The Beauty of Friendship

Hiya beauties .. :)

Today I have some pictures for you of my latest addition to my shop. It is the two necklace friendship set. Friendship is precious gift that I think should be celebrated, you may have many friends but if you have that one close friend that knows all your faults but still loves you, then you are the luckiest person in the world. Good and bad times come and go but friends are the one thing that we never want to loose. This set is to celebrate this special relation shop that you share with that special friend.

This is a set of two necklaces made with Sterling Silver chains and a single Swarovski Drop (pear drop) connected to an amazing Swarovski Crystal bail. This is very elegant and looks great, yes I already have one lol!! (I chose the Ruby color ;)) .. You and your friend can choose any color of a choice of colors and you will get your necklaces in one box wrapped together so that you can share them. Please click here to see more pics and visit my shop.

Show your friends how much you appreciate them, a friend can be neighbor  a sister, a mother or even your daughter. Show them how much you mean to them. This set can be made in more than two if you wish to share this amazing gift with more than one person, why not share the love in a bigger group. :)

Have a lovely weekend .. I hear we are to have some sunshine!! wohooo! :D

Custom Made Projects this Month!

Hello all, hope you are all enjoying the Easter weekend. We have not got anything special planned just chilling at home which is sometimes the nicest thing you can do lol! I think the kids may disagree a bit. Other than trying to make grumpy babies happy this holiday I have had a few lovely custom made projects.

One which I posted a picture of on my facebook page the other day.

Two teardrop (pear drops) necklaces. They are Swarovski crystals and the bail is also Swarovski, with a sterling silver chain, I actually changed the chain at the last minute as I felt they needed a longer chain but will upload the new pics when they are ready. I love this particular project as the two necklaces are for two ladies who are twins. Two amazing lovable ladies I can just eat to bits :D and it is so cute that they even when both are mothers still like to get things that are similar. Each got to choose her own color though :).

It seems that I am not the only one that loves these paired necklaces as another two young ladies who are cousins have also ordered them, and again two different colors. Pictures will be available soon. This is a great gift to treat yourself and share it with the person closest to you, whether a friend, sister, mother, cousin it is just a great personal gift.

Final project that I wanted to tell you guys about is something that looks like this item from my shop,

One of my friends has ordered it for her mother as her mother loves pearls, however, I like to add a different touch of character to each piece I make and so instead of choosing the same pendant I have gone for something a little different .. Keep following this space for picture updates ..

Follow my next blog post as you will get to see lots of lots of my pics :) .. one final note I have been working on a project that I mentioned previously that is still going ahead however it has just been paused due to finalising orders, I would just like to throw a question out there .. for a formal occasion that you are wearing a beaded tiara/headband with your dress would you choose a matching necklace or bracelet or maybe both ?? mmm .. let me know what you prefer! 

New Projects Coming your way

Hi lovlies :)

Missed you guys a lot this past week... A lot has been happening here at Hana Handmade, still buzzing from launching my new "Headband and Tiara" line which you can check out by clicking on the link <<

I have made a few more designs that still need to be added to my shop, I am not working on a new project which is basically making a full set that I bring to you with ideas of clothing and everything :).. so sit back relax and enjoy the show :D ..

Has anyone been finding problems with leaving comments? Something has been reported so was just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem just drop me a shout on my email hana.handmade@gmail.com.

Will try not to say too much about my new project but we are going for pastel and elegant colors :). Also been booking a few events so will update you once everything is confirmed.. Spring is coming and everything looks wonderful, okay it is still snowing in Manchester! But it's not bringing me down, I am all flower and sunshine inside, and I hope you all get the same feeling once you see my new designs.

H over and out! :D

Mummy Time :)

Hiya Beauties ..
I hope you all had a brilliant Tuesday, I know that I mostly talk about my jewellery and new interests. But this is a bit different. For those who don't know me, I am a mother of two year old twins. As any other two year olds they are starting to figure out that they can actually say no and choose things. This is very frustrating, as I am sure every mother has experienced. I actually don't mind them choosing or expressing their opinion, I get frustrated when they just don't like anything for the sake of not liking anything. Or so it seems.

Okay lets talk food, and please bear with me, as I do need advice. They wont eat anything! And I don't mean they like crisps and not vegetables (although crisps is sometimes the only winner), they just wont eat. Thank God they are a good weight not too thin so sometimes I feel that I'm worrying to much. But am I? Let me give you an example so you get a picture, this is a list of things I offered them today:

Breakfast time:
- Cheese Sandwich (Not interested)
- Porridge (Nope!)
- Cake (Had a tiny bit)
Then I gave up and just offered milk and made sure they drank it.

Dinner time:
- Rice and vegetables (Not interested)
- Tuna Sandwich (Which they used  to like but no not anymore)
- Oven cooked fish and rice (Nope)
- Cheese and Onion Pate (Yup they had that with juice)

Supper time:
- Yogurt (No)
- Custard (No)
- Cookie (No)
- Muffin (No)
- Anything!!!!!!!! They went to the kitchen in the end and chose crisps and they have milk before bed.

