Special Offers...

I have recently had some items back from a gallery in London - where they have been on show for some time and I have a few designs which I have since discontinued from my shop, but thought I would offer them up here to my lovely readers, and on facebook to people who so kindly fan me {not just when I'm warm ;)}...

First up, above, is the Begonia Necklace - I had actually forgotten how much I loved this piece - and almost want to keep it for myself, but I would rather someone else gets the enjoyment from it! It's so cool and chunky and would look awesome with some winter knits...it is hand pierced 18ct gold plated silver with chunky smokey quartz beads :)

It used to retail for £250.00 - so I am selling it here for 50% off, at £125.00

Next up, above, is this lovely carved Geranium Necklace - now, this one is nice and long... hanging around bust length... it's so lovely and unusual, it's making me a little nostalgic for my carving days! It's faux ivory, carved by me, in an 18ct gold plated silver setting, strung with smokey quartz...

It used to retail for £200.00 - so I am also discounting this one by half, and selling at £100.00

Finally, above - a pair of ultra long and ultra swish Sweet Horse Chestnut duo earrings ... these were some of the first designs I did for my Vintage diffusion collection...and still really love wearing my own pair!

The long chain gently grazes your collarbone in length, so they are really dramatic! Hand pierced from sheet sterling silver and plated in 18ct gold... You can see them being worn here, courtesy of mav ;)

Originally retailing for £120 - I am putting these on clearance at £60.00...

So - last opportunity to buy these designs, and to snap yourself a bargain to boot - maybe a treat to yourself for Christmas party season?! If you are interested... send me an email at abigailpercy[at]gmail[dot]com . All will come beautifully gift wrapped, ready for giving to yourself or a loved one, as usual :)

...first come, first served!

Happy Sunday all,

xo

New for Old...

Over the years I have had many requests and custom orders to make some of my best selling designs in silver {sans gold-plating!}... well, I have finally gotten round to adding what has been so asked for to my online shop - some old favourites in a NEW colourway! ;)

I've shared some of them above, and even as a die-hard gold fan, I have to admit... I am smitten too!

The final posting dates for Christmas are coming up - so if you would like anything from me for the Holidays' get shopping! ;)

I've been doing some Christmas shopping myself - and I am buying almost exclusively handmade!! Here are some new things I have found along the way which I think would make really cool gifts...

Amazing felt trees from Intres!

Beautiful textile jewellery from Maranon...

These guys are the cutest! ;)

A beautiful papercut from made by Julene...

Why not wrap your gifts in these amazing fabric wrappings?

Ooh, now I want the 25th to be here! Can't wait to wrap all that I've got for my loved ones, make some things and finally snap up the rest :) {I will, of course, be giving millions of tea-towels ;)}...

Are you buying handmade this Christmas? And, if so... who's shops are you loving!?

Hit me up!!

xo

abigail*ryan @ Welcome Home...

Next Saturday, the 12th of December - we are holding a one day Christmas shopping event, as part of our abigail*ryan homewares launch, at Mhari's store, Welcome Home, in Glasgow's West End.

I hope you will join us for mince pies and Christmassy drinks - Mister Bell and I will both be there along with lots of lovely stock of cushions, tea-towels and gift-sets and hand sewn Christmas decorations - we hope you can make it!!

Where: Welcome Home, 19 Keith Street, Partick, Glasgow, G11 6QQ

When: 3-7pm, Saturday the 12th of December.

Please do swing by!! :)

xo

abigail & ryan

Perforations = RSI...

...but it's so worth it ;)

I worked on my first perforated piece {the Magnolia Brooch, above - a big'un!} a good few months ago {God, now I think about it, it was the early Summer!} and really loved a new found way for me to explore silhouette, and combine it with my hand piercing to add further detail in 2D...

I had done so much carving previously to add form, I was looking for something new!

Despite the RSI after drilling so many hundreds of holes, I really liked the effect and loved playing with the cameo shapes {I got new oval mandrels - bliss! ;)}...as I always refer back to an age gone by... so I was really excited to work on another special piece this Christmas using the same effect. I especially love making necklaces too, so this was fun.

I knew this piece had to be kept silver, as when I plated the magnolia brooch, I secretly preferred it silver - so this was clear in my mind. When I found two strings of amazing, smooth, oval Green Garnet beads - I knew it was a match made in [my kind of] heaven...

So I got cracking! ;)

You can see a little more of the Magnolia Necklace HERE :)

Just thought I would share a little background on a few of the new Christmas pieces this week - I know I have not shared as much of my process as I normally would on the blog these last few months what with time being so tight - so now I can finally sit back and share some little tid-bits...

