In yet another publication (sadly again only in lithuanian)

http://www.lrytas.lt/verslas/karjera-ir-rinkodara/per-nakti-pasto-siuntos-pabrangs-keliolika-kartu.htm

The journalists claim that Estonia has imposed the same restrictions this spring and that estonians are very happy with it. Sounds legit, right?
But I do not trust what I read unless there is hard data to go with it and when I look for that data her is what I find (www.post.ee/failid/UPT_kiri_km_ga_2012_eng.pdf) in Estonian post page:

Weight and dimensions:

Maximum weight: 2000 g
Minimum dimensions: 90 mm x 140 mm (length x width) or the rolled length and twice the diameter totalling 170 mm; longest dimension 100 mm
Maximum dimensions: 230 x 330 x 20 mm (length, width, thickness). 

From the 1st of November Lithuanian Post (Lietuvos Paštas) is banning small parcels -- only two types of post remains -- letters with measurements of A4 piece of paper that is 2cm thick and weights up to 2kg and packages.
The elimination of small parcels will be a hard blow to anyone, that sends their goods in small quantities -- i.e. small businesses such as handmade jewelry craftsmen etc.
At the moment we are fighting for this change to be either suspended (notice the timing, just before Christmas shipping period) or banned altogether.
We are going to reporters and here is a link to one such interview (only Lithuanian):

http://tv.lrytas.lt/?id=13822785611380919746

All the pictures are taken by me unless mentioned otherwise. If you fancy a piece of soutache jewellery with any of the stones on my website or a piece of soutache jewellery in general -- send me a message or convo me on etsy.

Sunday was a great day -- sunny, warm and also we had a CLARP (cabinet LARP) in Firefly setting.

The crew and passengers of the Bumble Bee

Since I was little I remember amber being around me all the time -- in my mothers jewellery, in decorations on the wall, in the sand on the seashore but most of all in my grandfathers workshop.
The smell of amber dust mixed with freshly cut wood, heated metal and all this surrounded by all sorts of interesting (for an inquisitive little girl) equipment that my grandpa used to work miracles (as it looked to my excited younger self) from this warm honey coloured media.
Why do I suddenly remember all this? Recently, when going through my boxed belongings I found a sack full of small raw amber nuggets and the memories of all that time spent in my grandfathers workshop all those years ago came back.
A thought hit me -- what if I try to work that same magic? Of course, I will start slow and simple, but I have a vision and I think I will make that come true.
And now my first small experiments with amber and brass.
All natural, all handmade and unique:

Halloween is nigh and shops and crafters are burning up huge amounts of orange and black supplies.
Get your broomsticks and cauldrons ready! It's Halloween!
My take on this years Halloween accessory is this:

I have been asked to make several items for a real life jewelry shop this summer. Of course there is always "loads" of free time when it's good weather outside, so I only got around to doing it just now.
I have been talking to various people (shop owners included) about what goes best and the advice was -- pastel colours, less bright than what I usually make. So voila -- my pastel series:

A  little something for a friend: