now, lets find out what you gave the lovely gorjuss Readers a chance to win this weekend..

YOU COULD WIN: These beautiful Pearl Studs in Hand Made Sterling Settings, from StormySky

To Enter On Blog: If you were a Super Hero what would your name be, and of course, what would be your SuperPower?

For Example, “I’d be gorjuss girl, her power is to turn the World stripey, one Sock at a time !”

For an EXTRA entry: we will accept you to VISIT StormySky, find your favourite thing there ( warning: It may take a while, you’ll love it all!!) and copy the URL ( the www.sitename/faveitem.php bit!) and paste it into your comment here! Our Guest would love to hear your fave items & it will DOUBLE your chances of winning to do both !! ( I’m sure she’ll read your comments too, so please let her know what you think of her lovely Creations and wonderful interview she did for you all !) **TO DO THIS YOU MUST USE A SEPERATE COMMENT TO GAIN AN EXTRA ENTRY!

For an EXTRA EXTRA entry: For another EXTRA way to enter, Just hit the RETWEET button at the top of this blog and your RT will be entered into a draw too ! (RT’s are automatically counted in with the comments, so there is NO NEED to comment and tell us you have tweeted!!!)

…. Good Luck and have fun, Remember if you are new to the blog, it can take up to 12 hours for your post to be checked an authorised… once its given the ok all further posts should appear instantly. So don’t panic…

Closes: Sunday Night at around 10pm GMT ( gorjuss time is shown on the blog clock!) Winner decided by Random.org. For Facebook readers, comments must be submitted on the actual blogwww.gorjussart.co.uk/blog). You can enter as many times as you want on the blog ( but only one entry on twitter) just no back to back posting ( i.e someone should post between your posts!)

SPECIAL READER OFFER:

Gosh how generous is Bindi, she’s offering all you gorjuss blog readers, a very special offer in her shop !  WOW!

Buy ANYTHING from her shop and ger FREE shipping !! Just Enter ‘gorjuss’ in the message to seller area a checkout & wait for a revised invoice!

Good luck everyone, and a big thank you to”StormySky (Bindi!)” for joining us this weekend and of course her generosity with the prize!