Olympic Torch...

... It's come to Sheffield! Unfortunately I wasn't here on the 25th of June when the olymip tourch was here, (I was busy visiting my sister and her fiance in their new flat, having not realised the torch was here when I booked the train tickets). Plenty of Sheffielders turned out to see the torch and support the torch bearers. What an honour it would be to carry the torch! Plenty of worthy people have/ are taking part in the olymip tourch relay, spurrned on my the crowds who have come to witness this special event. You can follow the torch's route here.  Here's a few of my favourite photo's from Sheffield!



Photo from thestar.com



 

Photo from Barnsley.towntalk.co.uk


















Photo from getconnectedsheffield.com



Photo from Barnsley.towntalk.co.uk



Photo from Thestar.co.uk

Photo from PeakFM.net

 
In honour of the occasion, and to show my support for Team GB, I have designed a cross stitch Union Jack Pendant. It is handstitched using embroidery threads, and set in a silver plated mount, 2.5cm in diameter. The chain is 18" long, and is also silver plated. It could be yours for just £10.00 via my Etsy shop, or my website.

I hope we do well, as does every supporter, but I also hope that all of the competitiors enjoy their visit to London, the competion, and satisfaction at knowing they were selected out of hundereds and thousands of others to represent their country in their favourite sport. 

Let's hear it for Great Britain!

St Georges Day!

Its only 12 days away!

12 days before St Paddys day everyone suddenly find that they're part Irish in order to celebrate with plenty of Stout. Pubs stock up on Guinness, and Guinness produces plenty of advertising paraphernalia, from crazy hats, to shirts, encouraging celebrators to clad themselves not only in the green of the emerald isle, but also black and white. Being slightly less organised (and a little more crafty) Chris, with a little help from yours truly, created his own St Patrick's Day top.

Despite all of the fuss and stout consumption of St Paddy's day, St Georges day on the 23rd April is almost forgotten about in comparison. Why do we English born and bred folk become Irish for a day to celebrate with lots of copious amounts of stout, but let St Georges day pass in a blissful unawareness of the celebration of George and the Dragon. Lets get on the bandwagon and show that we're proud to be English, by celebrating our Patron Saint. More and more people are starting to celebrate St Georges Day, with anything from Punch and Judy Shows to Morris dancing to Folk Music. You can even sign a petition here to make St Georges Day a bank holiday, if a 100, 000 signatures are obtained by August this year.

In honour of the occasion, I have produced these St Georges Flag jewellery, available on the promotions Page of my website. Earrings are only £7.00, a ring costs £5, or you could get both as a set for only £10!

If all of the English-ness hasn't got you excited yet, here are just a few more reasons to celebrate on 23rd April. (A more extensive list can be found on Wikipedia)

Anniversary of William Wordsworths death (1850)
King Charles II was crowned at Westminster Abbey (1661)
William Shakespeares birthday, and the day he died (1564 - 1616)

Talking of which, I will be celebrating this St Georges day by heading down to Shakepeares pub in Sheffield for a good old english ale tasting and pairing it with food! 6 1/3rds of different types of ale, such as pale ale, bitter, stout, IPA and Mild are included, along with some nibbles all for £10! The best bit, a free pint of your favourite at the end! Tickets should be bought in advance from Shakespeares, or email them at info@shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk

I for one am looking forward to celebrating St Georges day properly, by appreciating the Englishness of it all! I'll let you know how I get on...

Anchor's Away!

Ahoy there!

Arrr, this be the place to find some ship shape treasure, me hearties. I spies meself some gold...

Whether you're a swashbuckling pirate, hording treasure, looting jewels to add to your bounty for spending on gallons of Caribbean rum, or fancy yourself as a sailor, patrolling the high seas in the name of the Queen, ensure you have a little trinket!

These were all designed by me, with a little help from the Royal school of needlework cross stitch software cd! What do you think of them?

 

 

As you can see, I can make them using a wide variety of nautical colours, especially for you! What colours would you pick?

Anchor earrings, rings and set's are now all available for sale on my website!

It there are any designs you'd like to see, please leave a comment below!

WEBSITE LAUNCH!

Hooray!

After a fair bit of trial and error, a significant amount of frustration, and a lot of backtracking and experimentation, I have finally finished an published my website!

You can now buy some earrings and my first ever Pendant design, Tulips, on here, so check it out now!

I will continue to add more products to my website, next on the list is Anchor Pendants....!

But for now, here it is...!

www.yousewshould.com