As I browse through Sweet Treat's shop on Coriandr I can't help but think of romantic days and nights and vintage summers. Debbie, who runs Sweet Treat, loves using vintage beads in her work and her items are beautiful and delightful pieces of jewellery that would make excellent gifts for a special lady.

Even though she describes herself as an old fashioned girl she says her daughter inspires her to give her pieces a modern look and I think she pulls of both very well.

Here are my favourite pieces from her shop:

New Beginnings Earrings

 

Christine Earrings

 

Nicole Earrings

 

Trudy Earrings

To find out more about Debbie and Sweet Treat you can read her blog and follow her twitter updates.

The first things I think of when I visit CeeGeeJewellery's shop are beauty and elegance.  From the logo to the composition of the photos to the sterling silver jewellery it just screams quality.  You can truly see the love and passion with which each item has been made. 

Carolyn who lives in Cheshire, UK has always been drawn to beads and gemstones and is inspired by the colours of the changing seasons.  Did you know she used to be an investment banker?  Luckily she changed careers or else we would be deprived of her gorgeous jewellery, wouldn't we?

Here are my favourite items from her shop:

Silvered Black Lampwork Earrings

 

Polka Flower Earrings

Seashell Lampwork Pendant

To find out more about Carolyn and CeeGeeJewellery, read her Coriandr Express interview here and also visit her website, her blog, her Coriandr shop and follow her tweets here.

We are currently visiting the wonderfully colourful shop of Snapdragon Beads on the Coriandr Express.  Alice is the lady behind Snapdragon and she has perfected the technique of off loom bead weaving. She creates gorgeous brooches, pins, hair clips, pendants and earrings that will definitely make you stand out from the crowd.

One of the most impressive things about her products are the colours.  Her eye for completementary and contrasting colours is evident in all of her lovely pieces and she has learnt to show these off to their best advantage by the use of Macro photography.  Wherever I am online I can definitely spot Alice's work!

Here are some of my favourites from her shop:

Frog Princess Earrings

 

Turquoise and Red Hairclip

 

Primrose Pin

Aren't they all beautiful?  I love them.   To find out more about Alice and Snapdragon Beads, read her interview on the Coriandr Express blog, visit her Coriandr shop, her blog and follow her on twitter too. Oh and Alice is running a promotion in her Coriandr shop where you can get free shipping on all her items until the 30th June 2009.

 

 

Debbs is an all round crafter but her main area of expertise is fused glass jewellery, which she has been doing for six years. She kiln fuses the glass herself too! She has some really beautiful pieces in her Coriandr shop but she also decorates tote and jute bags, makes beaded jewellery and also apple wands, so if you're ever feeling a little bit like making magic, you know where to go!

Here are my favourite items from her shop:

Fused dichroic glass pendant

Hand Decorated Tote Bag

Apple Wood Wand

To learn more about Debbs and her work visit her blog and her Coriandr Express interview.

Catherine from Shropshire is the lady behind Mrs Toad Designs.  She says she designs the things she likes and I must say she has an excellent sense of fun and style. She is about to start an Art Foundation course at University and her work is inspired by vintage cookbooks and the illustrations in old children's books.

Here are some of my favourite items from her shop:

Gold Round Beaded Earrings

 

Vanilla Ice Cream Cone Brooch

 

Felt Cake Pincushion

To find out more about Catherine and her work, read her Coriandr Express interview here, her blog here and visit her Coriandr shop here.