30/01/2010 - Celebrate Valentine's Day with my SPECIAL CUPID' S DISCOUNT !

Get a 15 % discount when you buy from my website http://www.bijoux-nicole.com/ before FEBRUARY 14, 2010.
Make sure to add "CUPID" in the discount code when you're finished shopping.

Junebug Special !!! 15 % off all items on my website

Spur of the moment decision!
Get 15 % off on all items on my website www.bijoux-nicole.com, valid for the whole month of June.

Nicole

Kokeshi pendants

I've got a new pet item... Kokeshi dolls!

According to Wikipedia, Kokeshi (こけし ,kokeshi?), are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist.

The Kokeshi doll pendants I ordered arrived last week Friday and I couldn't wait to make necklaces out of them. So far I've made 4 and more are soon to follow: I've combined each kokeshi doll with swarovski bead charms in more or less the same colour to add a little bit of sparkle. www.bijoux-nicole.com/kawaii_cute_collection.html.

Note to self: work on my soap-cutting skills, or buy a soap cutter

So, the first thing I learned is that I'm bad at cutting soap.... or maybe i didn't have the right knife :o)) In any case, after I finished cutting up the huge block of soap in which the rubber duckies were sitting, my ducky soaps turned out like this...

"A bit" crooked and bigger than I had planned... I guess I'll keep practising and perhaps buy a soap-cutter and a decent knife :o))
In case you're wondering, the little orange duck has already found a loving home at my mother's and the yellow one will just stay with me!

Nicole

Bijoux Nicole Bath & Beauty products...the soap story so far...

With Spring bursting into bloom, I thought it was time for a little change and trying something else besides jewellery-making...

As i love pampering myself with nice-smelling soaps and luscious bath bombs (check out my favourite shop http://www.lush.co.uk/ ) I started thinking that it would be great if I could make them myself et voilà, a new project was born!

Once I have an idea in my head, I kind of obsess about it: I do research, some more research, and even more research -thank god for the worldwide web- until I finally feel "prepared" enough to actually start :o))

My soap story started yesterday evening, resulting in 2 little rubber ducks embedded in a block of glycerin soap scented with Sweet Orange oil... pics coming soon. It didn't turn out too badly for a beginner, but i'll keep on practising and perfecting :o))

Cupid's Special Discount

Celebrate Valentine's Day with my special CUPID'S DISCOUNT !

Get a 15 % discount when you buy from my website before FEBRUARY 14, 2009. Just make sure to add "CUPID" in the discount code when you're finished shopping.

Christmas is coming and Santa has a surprise for Bijoux Nicole Jewellery and Accessories customers...

SANTA'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DISCOUNT

Go to www.bijoux-nicole.com to do your sparkly Christmas shopping before January 1, 2009 and get a 15 % discount on all items.
Just add "SANTA" in the discount code when you're finished shopping.

Nicole