top of the mornin' to ya!

Ok so pardon the pun regarding the Irish please! everyone here is lovely! I'm in Waterford, southern Ireland, and yes, that is where they make the crystal before you even ask....




For the next two weeks, i am working as part of the Workhouse Studio team in Kilmacthomas they are a team of 6 designers who produce jewlery and beautiful products, check my link....

here's the info poster that i've seen one to many of today!!

Today i spent the day putting up signs to advertise an open day the studio is having a week on saturday, 28th August 2010 this is when i'll get to exhibit my designs in laser cutting i did on my preivious work placement at Zap Creatives, Middlesbrough, N.E England....hooray finally!!

here's a very small selection below....

I'm heading up to West Port on thursday to spend the night there and attend an exclusive opening night of some of the Workhouse studio's designers work.... so that should be exciting! i'm trying my best to take photo's to fill me full of inspiration but am always too busy gawking around or talking to remember....ah well!!
love and peace guys x

(all ideas, imagery and text copyright of Lindsey Murray 2010)

sales, an extremely rare night out and Africa....

So, i feel as if we haven't spoken for a long while, even though it can't be that long, surely? well anyway, i just thougth i'd let you know that i've had a little success this week, i have passed my first exam for Teaching English as a Foreign Language and have made a private sale on ETSY! yay! this is the item below....It's hand dyed cotton and silk, (by me!) machine embroidered and hand beaded, it took some hours i can tell you! it depicts a carousel horse leaping into the air....

Last weekend went down nicely too, with a busy saturday night at work, followed by a trip to the local club with lovely friends and dancing until the early hours....

(''i think i'm going to go to bed, the sun has just come up!....'')

oh, it looks a bit packed here doesn't it? i abandoned this part of the club and escaped upstairs to a R&B night. excellent news.

Last weekend my artistic friend from witchmountain also made an ETSY sale, and has MANY more lovely things for you all to fall in love with.
Africa is also on the carsds again, see you soon, Tanzania!

and, no, that is not a baby bump you see, it is in fact my bag before another person tells me i look pregnant!

(all images and text copyright of Lindsey Murray 2010)

Romance? yes please!

I recieved a lovely message from Katy Howieson via facebook when i got home tonight, she creates beautiful accessories with a vintage feel and they are wonderful! make sure you check out her blog and ESTY shop too. She was kind enough to use one of my laser cut brooch images in her latest wedding moodboard, i think you'll agree, it is lovely lovely lovely!

I was also kindly taken out for dinner tonight by a very nice friend, so should be fully rested and energised for tomorrows brooch making session in preparation for Ireland in a couple of weeks. Infact the brooch making might just have to be squashed into the morning as i am hoping to go swimming to Hemsley outdoor pool with my friend Kim, from Witchmountain.... she's busy designing and making at the moment too, i saw a beautiful little girls t shirt she had made the other day, it was sooo adorable!

facebook is taking over the world!...

Etsy shop is now stocked to the max!! I've also started a new facebook page to promote my work and other bits and bobs....i'd love it if you checked it out! log into facebook and start typing 'nakupenda' into the search bar!! i'm hoping to make it a lot more personal soon, but just wanted to initially get some images and things up there....

now on sale!!

Laser cutting design are now available on my ESTY shop. so, please take a look!! all designs are 100% unique and designed by ME! i will be taking a full range od earrings and brooches to Ireland in August when i go on a work placement there for two weeks, at a textiles studio.... there's to be an open studio exhibition, so i hope to sell out!

Love and peace.

(all designs, text and imagery are copyright of Lindsey murray 2010)

crazy laser cutting days....

Well, it's been a hetic two weeks at my work placement, Zap! creations, in middlesbrough. i've learnt a tonne of new things and have been lucky enough to design and cut some designs of my own, which i will take with me to Ireland in August to hopefully sell at my work placement there....we will see....the laser cut range of earrings, brooches and hair accessories will be available on my ETSY shop from this weekend, so keep at eye out! here's a taster of SOME of the designs so far....(including the bottom item which are the tiny cute earrings!).... The designs are made from acrylic and some are eco friendly and are 100% recycled cardboard, i have to say, it'd those ones that are my favourties!

thanks for reading, more coming sooon....

Love & peace

(please note, all imagery, designs and text are strictly copyright of Lindsey Murray 2010)

golden oldies....

i have just come accross some old photos from college and the final parts of final major project, including the places where i was making all the designs at the time; so thought i'd just put them up....

(all images/text copyrighted by Lindsey Murray2010)