Sneddonia - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am an artist and designer/maker working in a variety of media. All items featured here were handmade by me in the middle of the UK. I learnt many of my skills on a BA Hons Design: Crafts degree, from which I graduated on the 4th of July 2005. The main disciplines in this degree were wood, metal and plastics, but there was also the option to try modules in different areas. I relished the opportunity to learn as many craft skills as possible, particularly enjoying ceramics, but it is metalwork that I really love.
Now I specialise in metal sculpture, mainly in wire and beads. This usually comes in the form of suncatchers and jewellery. I also create functional sculptures, such as wire hooks and trees to hang your jewellery from. I'm currently in love with cobwebs, bugs, hearts, stars, bats, colour, and more recently, skulls, all of which feature in my work.
I love using reclaimed materials in my work. I scour second-hand shops for old jewellery to repurpose into new, so expect to find reused chain, beads, and other found materials in many of my items. Search repurposed in my Etsy shop or click the image below for some of those:

I can also be found at:
sneddonia.etsy.com

en.dawanda.com/shop/Sneddonia

www.sneddonia.co.uk

www.flickr.com/photos/sneddonia
sneddoniadesigns.deviantart.com

www.fashioncentralcommunity.com/profile/Sneddonia
indiepublic.ning.com/profile/Sneddonia
To buy, click below for my Etsy shop:
Etsy
Buy Handmade
Sneddonia
Etsy a great place to buy and sell all things handmade, and is the site I've got my metalwork shop on. Go to www.etsy.com for the main site.
I also love painting in acrylics, which I often combine with other media, including different types of paint, glitter, glass outliner and wire. I've got two shops, one on DaWanda , the other on Etsy, where I sell my paintings, painted t-shirts, cards and more. Click below to go to those:
Etsy
Buy Handmade
Sneddoniart

I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

My metalwork :

My paintings :

I'm a member of a fabulous street team on Etsy, called Etsy's Dark Side. Click the bottle to go to the team website:

Members' shops feature the darker, Gothic side of things. Check out the team page for links, and search " etsydarkteam " for items from Dark Side members.

Etsy
Buy Handmade
EtsyDarkTeam

I'd like to meet:

Crafters, designers, artists, Etsians, Folksy Folk, other creative types, Goths, rockers, Dark Siders, Brits and everyone else!

Music:

Alice Cooper, Lordi, Chili Peppers, Green Day, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Blondie, Madonna, Coldplay, Blur, The Cure, The Clash, Disturbed, Foo Fighters, The Darkness, Athlete, Muse, Hard-Fi, Goldfrapp, Kasabian, Jamiroquai, Madness, No Doubt, Pink, Supergrass, The Zutons, Prince, The White Stripes, Guns n' Roses, AC/DC

Movies:

Star Wars, The Matrix trilogy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Moulin Rouge, Being John Malkovich, Sleepy Hollow, Batman, Harry Potter, Babe, Bill and Ted, Dude Where's my Car?, The Breakfast Club, Addams Family Values, Clerks, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob, Monty Python, The Italian Job, Tank Girl, Elvira Mistress of the Dark ...

Television:

the new Doctor Who, Torchwood, Buffy, Mock The Week, QI, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Life on Mars, Grand Designs, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Scooby Doo, Dangermouse, Batfink, Spaced, The Addams Family, House, Jonathan Ross, Neighbours, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks ...

Books:

As for books, I'll read anything, but I particularly love Robert Rankin, Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.

Heroes:

All the folks at Etsy.com . Here's a sweet little video about buying and selling there:

.. .. ..

My Blog

Halloween

As Halloween draws ever closer, you're probably looking for ideas for your costume, or perhaps for ideas to decorate your home. Why not go for a spider-themed look? I have cobweb necklaces and decorat...
Posted by Sneddonia on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:59:00 PST

Front Page Glory!

Brierley Sunset made it to Etsy's front page! Sneddoniart's first FP, awww :)Many thanks to PennyDog, Hippy and PaisleyChainsaw for letting me know. And thanks of course to TickledPinkKnits for creati...
Posted by Sneddonia on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:25:00 PST

Repurposeful Jewellery

As a varied artist and designer/maker, I like to work in a variety of media. Therefore, reclaimed materials are an important part of what I do, as I take inspiration from what I find.I love using recl...
Posted by Sneddonia on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:35:00 PST

New shop on Folksy

I've recently joined a new site called Folksy. It's still in its beta infancy, just like Etsy was not so long ago. The best bit about it is that it's UK based. So finally I can list my items in pounds...
Posted by Sneddonia on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:20:00 PST

Truly Handmade - a UK craft fair this Saturday

This Saturday, I'll have a stall at a craft fair in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. It's called Truly Handmade, and has been organised by fellow UK Etsian LittleGemsUK. For sale at the fair, there will ...
Posted by Sneddonia on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:26:00 PST

Secret Swap

I recently participated in the fabulous UK Secret Swap. Organized by UK people on Etsy, the UK Secret Swap is similar to a secret Santa idea. Basically, all that want to take part tell the organizer, ...
Posted by Sneddonia on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:35:00 PST

Sneddonia Designs at The Starkeeper Part 3 - The End

Sadly the beautiful shop to which I gave some of my creations has had to close. Which is of course bad news. However, I like to try and turn the negative into positive, and there is another way to loo...
Posted by Sneddonia on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:28:00 PST

Sneddonia Designs at The Starkeeper - Part 2

Remember my recent blog post about my designs in a local shop? The place is called The Starkeeper, and you can find it tucked away in a little side street in Stourbridge town centre:I've recently been...
Posted by Sneddonia on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:47:00 PST

I spy with my little eye, something beginning with ... S

Is it Sneddonia? Is it Superman? Is it soup?Nope:Now do you know what it is? No, Boris doesn't begin with S. Try again, maybe Rosie can help you:Now you've got it! Here's another one, the lovely Charl...
Posted by Sneddonia on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:57:00 PST

A Treasury :D And the Dark Side ...

Hurrah, I got a Treasury! And it's full of British goodness, look:http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=1011 7Also, I've joined the Dark Side. No, nothing to do with the Sith. It's a great...
Posted by Sneddonia on Fri, 16 May 2008 03:38:00 PST