Sheesh, my blogging is horribly sporadic just now and has been for so many months that I wouldn’t blame regular visitors for scarpering altogether. Tumbleweeds don’t make for very entertaining reading. Assuming there are a few remaining stoic readers who still visit here I’m waving guiltily and offering a chocolatey sorry biscuit.
An article I wrote about Joan Aiken’s collection of magical children’s stories ‘A Necklace of Raindrops’ has been published over on the brilliant women’s magazine Standard Issue. This is a very significant book for me. The necklace in question influences the weather, saves a country from drought and I wanted one like it so very badly that it inspired me to begin making jewellery at a young age. That overwhelming urge to recreate the necklace in Aiken’s story would eventually transform into my day job and I write about what happened when I introduced the book to my daughters.
You can read about it here. If you like what you read on Standard Issue a quick click of the recommend button at the bottom of our articles would help the team who make this very new online magazine to know whether we’re producing material that people enjoy reading. It would help so much. Thankyou.
Tomorrow I’ll be back to explain what has stolen my time away from blogging. It will be appearing on the shelves of Sainsbury’s (!) this very Thursday. It has been thrilling and exhausting and there’s a link to it in my sidebar….
Very exciting!
I am soooo excited for you Emma and will be scooting off to the shops for my copy, well done you 🙂
Twiggy x
Congratulations on the publication of your article Emma! So exciting!
Love your necklace!
Madelief x
Your necklace is very pretty and I love the connection with the story. Looking forward to going to Sainsburys on Thursday :O)x
I love the story of your inspiration for jewellery making, there is magic there indeed. The raindrop necklace is gorgeous. I'm intrigued as to what will be appearing tomorrow. CJ xx
Hey lovely Emma, I really enjoyed reading your article today, I love the raindrops necklace you made for your daughter and that it inspired your jewellery making career. Hope all is well and I shall look out for your magazine in sainsburys 🙂 safxxx
Oh, that sounds like a magical book indeed. I very much want a raindrop necklace.
Oh, that sounds like a magical book indeed. I very much want a raindrop necklace.
Emma, this is the first time that I've ever heard of this book. From what you've told here and on the link (where I did click my approval) I can tell that it would have been a magical, inspiring tale for me as a little girl.
So. Now I wait to see what you are about to tell us about that other project.
xo
Hi Emma
I too loved this book as a child and passed it on to my daughter.. It was the illustrations that reallyhooked me in. I love you necklace of raindrops. I started making jewellery about 3 years ago and am inspired to have a go at this design.
I am new to your blog but will be back as I think we have similar tastes!
Emma
It's astonishing, isn't it, how something one reads in childhood – that other people read and forget – can somehow colour one's whole life!
I had forgotten that book – I loved it as a child – thank you for reminding me to find a copy to share with my girls
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