Earlier this month it was Clare’s parents Pearl wedding anniversary. Clare’s Dad asked her to make these jewellery designs as a present for her Mum. The texture on the silver comes from the lace of her Mum’s wedding dress. Clare says ‘I’m really pleased with the finished designs and it seems Deirdre likes them too, she’s barely taken them off!’
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This is a lovely (and very romantic!) commission that Clare has been working on recently. These Porcelain Heart Decorations were ordered to commemorate key dates in the couple’s relationship. Ally’s very thoughtful friend Catherine ordered these for Ally’s hen party. What a nice gift!
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Today I had a wonderful photo shoot with Jess Petrie. Jess is a wonderful photographer and she’s taken some fantastic still life shots of my designs. We used the skills of the great florist Campbell’s Flowers and I hope you agree the vases look fabulous with the beautiful fresh flowers that were selected. I’m going to use the photos for lots of things! Starting with a revamp of the images on my website www.claregage.com and my notonthehighstreet shop www.notonthehighstreet.com/claregage It’s so important to have lovely lifestyle shots of my designs to help all of you who are viewing my range
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I’m working on some new ideas including a cross stitch font. This might end up playing a part in some new designs…nearly finished it! I’ve designed the font myself by first developing the curling style and then planning out the pattern on graph paper. Now I’m working on the cross stitch by hand to develop the cross stitch font. I like to start all my designs by working in textiles. I’ve loved sewing and cross stitch since I was a little girl so it’s great to be developing it in news ways for my design career now. Now I can
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I’m still working on designs for the Synchronise Exhibition. The kiln went on last night and I can’t wait to see the results. Got to wait for it to cool so it’ll be tomorrow before I can open it…the suspense! httpss://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/whatson/
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Does anyone have a Clare Gage cup that would look nice sitting on a saucer? You can now buy a saucer from my website here Saucer
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I’ve got a category on my lovely new website for gift sets. I thought I’d tell you about a few of them. Introducing you to the Breakfast Set… https://www.claregage.com/product-category/gift-sets/ Surely a special way to start the day! Available in purple (my fav!), blue and pink.
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My new website introduces the personalities of the cups in the cup collection. This idea comes from thoughts I had when I first designed the range back at university. When it was my turn to make drinks for my family I liked to pick out the right cup for each person and this led to the idea of your choice of cup being an extension of your style. It’s a lovely way to express your individuality through your afternoon cuppa! To find out about my cups with personality then visit https://www.claregage.com/product-category/cup-collection/ Let me introduce you to the Button Cup! It’s
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Today I popped down to Nottingham to see the lace archive at Nottingham Trent University and saw so many inspiring things! I loved the sample cards.
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Clare has written an article for Pink Wedding magazine about how to plan personalised weddings. Clare’s new range of personalised Lace Silver Jewellery and popular porcelain heart decorations are great for adding a unique feel to your wedding day To see more about Clare’s wedding range visit https://www.claregage.com/weddings.html To read her article about how to plan a personalised wedding read online here (p.32-34) httpss://cjwellings.com/PWsummer12/#/32/
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