Sally Ayling feature/review/giveaway!

Sally Ayling!
Sally's products are all handmade, Sally even makes the findings!
My brooch pin is very well made, looks very expensive and designer and with it being a natural wood, goes with so many things, I adore it!!




1. Tell us a bit about yourself, your background and how you got into creating your creations!

I am Sally Ayling a London based jeweller. I started my business this year 2011. Over the past 3 years I've become a bit of a twitcher and so have used British birds as the inspiration for my latest collection.

I use a range of materials such as silver, wood, fabric, acrylic, reclaimed metal from tins found objects and other collected items.

I make all my own fixings/findings and take great care and pride in producing pieces that have a consistent quality throughout all their constituent parts.'

2. What/who inspires you and why?

Charlie Harper the wildlife illustrator because his images of animals have the essence of the animal by using the smallest amount of information. This is something I try to achieve in my own work.
Barbara Christie. She is a wonderful contemporary jeweller and taught me for 5 years.

3. If you could take a 2 week vacation anywhere this summer, where would you go and why?
I would love to go to Japan to see all the fantastic design and also visit a friend who lives there.

4. How would you describe your wonderful style?
Fun, Colourful, Simple.

5. Do you have a website/blog/folksy/etsy?? Please give links to all your social networks and stores.
folksy
facebook

6. How would you decorate a cupcake to represent your personality?
Ha ha that's a great question as I love to make funny shaped cakes for friends birthdays. A friend of mine once made a cake for me in the the shape of our allotment. It had all the different beds nicely ordered. As I love growing things and really like things to be nice and organised, I think it's probably a good representation. It wouldn't fit on a cupcake though, so maybe I'd have to put a different plant on each cupcake.

7. When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up?
I either wanted to be an artist, an athlete or gymnast.

8. What is your biggest dream right now?
For my business to grew enough to support me and also my slightly smaller dream to have an allotment again or garden big enough to grew some vegetables.

9. What makes you laugh??
Birds washing in bird baths, and when they fight over food from bird feeders.

10. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
A bird. As you can probably tell I'm a little bit obsessed with them. I would probably be a duck as I love swimming.

Giveaway!!!!!!!!

Goldfinch Fabric Brooch

This cute bird brooch is inspired by the Goldfinch and made from vintage fabric. With a silver pin on the back. It is filled with wadding so sits proud ever where you pin it.

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GOOD LUCK!!!

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Winner will be picked July 6th!! xxxxxxx