All Things Pretty

All Things pretty...Kitsch!

2010-04-26T19:45:00.002+01:00

Hello everyone. Hope this post finds you all well. All Things Pretty has been very,very busy indeed these past few weeks. Not only have we opened our new Etsy shop- (www.xallthingsprettyx.etsy.com) but we have now launched our brand new, fun, playful and totally kitsch range....

...aptly called All Things pretty Kitsch!! All the items have been added to our etsy shop, and there are several necklaces and bracelets, with some funky rings to be added soon too.

Here is a little sneaky preview of my favourites. But for a propper look and to buy them, visit our shop :-)

Lots and lots of love xxx

Crushblog10

2010-04-10T18:27:00.002+01:00

Wow...I was not expecting this!! I had literally added my first card to Etsy, and within 2 minutes of doing so... I recieved an email off Crushblog10. They are a lovely blog, blogging about handcrafted finds etc, and are part of blogmania. They have a competition on the 30th April, and asked me if I would kindly donate my dragonfly card. In return they provide shout outs to my etsy store and blog about me etc. Obviously I said yes!! I am so excited about it. SO one of you lucky winners could be in with a chance to win my dragonfly card. If you want to enter, visit there lovely little blog here, http://crushblog10.blogspot.com/

Above is my card you could win.
Thankyou to crushblog for letting me be a part of this :-)
xxx

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

2010-04-10T18:14:00.002+01:00

Well, the weekend is here, and I have literally NOT STOPPED! In between doing a presentation for uni, making cards and bracelets, photographing them and addind them to my new etsy shop!!! I really have not stopped. But I would not want it any other way. (I did for in a half an hour session on the cross trainer...never again!!) Anyway, even more items have been added to my etsy shop. I was up until silly o'clock last night making some absoloutly stunning new catds. They are all on etsy now at £2.50 each, they are all blank and come with a blank envelope. Here are a few sneak peaks. Let me know if you like them, or if you adore them enough to buy them, then here's the link...http://www.etsy.com/shop/xallthingsprettyx

My new etsy site :-)

2010-04-08T16:56:00.001+01:00

Hello everyone. My new Etsy site is up and running. It only has 4 items on at the moment as I'm not totally etsy savvy yet, and, well quite frankly it seems to be taking me forever. However, keep your eyes pealed, as everyday new items will be added. Here are the bracelets that are on there at the minute. And of course here is the link-
www.xallthingsprettyx.etsy.com

Hope you like. Lots of love, Becky xxxx

Bracelets recently added to jijikiki

2010-03-13T21:48:00.001Z

Just thought I would send a little post of all the new bracelets that you can buy here now. They are brand new in for Spring 2010, so grab them before they go. Free postage and packaging aswell!!

http://www.jijikiki.com/bracelets.php

www.yourmakeupbag.com

2010-03-13T14:35:00.000Z

visit now for discounted make-up www.yourmakeupbag.com

www.yourmakeupbag.com

2010-03-13T14:27:00.000Z

Second bit of good news.....for all you makeup obsessed ladies like me, this website is just for you. Miranda from http://www.yourmakeupbag.com/ very kindly contacted me, asking if she could advertise my business on her site. After looking at her wonderful online makeup store, I was very very excited and couldn't wait to say yes. It's a fabolous little site, selling makeup at a fantastic discounted rate!! Check it out now. Why pay the high street prices when you can buy here for a lot cheaper? Here is a little screen shot of her site, and the link is below.

www.yourmakeupbag.com

Aswell as advertising my own products on this site, I also like to shop around online and find little cute shops for ladies, selling "All things pretty", so keep a look out for more stores like this, and also keep your eye out for more on www.yourmakeupbag.com, as i will regularly keep you all posted with great products and my fave pick of the week.

Lots of love to you all and a very happy mothers day to all you mummys. xxx

JIJIKIKI!!!

2010-03-13T14:21:00.000Z

Hello everybody!! I have some great news, not only has business really been booming these last few weeks what with mothers day and valentines day, but I have been asked to sell my jewellery on the amazing jiji kiki website. If you don't allready know it, check it out. There are some gorgeous, unique little pieces, aswell as mine now. Here's a little screen shot of my beauties. Check them out here, http://www.jijikiki.com/bracelets.php

Hope you love it just as much as I do.