Hope you're all well and still enjoying the peeks - and thank you SO much for embracing the launch of abigail*ryan so warmly... Mister Bell and I are over the moon.

Happy Wednesday, all.

xo

Shop Update and abigail*ryan launch!!...

Oh my goodness, I don't think I have ever worked as hard as I have in the last six months or so... running back and forth to Northern Ireland {where my gorgeous boyfriend lives}, setting up a new business with him and keeping my existing one afloat - it has been challenging, tiring but ultimately very rewarding.

Today - I am so thrilled {and a little overwhelmed, read: teary!} to announce that our homewares business abigail*ryan, the fruit of all our labour, is finally live and online with our first installment of goods for your home.

abigail*ryan homewares ONLINE SHOP :)

We hope you love it as much as we do!

Secondly, I have just completed my BIG Christmas jewellery update, tons of new designs and reworked old favourites in limited edition colourways... many of the items are in stock and ready to ship so will reach you in time for Christmas...click HERE to shop!

Hope you will love all the new gemstone beads I have been working with, punchy green garnets, icy blue tones {so wintry!} and soft teals...

Mister Bell has also updated his shop with lots of new designs too - and most of his jewellery is in stock and ready to ship, as are his amazing handbags. I will share some more of what Ryan has been working on tomorrow...

We are all ready to rock and roll for the Holidays so get your orders in fast and we will parcel and wrap and tie bows like deamons and get them winging their way to you asap!!

Happy Monday everyone!!

xo Abigail

Christmas Update Info...

It's getting very exciting, and very manic around here... the BIG Christmas update is always a big challenge {especially in Scotland!} - as I am always fighting against the fading or non-existing light to shoot the 'goods'... but this year especially, I have THREE business' 'goodies' to photograph and style, and one, for the very first time.

Eeek!

I am totally delighted to be able to tell you I will be launching my Christmas Jewellery update this coming Monday, Mister Bell will be updating his shop too - and we will, finally, be unveiling the grand launch of abigail*ryan homewares.

I really am over the top excited to be able to share the homewares collection, finally - after so many months of work! And excited too, as I know just how many more things we have in the pipe-line for the New Year to add...

Christmas will be a little different this year in our shops - so I thought I would explain a little about it. I hope you will bear with me! ;)

IN STOCK SYSTEM...

Having always worked 'to order' - I am switching things up this year. All new items will have inventory bars letting you know an item is in stock {I have made multiples in advance which means I can ship them out to you faster!} - I will work hard to keep items in stock as they are selling, however, if an item goes 'out of stock', you can still contact me to order it... but it will take my normal quoted 14 working days.

I will of course work hard to make this faster where possible, but am hoping the whole new system will make getting bijoux to YOU, from me, as quick and easy as we can! Our aim is to ship within 3 working days.

abigail*ryan homewares will be running in the same way! We have costed all our shipping as regular airmail with the option to add 'insured, trackable shipping bolt-on upgrades'. It is *always* my preference to send goods recorded, and I do this for jewellery as standard - but we wanted to give people the choice when it came to the fabric goods...

Everything will be explained clearly on each website - so have a wee read when all is live and get in touch if you have ANY questions at all. :)

VERY last postal date to the USA is the 11.12.09

VERY last postal date to Europe is 11.12.09

VERY last postal date in UK is 23.12.09

Please order as early as you can in advance of these dates so we can ensure you get your orders in time for Christmas Day!!

Stay tuned to Abigail A. Percy - Designer Jewellery, DesireLines, and to abigail*ryan so as not to miss out on the launch.

I will be back soon to reveal all!!

xo

Abigail

p.s. You may have noticed I have retired many designs from my Vintage Collection. Many can still be specially ordered, so if you can't see what you are looking for in my shop - see my portfolio website for the full back catalogue of designs. :)

We've been busy!...

It's been another busy week here... I can't quite believe the weekend is here already! To celebrate, we stayed in today and loafed in our PJ's. Perfect, really - and we figure we can do some work tonight. ;)

I've been really busy working on the styling of all our new abigail*ryan products, and it was the tea towels first. I just bought a little dining table for my front room - after almost 2 years of eating off the coffee table, this is SO welcome {I can hear Mister Bell cheering in the background! ;)} and we have been enjoying using a few of our tea towels as tablecloths... they are so cheery!

Here are some snaps of some recent suppers - and a wee sneak peek from one of my styling sessions...

:: Antler Mag Blog

:: This is so nice

:: I'm dreaming of a studio like this for the Mister and I... via bloesem :) {One day!}

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend!!

xo