A client who had bought a pink lariat from me some time ago asked me to make a cluster bracelet to match.

I used a really unusual silver chain with lots of different semi-precious stones, crystals and pearls in white and shades of bright pink.

I crammed on as much as I could! I think it came out really well, it’s a substantial piece that glitters and flows as it’s worn.

Dave and I have just returned home from watching “The Bourne Ultimatum”. We loved the first two and could barely wait for the release of the last in the trilogy – and it was fab!

I was a bit disappointed that it didn’t follow the book – Robert Ludlum’s “The Bourne Trilogy” more closely – but none the less – worth going to see. We’ve read the book, we’ve seen the movie and if there was a T-shirt – we’d be wearing it!

We have 2 ancient apple trees in the garden at Brush Cottage. In the winter they look like gnarled sculptures, especially when the snow lands on them.

In the spring though, the branches come to life with an abundance of blossoms and when I open my bedroom windows to this beautiful sight it feeds my soul and reminds me that warm weather is on the way.

The trees produce an abundance of fruit and I hate to waste it. This year I am after the perfect Apple Pie recipe… Do you have one for me?

I loathe department Stores. I dislike having to trawl through rail upon rail to find something and they just seem to leave very little room for individuality.

When I lived in South Africa, I loved going into the Jenni Button Boutiques. This designer uses wonderful fabrics and makes clothes ranging from the everyday to the outright glamorous and drop-dead gorgeous. Visiting her shops was also heaven for me because everything was so beautifully laid out; you could see the clothes without having to scrounge around.

My last pair of Jenni Button shoes is getting really worn out and so I was thrilled to come across her website recently – unfortunately the site is quite dismal, but the clothes are still dreamy! Fortunately I will be able to stock up next April when we travel to S.A. again!

My friend Louise is wonderful to work for. She loves jewellery, buys bits and pieces all the time , wears them and when she tires of a particular piece she sends it my way and lets me remake it as I please.

These lovely Millefiore hearts and ovals were originally strung on a tatty bit of leather thong as a necklace. I have taken them off and made a bracelet with them using a chunky Sterling Silver chain

I think she will love it. It’s light , fresh and girly and the silver chain is of a very good quality… maybe I should do something like this for a bracelet section of the site - what do you think?