Lots of love xxxxxx

Valentines day!!!

2010-02-07T22:46:00.000Z

Why not treat your loved one to a beautiful handcrafted card this valentines day. Handcrafted cards are a much more thoughtful and personal way to tell someone you love them, and with all my cards being blank inside, they are perfect for you to leave your own very special message. I am now taking orders, and also have many made up ready. Take a look at some examples here, the first one being available on http://www.theorientalmagpie.com/display.php?c=17&pId=138&t=All and the second being one I have at home as a sample. Simply leave a comment or drop me an email at bexicullen@aol.com in order for these to be sent out in time for Sunday. All cards come with a cream blank envelope. Thanks for looking everybody, and don't forget spread the love this valentines day with one of these beautiful, unique cards.

Love you all lots x x x

New Wedding Bracelet

2010-02-07T17:29:00.000Z

Hey there everybody!! It's been a very,very busy past few months. At first it was christmas, and the amount of orders I recieved, along with the bracelets sold on The Oriental Magpie aswell, well it was all overwhelming and quite frankly fabolous!! I have loved taking orders for people, and making bracelets to suit there specific need. After making a few for my aunty to give out as gifts, I then recieved another two orders off the lovely lady who recieved it off my aunty, after sending her two and recieving payment, i also got a lovely little thank you card off her asking for a new one for her sister who was getting re-married wearing a dove grey colour!! I quickly went away and made a lovely elegant bracelet, yet still keeping in style with all my others, and of course matching her dove grey dress. So here is the final product. Let me know what you think. And also don't forget....if you have any orders let me know, or visit http://www.theorientalmagpie.com/.

Lots and lots of love x x x x x

New Bracelets...just in time for christmas!!!

2009-11-30T17:33:00.000Z

Hello everyone!! Well i have been a very busy bee lately, making you gorgeous lot some very luuurvly bracelets! So lets not waste any more time...I am going straight to the point....and here they are!! Hope you like them, let me know what you think, and if you want any of them just let me know, either in the comment box or email me at bexicullen@aol.com. Hopefully they will all be added to my artfire and dawanda site in the next couple of days. As soon as they are I will post the link here. Hope you like, enjoy looking. Lots of love, Becky at All Things Pretty xxx

I am still very much here!!!!

2009-11-09T15:45:00.000Z

Well well well.....I am back!! No i am not dead, I have not fleed the country, I am still very much here! Apologies for the lack of posts and lack of twitters and lack of basically anything to be honest. Yes it is probably the busiest time of the year and I have been ill for almost a month and have done NOTHING!!! Thats a lie, I have made up and sold a few cards, and made up a few bracelet orders but I am extreemly behind!! So after a very bad dose of throat infection and losing my voice, I thought I was back on the mend, that lasted about a week, then I began with the symptoms of Swine Flu...wether i actually had it or not I guess I'll never know, but whatever I had it was a bad dose of something!!! Anyway, I am almost back to my full self, certainly well enough to get back in touch with the world anyway !!! So....bascially I will post all my new bracelets and cards very soon ( i just have to finish making them first!!!!) Cannot imagine how bloody hectic this months going to be....good job I am only in uni 6 hours a week hey!! Anyway, hope you are all well, let me know if you have any orders!!! AAAAHHHH It's nearly christmas!!! :D:D!! Lots of love, Becky at All things pretty! xxxxxxxx

Check out the links on the right!

2009-09-30T14:49:00.001+01:00

Hello everyone.....sorry for the lack of posts lately...I have been and still am very,very porrly!! Just a quick little post today to say...Check out the links on the right and the ones below....I ordered some fab new beads from one or two of them!! They arrived this morning and are fab!!!! I will be making them up (when I am better) and adding them on here for you to see. So for all you keen Jewellery makers, then take a browse at the site links next to my posts...if your a true jewellery lover, you won't be dissapointed !! Oh i also orderedmyself a big chunky brown wooden necklace off one of them that is yet to arrive but it is absoloutly stunning!! I'll post when it's arrived, its going to be aright beauty !!! Lots of love (sorry for the boring post, a more interesting one will come when I am feeling better i promise...which better had be soon because i am very fed up now!!) xxxxxx

Thanks for your votes!!!

