Tans Shiny Things

Tans Shiny Things I restring & hand knot beads; create jewellery from old silver, copper, bronze, gold plus refurbish.

10/06/2026

I haven't finished anything worth sharing today, just bits and bobs - so I thought I'd share yesterday evening's garden video with you instead .

Tania 😁

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09/06/2026

Incase anyone else wants to order some, 'Cookson's' means cooksongold.com

The boxes are black leatherette postal ring box 994 202 (the 0 is a number, not a letter).

The finger guards are rhino finger protection skins 999 016S (the 0 is a number and the S is a capital letter).

[I'm sharing this for our jewellery community info. I don't get any discount from .]

Cheers,

Tania

05/06/2026

Isn't nature amazing? Mum and I have been shopping in Bexhill today and while out I spotted these ferns growing under what must be a skylight to a cellar, but from our side looked like windows built into the footpath.

I love the detail in the last photo 😁

We're down here on the south coast as we were honoured to be witnesses at the wonderful Mr and Mrs Naulls' wedding yesterday. As you may have seen in yesterday's post, Gabi and Joe both looked gorgeous. It was a beautiful ceremony and we wish them all our luck and love for the future. Xx

02/06/2026

I love how my hand coloured aluminium can give such a great pop of colour to this sterling silvef tree of life. 😁

01/06/2026

I've never seen a foxglove like this one in our garden before. They usually have bells of reducing size to the top of the stem, which gow bigger and open as the lower ones go to seed. Very strange.

Tania xx

31/05/2026

I enjoyed this jigsaw so much that I've ordered another one from the same company. It's just a fun one, so I'll box it back up and pass it on. Then our friends can also share the smiles 😁

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29/05/2026

I have a very messy brain. Although I've never been formally diagnosed adhd, I seem to tick most boxes and I share many traits with friends / family who are known to be adhd. My school reports say I was easily distracted and prone to daydreaming.

Anyway, between that and the brain fog from my meds, it's meant that I've had to put things into place to help counteract my messy and forgetfull brain.

Who knows, someone out there might think 'ooh, that's a good idea', so I'm sharing some of my countermeasures here. 😆

Tania xx

28/05/2026

I don't usually post twice in the same day - but garden is so pretty at the moment that I just wanted to share it with you. 😁

28/05/2026

Hi everyone. Just a few tips to share today 😁

If a solder seam is curved and quite long, it's important to make sure the curves match, as solder isn't for filling gaps. When it's a ring, you can't lay one end over the other to scribe the curve, unless you want shape the ring then open it up again afterwards. I prefer to use a circle template to match the existing curve and then use it to scribe the curve at the other end.

I don't know about you other jewellery making folks, but my fingers get hot when polishing! Sometimes I use green tape, but actually, just dunking and drying it in my little quench pot is enough to cool it down, so I can then carry on polishing.

Unless you are doing a lot of them, change of use certificates can be expensive per item. I find it more cost effective to get pieces rehallmarked over the top of the original hallmarks. It does mean I have to wait until I have around 10 pieces to send together, then the price per piece is lower. (There is a minimum charge regardless of how many items you send - which is fair enough when you consider set up etc.) This way, I can get pieces with existing hallmarks and completely newly created silver pieces all hallmarked at the same time.😁

27/05/2026

Things don't always go quite to plan here. I love the creative thinking though, when I need to adapt an idea. I think it will still be a band from one end, but that lovely, sweeping curve is just begging to be attached to a stone /stones.

Hmmm. 😆

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