With nearly 5,000 sales and an excellent five star rating on Etsy, UK Handmade portfolio member, jewellers Huiyi Tan have a wealth of experience in making customers happy.Huiyi Tan is the creation of Huiyi and David. Together they design and hand make jewellery from their small home studio in Cornwall. In addition to a range of nearly 200 unique designs, they offer a custom made service whereby they’ll create new designs for their customers upon request. Huiyi tells us the story behind one special piece.
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 Review by Maggy Woodley from Red Ted Art |
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 Review by Ali Burdon of Very Berry Handmade |
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 Review by Maggy Woodley of Red Ted Art |
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 Review by Maggy Woodley from Red Ted Art |
 Struggling to get noticed? UK Handmade portfolio member, Lindleywood, has been featured in many major UK magazines and newspapers, plus on national TV and radio. Helen Lindley tells us how.Image courtesy of Theo Paphitis #SBS |
 Review by Maggy Woodley of Red Ted Art |
 I love this time of year when the birds are singing at the crack of dawn, our cabbages are being overrun with butterflies and destroyed their hungry offspring, and bees are sneakily hiding in the washing ready to sting us - all part and parcel of living in the countryside, right? Ah well, enjoy these lovely winged critters in handmade form instead, where they are just as delightful but a little better behaved... |
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 UK Handmade portfolio member Fiona Dix of LoveFibre shares some of her thoughts on the meaning of making. |
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