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The [randomly chosen] winner of my earrings giveaway is:
Otherwise known as Janil - whose favourite place is her home in Catalonia, Spain. Congratulations, Janil, I'll be dropping you an email - I hope you enjoy your earrings!

Thanks so much to everyone for entering! Don't forget to keep an eye on my shop - I should have a few more items added in the next couple of weeks once my latest supplies arrive.

Last chance!

Today's the last day of my giveaway - see below for details. 

I'll hopefully be able to draw a winner on Monday so stay tuned!

Boxes of delight

I had planned to ship all my jewellery in boxes from a lovely little card shop near me - but of course, this being the recession, the shop had closed down by the time I went to buy some on Saturday. And, typically, it seemed that every other possible source of boxes either had only large boxes or rather twee or unattractive boxes. Which left me on Sunday, first order in hand, trying to figure out whether I could run out at lunch time on Monday and find some nice boxes near work. 

Fortunately, Etsy is a wonderful site for more than just selling and buying things. After a bit of searching, I found a great video about how to make boxes. I dug out a sheet of wrapping paper that was decorated with an antique map and got to work. I was really pleased with the results - and all the more excited that I was able to send my jewellery out in something that was individual, unique and, best of all, handmade by me. 

New items

I've been busy making some new items for my shop this week, thanks to a delivery from the fantastic Winter Rose Designs.

My Borneo emerald dragonfly earrings are really quite striking - the colour of the emerald bicone crystals is just beautiful.

My new St Petersburg antiqued silver and rose earrings are a break from my usual style, but I think they've worked out beautifully:

Unfortunately, because these items are so new and are more expensive than my other earrings, I can't offer them as part of the giveaway. However, if you would like to purchase one of these pairs, convo me on etsy and let me know - I'll reserve the item for you and throw in free delivery. Please quote Blog offer when you contact me. Please note that this offer will expire when the competition ends.

Giveaway!

As promised, to celebrate starting this blog and the fact that I've just done my shop up, I'm running a giveaway.

What you could win: a pair of earrings (of your choice) from my shop.

What you need to do: leave a comment and tell me what your most favourite place in the world is (more because I'm nosy than because it will determine whether you win!).

The last day for entries will be Sunday 22nd March and I will choose a winner randomly at the beginning of the following week. Good luck!

You don't need to have a blogger or other blog account - you can still enter, just be sure to leave an email address so I know how to contact you!

UPDATE: Please note that my newest designs - Borneo and St Petersburg - are not included in this promotion. Please see above post for more details on these. 

Georgetown

Varkala

Shanghai

Guilan

Beijing

Kyoto

Kyushu

Introduction

Welcome to the Indian Summers Jewellery blog - primarily a place to showcase my work, but also to share ideas for my forthcoming projects. But first, a little about me:

I'm a travel writer, editor and jewellery-maker.

I live in London (but I ship worldwide).

My work is inspired by my travels - especially India and the Far East. 

(but my heart will always belong to Paris)

To celebrate the new blog and my recent shop makeover, 

I'll be announcing a jewellery giveaway here in the next few days

but in the meantime, check out my shop at indiansummers.etsy.com.

Polaroid style photos courtesy of Poladroid