2009-09-22T21:01:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone!! Well my endless voting, my family and friends endless voting, and most importantly YOUR endless voting has come to some good!! As most of you know, I entered a Jewellery competition on the famous American Jewellery site, Narvla! (http://www.narvla.com/narvla_jewelry_designer_contestants_page3.asp) Today, with 9 days to go before the competition closes, the site has announced the top 22 contestants...in no particular order!! I am so pleased to announce that I am in the top 22!! I am not sure if I am number 1 or number 22...so please, please do keep your votes coming!! I cannot thank those who already have voted enough!! However, I will try and thank you...I am giving you the chance (to say thank you) to win a FREE Handcrafted card...all you need to do is leave me a comment on this blog simply telling me what you think about my work, good or bad...i need your criticism!! So dont miss out, get commenting, and I will select a comment at random. I will not select the nicest comment, I will simply select a number and pick that comment! While your here, please don't forget to keep voting, the competition is open for 9 more days so last minute voting is crucial...here's the link...http://www.narvla.com/narvla_jewelry_designer_contestants_page3.asp Simply click on the third name in...Becky Cullen (me) !! Thanks so much everyone, your votes really do count and mean so much to me!!

New Orders!!

2009-09-21T19:52:00.000+01:00

Above are three of the beautiful new cards that have been made up over the past week and weekend. I have had one Birthday Card request, one Thank you card request and one Happy Anniversary request! As well as this, I have sold two previous made up Birthday cards, so it really has been a huge success this week. I am loving taking orders off people, and take pride in making the card absoloutly perfect for what each customer wants. There is nothing better than seeing the look on the persons face when they recieve their card, or when they send me a lovely email to say it was just what they wanted! That is job satisfaction! I love taking pride in my work and love my work, so please any more orders, keep them coming!! Im on a roll now! :D xxx

2009-09-16T22:22:00.000+01:00

Big Cartel!!!

2009-09-05T13:58:00.001+01:00

Please take a little look at my new store on big cartel, selling my newest creations! www.allthingspretty.bigcartel.com

Its a beautiful little site and really is worth a wee look. :-) xxx

Bracelet of the day!!

2009-09-05T11:40:00.001+01:00

With the boyfriend still away on holiday, while i'm stuck in rainy old England...I have made use of my time by making up some real beauties. Each day as promised, I will add a Bracelet of the day!! Here is today's stunner....she really is for all you girly girls out there, I absoloutly love this bright and girly button bracelet...I just hope you do too!! Email to order. Bexicullen@aol.com. xxxx

Bracelet below available to buy here...

2009-09-03T15:45:00.000+01:00

Bracelet below now available to buy on Artfire here...http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=397669
Hurry...loads of people are viewing and loving it! Don't miss out ! xxx

New Bracelet!

2009-09-03T15:06:00.000+01:00

My boyfriend has gone to Germany so I am left with lots of time on my hands this next week, so any orders...now would be a great time!! Anyway...in my moping and bordem without him...I've been to the garden centre and bought lots of new lovely beads and crafty bits for both my bracelets and my cards...enough to keep me going making them up everyday for a week until he gets back. Anyway...here is todays creation. I will add a bracelet of the day up everyday this week. Let me know what you think/let me know if you want anything making up....cards OR bracelets! if you want to buy this particular bracelet then get in there first and email me or drop me a comment and it could be yours!! Hope you like. xx

New Cards!

2009-09-02T17:30:00.000+01:00

I got an order for two plain greeting cards the other day, so here they are for you all to see. I can make these up again if you would like these ones, if not email me for what you would like at bexicullen@aol.com The other two cards are Birthday cards for girls...both being added to my artfire account within the next few days. Hope you like everyone, feel free to let me know. xx

New "handcrafted" logo !!

2009-09-02T12:29:00.000+01:00

Goood afternoon!!! Well to keep with my handcrafted theme, as I am now selling more that just bracelets due to success...I have had to update my logo. Instead of using the proffessional looking clip art images i did last time...I thought i'd have a bash at using Paint. And so I did. My new logo is very handmade (on paint) and I absoloutly love it!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you do too. Please comment and let me know.

