I’ve been trying to design a professional website for my jewellery and silversmithing things.  I want to be able to sell and show my pieces on-line.  However, I seem to be going around in circles.  I’ve done a lot  of research and, to a certain extent, found what I need to put on my website.  The problem is I don’t know how my website should look.  You see I’m one of these people who might go a little crazy and start bunging images/colours in, without really thinking about the visitors.

So, when you browser websites which are aimed for potential consumer what do you look for?

Time for a change, methinks.

I think it’s time to say goodbye to the blogsphere.  I’m starting my hunt in finding a good-looking football, with a bucket load of money.  Yes, that’s right, I’m going to become a WAG – one who will be living on her husband’s/boyfriend’s money.

Only joking of course!  The real and more feasible reason is that I’m making huge (…?) changes to this site.  Now I’m at a point in my life where I have to start getting my tush in gear and making things happen.  This site will be turning into a portfolio site, and stay a portfolio site.  As I doubt having a blog (e.g ranting about PMS) would look professional to potential customers and commission work.    So, if you get that bored and decide to visit this site again, don’t get startled by any “drastic” changes you may see, heh.

I want to get a personal site up and running again but, with time constraints (I should really be getting on with designs right now), I may have to delay that idea.  I’ll probably whore my personal site’s URL on twitter, if I get around to putting one up. 

As you might have already seen (I am posting this late ) I have a new layout and I think it’s one that I’m finally satisfied with.  Tell me if there is anything which makes your viewing an unpleasant one.

I’m 21!  Woo.

Oh and new layout…tell me what you think. 

[edit on 28.06]Keeping the layout to this until I find place suited for the navigation.[/edit]

Thoroughly shocked.  Three awards, three awards are staring me in the face:

• ND2 Design Crafts
• The Jewellery Quarter Assoc. Prize for Craftsmanship
• Weston Beamor prize for casting

Read on to know the nitty gritty detail.