Or where can I buy quality handmade items, created locally? Now I'm questioning, what's local? My city Derby? My county Derbyshire? England? The UK? Is it handmade or handcrafted? Here are a few musings abut selling at events that I've been considering lately, feel free to read my blog, scan through it or perhaps save it for later over a cup of tea, although you might not get to dunk a biscuit as it isn't that long! CRZyBest at my last event with The Derbyshire Makers I try t

How do I choose a bangle? What metal shall I have it made from? Copper or Silver? A copper bangle has the benefits of a faster time...

A CRZyBest year, from cute dogs and magazine features to alternative bouquets and Zooms... Starting quietly in January, compared to 2020,...

I often get asked ‘Do you do workshops?’ Well, the answer is ‘Yes I do’! Fancy having a go at creating your own tiny sculpture, that could also be used as a piece of jewellery? Maybe you are thinking ‘I want to have a go at making something, but can never make the dates!’ Well, find out more about CRZyBest workshops with answers to these frequently asked questions. Who is going to help me make my creation? That’ll be me! With a ‘Create with CRZyBest’ workshop you get 1-2-1 tu

What is a Hallmark and what is its purpose? A set of component marks applied to articles of the precious metal’s gold, silver, platinum...

I use something called ‘Metal Clay’ for most of my CRZyBest creations, it comes as base metals and precious metals. For me Metal Clay is my favourite material to use as it combines my skills and knowledge of Silversmithing, Sculpting and Ceramics which I have developed over 30 plus years of education, teaching and creating. Metal clay is created using reclaimed metals which are turned into fine particles and combined with an organic binder. So, it is a great eco-friendly mate

I was asked last year if I'd be able to get my money back on my 2020 wall planner because it lied by stating that 2020 was going to be...

To help describe what I do and get across the information that you want to know, I asked my Facebook followers to ask me some questions

That's what I keep asking myself! I keep reading articles about how to cope in our current situation and I've come to the conclusion that I'm pretty sure I can cope with what's going on in anyway I feel, so long as I'm following the keeping everyone safe rules! Listening to the radio keeps me informed while working away in my CRZyBest Shedquarters, which I feel extremely lucky to have, I know a few of my creative friends who rent studios, are no longer allowed to use their wo

Wow!!! It's been a while and I certainly can't quite believe that we are well and truly in the final month of 2019. Moving into my third year of business has been totally amazing, I've met so many wonderful people since CRZyBest became official back at the start of October in 2017, so I thought I would dedicated my catch up blog to reflecting on the first two years of CRZyBest: who I have met, what I have done and possibly even looking into the future! Brilliant, now I'm soun