Please vote!! :D

2009-09-01T20:27:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone!! Narvla Jewellery site has had an amazing idea to open its competition doors to handcrafty jewellery peoples out there, giving them an amazing opportunity to win free advertising with them!! I have of course entered, and am going to be a massive cheeky pain in the bottom, and ask you all to please, please, please help and vote for me. It is very simple and very quick and easy...simply click this link...http://www.narvla.com/narvla_jewelry_designer_contestants_page3.asp and click on the third name in..Becky Cullen(me...obviously) and then enter your email address in the given box. All you have to do then to vote more than once a day (you can vote upto 5 times a day...please do :-) ) is then open your emails, and you will have one off narvla giving you a confirmation link to click on...simply click it and away you go...your then eligable to vote upto 5 times a day! It all sounds a lot more confusing than it is! But please,please don't be put off by the confusing nonsense i have just rambled on about...its a lot simpler than it sounds. I really really could not explain how much this would mean to me to win. Thanks everyone. Love you all. xxx

Some cards I made up today!

2009-08-27T17:12:00.001+01:00

Even more orders!! Keep them coming!!

2009-08-27T17:04:00.001+01:00

Thanks to the lovely Sandra who really has been a pleasure to work with, I have an order of 5 more cards, 4 plain ones and a wedding anniversary one for October. I have made up 3 of them today and here they are for you to look at first hand. Don't forget if you want any making up them do email me at bexicullen@aol.com, or visit my artfire site "all things pretty" being the studio name (the link is below in a prevoius post) and buy some I have made up. Let me know what you think of these pretty little cards first though. Feedback is always great. Thanks everyone. xxx

Sold my first bracelet with the fabulous Oriental Magpie website!!

2009-08-25T22:14:00.000+01:00

After the wonderful Emma of the oriental magpie website, a handcrafted bazaar, allowed me to sell my Jewellery with her, I have been ever so excited. And my first sale just topped it all off! i feel like I finally really am getting my business up and running. I know it's only the first sale with this particular website, but my bracelets are out there now and hopefully the word will soon spread! Here is the little beauty that sold! Let me know what you think, email for any special requests of what you would like making up, or visit Emma at the oriental mapie...www.theorientalmagpie.com and buy some of my other designs!!

Back in rainy old England!!

2009-08-25T22:04:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone, after a very busy last few weeks making up loads of cards and jewellery (and selling lots too...thank goodness!) I booked myself a very well deserved last minute holiday to Bulgaria. After arriving back on Saturday in the very early hours, I took 3 days off before getting everything back on track with my business. I must say I have missed running my little boutique and couldn't resist sorting one or two bits out while I was on holiday! How sad! Anyway I am back now oficially and start making up lots more cards tomorrow. I have an order for a Thank you card so will be adding that up tomorrow. And don't forget to drop me a little message for any special requests both bracelet or card wise. Thanks for following everyone. All my love, Becky.xx

Order time!

2009-08-12T19:25:00.000+01:00

Got my first order that requested a specific design last week. It was for a sixteen year olds birthday. The mother contacted me to make it up for her daughter. She told me she loved pink colours, but didn't want anything too girly. Yikes i thought!! How can you do pink without being girly!!! Anyway, I got my craft on and came up with this absoloute beauty. It is in my opinion my fave ever! I couldn't part from it! Anyway I recieved a fab email off the girl this morning...

"Thank you soooo much for the bracelet, it is absoloutly beautiful, I am wearing it now. I have a pink outfit for my part tonight so it will match perfectly."

So thank you very much to Danielle and her mum for her order, I am so glad I made you happy. This is what it is all about.

Anymore orders or requests them please email me at bexicullen@aol.com. I make anything you want, any colours, any styles. I also make a few beautiful cards, so email for that too. Thanks guys, lots more to come so keep your eyes peeled.

Oh...I almost forgot...heres the beauty I made up for Danielle. Let me know what you think...

Beautiful Bracelet I made up today!

2009-08-12T19:19:00.001+01:00

These are some beauties I made up today...