So everyday it's the same process, I don't offer the same things as we have different things or leftovers, whatever is available. But is this normal for this age? I tried new recipes and it seemed they didn't like things that look different to what they are used to. They like pastry things like instead of cheese and onion it could be chicken or vegetable, they will like it. I even tried peanut butter today but that didn't go well down too well.

If anyone has any advice? or faced the same thing? Are they going to grow out of it? I was never a picky child with my food so this is very strange for me, and sometimes I just feel I run out of ideas very quickly and then patience. Help!

We all have our own experiences in life, sharing is great so others can learn and help. Sharing is caring :) x

Launch of New Collection .. Be the First to Know

Hello lovelies :)
I have been away from the blog for a few days, I have truly missed you. I have a few things to discuss, so lets start. :D

Lets talk business! I am super excited this week as I am launching my new headband collection. They have not yet reached my shop so you are the first to know about them .. Here is a little preview of one of them.

This is the first headband from my new collection. I have aimed to make them simply elegant and most importantly affordable for all. We all deserve a treat once in a while. In this design I have used white glass pearls and peach crystals, I have also matched some earrings with the headband. This is a bit different for me as I do not use glass pearls much but I put them next to the crystals and just couldn't resist. It was meant to be. For all the lovely ladies out there that wear the headscarf (Hijab), no I have not forgotten you. This is a little preview of how you can use this headband as a hijab accessory.

I love these headband as they can be used in so many ways and so many styles. I will be sharing with you some of my favorite styles as the rest of the collection is revealed.

I mentioned before that it seems that every week I pick up a different piece of jewellery or accessory that I get excited about, last week was all about earrings, by the looks of it this week is all about headbands and tiaras. I still have many many designs that I was to try out so keep an eye out as they will be coming your way soon .. I would like to know what you guys think of this new collection so please share your views below.

As I said at the start of the topic there are a few other things that I would like to talk about, but unfortunately Mummy has to run! lol! But I will get there :) .. Please remember me in your thoughts as I am in the process of moving my twins into their own room, or actually I am moving out of theirs lol! .. So expecting some sleepless nights ahead of me. If you have any tips please share them, as you can see I am in need of all the help I can get. :D

Nite nite :)

Four Jade Teardrops ..

A while ago while I was shopping for other things I came across a pack of blue jade teardrops. Now, you all know by now I am a fanatic about semi precious gems and anything to do with Swarovski elements. This pack had only four large teardrop, at the time I had nothing planned for them but well .. they just had to come home with me :D. So I bought them and put them to one side...

Since then I have made many projects but recently I came back to them and just started to imagine what they could become. They have now been turned into three different projects that I just love. Here are the three projects.

1- Jade and Swarovski Crystal Earrings - Blue and Orange

2- Jade and Swarovski Crystals Pendant Necklace

3- Wire Wrapped Jade Pendant Necklace

It is just amazing how to see that they were once all in the same plastic pack, and now they are different items and that have come to life and have the chance to have a different owner. If you click on the name of each item it will take you to my shop page where you will find them. I was just thinking how great it is to see complete projects and think that now they are ready to be shipped off to their future owners, and wanted to share my thoughts with you.

These are each a one off item that will not be repeated to uniqueness is 100% guaranteed. Enjoy! :D

A Trip Down Memory Lane

I was looking through some old pictures, of when the twins were first born and they were so little, and it just made me stop an reflect on all the precious and lovely moments that we have and life makes us go past them without stopping and savoring those moments. This was the picture that made me tear up and realise that I have such a blessing Alhamdulilah, I just don't give thanks or appreciate it enough.

This is my little baby Hana and this is one of the very first smiles that I got from her. Life goes so fast and you want to move on to catch up with what's happening we don't stop and look at what we are actually missing. During this picture the twins were only 8 months old and barely crawling (which I was supper worried about) now that I see this picture all I remember is how tiered I was lol!! But now just looking at her smile makes me forget all that.. You know that during that time when I wasn't sleeping or eating or drinking and was crying all the time, people used to say it's all worth it, it will all be worth it. I used to think emmm no! haha! But it truly is! Subhana Allah.

Life is so strange, I was once this small, with my mother looking down at me thinking what a pretty baby lol!! If I say so myself ehem! I think however much the hardship is that we go through in life, there is always something that God gives us that brightens up the darkest of days. Our problem is sometimes we don't see this "something" or take it as a burden on top of everything else. 

Take a moment and pretend that you are standing outside your window and looking in at yourself and your life, how many things would you see that you could be thankful for and that would make you feel lucky. I'm sure there would be lots if you honestly thought about everything. Totally in a reflective mood today .. Oh Allah! Whatever blessings I or any of Your creatures rose up with, is only from You. You have no partner, so all grace and thanks are due to You.

A lovely day to all xx