I have been fascinated by arts and crafts for all my life and have dabbled in various hobbies and crafts since I was about 8 years old, including Woodwork, Cross Stitch, Sewing, Latch Hook, Gel Candles, Jewellery making, Beading and Chain Maille.  In late 2010 I was introduced to Resin casting and embedding, which then grew into an interest in Steampunk and a fascination with clockwork.  I love working with recycled materials, and taking old 'cast offs' and making them new again. The majority of my Steampunk Inspired Jewellery is made from recycled watch parts that I have picked up at garage sales and op shops. As such, these items are generally one off creations. This also led me to making earcuffs for both pierced and non-pierced ears, and I now have over 3000 designs of earcuffs.  More recently I have rekindled my love of stitching and have started making hand-stitched bags and craft kits for card embroidery (also known as Card Stitching, Pick Points, Punch Card Embroidery etc).