Evening guys!! I have been busy all day making up lots more bracelets and adding them to artfire shop, so take a little look here...http://www.artfire.com/users/AllThingsPretty.

Or...here is a little sneaky peaky above...

Hope you like them, they are all available to buy at Artfire, and although artfire works in dollars...they are all under £6.00 and ship to UK within 1 business day. All items come in beautiful lilac Organza Gift bags, and all come with a beautifully engraved silver heart charm sayin "made with love". Hope you like them guys, let me know if you. Loads more to come.

My sites

2009-08-08T18:24:00.000+01:00

I am selling products on a few sites at the moment. Here is a l ist of them all. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks so much. Becky x

http://www.theorientalmagpie.co.uk/designers.php?designer_id=17
(an online handcrafted shop that I am so proud to be a part of, here you can buy a selection of my bracelets. I want to thank Emma the owner for allowing me to sell my Bracelets with her and having faith in me.)

www.wix.com/bexicullen/all-things-pretty
(a little website I made just with pictures)

http://www.artfire.com/users/AllThingsPretty
(an arty website where I am currently selling cards and bracelets, got lots more to add so keep your eyes peeled)

And...follow me on twitter...Member name "allthingspretti", unfortunatly allthingspretty with a Y was taken, so that's why I have spelt it like a goon!! xx

All Things Pretty - My story

2009-08-08T17:50:00.000+01:00

Well Hello...Here I am finally getting my blog up and running. After making my website and all my items, I thought "why not blog about it". Anyway for people who are new to my beautiful business...Lets start at the very beginning...(It's a very good place to start) hehe....

My story
... so far!! Well unfortunatly the beginning of my story is not so cherpy and happy. However, I believe that in all lifes evil, there are good things to come from it. I have had to have that theory more so than ever these past few month...
I am a 19 year old student, studying Drama at University. On Easter Sunday my family and I sat down to a beautiful Sunday/Easter lunch, my mum,dad,sister,her friend,my boyfriend,auntys,uncles,grandparents, happy as larry. On easter Monday my Dad died suddenly and unexpectadly,he wasn'it ill, we were left with no explination, his life was took from him at just 49. He left behind, me, my mum and my sister, his brother, his sister, and his identical twin. Life will never be the same for us ever again, and each day is a struggle and everything we do seems like a huge mountain to climb. As hard as it is to say and face after the loss of somebody so incredible and so loved, someone who can NEVER be replaced, Life does have to go on, and staying at home moping does not help anybody. This is one of the hardest lessons I have ever had to learn, and a lesson I thought I would not have to face for a long time. Going out in public is hard at a time like this, and everything you do seems so trivial in comparison to your problems. I decided to make use of the days that i could not face going out. Prehaps I can not face seeing people, but i need to get out of bed and make my day productive. I began making my own bracelets. I found it so relaxing and hugely theraputic. I was feeling so happy again, and was loving what I was doing. One thing lead to another, and they were so gorgeous, I began enquiring about selling them. It began with Ebay, then I got accepted to sell my designs on a beautiful Handcrafted website, www.theorientalmagpie.co.uk, and now I have my own site up and running, I sell my products on artfire,and now my blog is taking shape! I have even now began making and selling cards and wall art aswell. I am loving everything about this. It is giving me a well needed focus in the long summer months before University starts again, and it is giving me back the confidence that is lost at a time like this. I have come to the conclusion these past few months, as hard as it is to face...but Shit happens, there is nothing we can do to turn back time, life has its cruel twists and turns, but rather than sit and mope about, lets make one good thing out of a nightmarish situation. That is what I am doing with my new business. My father would not want me to mope about wasting my summer away, he would want me to do something productive. I would never have started All Things pretty up if my father was here today. I would have spent my summer like every other summer, going out with friends, partying,shopping,sunbathing,going on holiday. I would certainly not stay in and make Jewelerry. But life often changes its path and I can only be so thankful and look at one advantage in this whole situation...I have found something I really love doing, and I thank my dad every day for that. I would rather have you back in an instant...but life cannot let that happen, so for now, I am happy doing my Jewellery and crafts. Hope you like it. :-)