Gloriarty

2011-12-23T23:58:00.000Z

Agate is the name given to a type of quartz stone located all over the world, Agate has been popular for centuries, used as decoration as far back as Eygpt where polished agates were prized as semi precious stones used in decoration and jewellery.

Agates are incredibly beautiful and very varied in both colour and the variety of patterns that appear in the stone. The patterns in Agate stones are formed by layers and layers of quartz that show as bands and spots of colour within the stone, which when polished show up as incredible patterns.

Golden Agate Necklace

Wire wrapping is a really affective way of showing off Agate stones, the stones get the chance to shine and show off their unique beauty.

We have two gorgeous new Agate necklaces added to our catalogue this month, wire wrapped, Tibetan styled golden agate stones, suspended from multiple brown leatherette thongs.

Snow White Agate Necklace

The second is a white colourway which looks fantastic against a tan or against a black top.

Take a tip from the Eyptians both versions are easily wearable and stylish. Get yours now!

Summer Bracelets

2010-08-16T15:36:00.001+01:00

Here at Gloriarty we love glamorous jewellery, good quality, good value and spectacularly beautiful. Bracelets are really big on the fashion scene at the moment, cuff bracelets like the yellow plated cage style cuff below look fantastic against a summer tan and at £19.99 plus delivery, it's not going to break the bank to look good.

Click HERE to purchase

Next we have the Dino Egg bracelet, again in yellow K plated gold embedded with crystals. This bracelet is £19.99 plus delivery.

Click HERE to purchase

And finally in this post we have another gorgeous bracelet, links of white bevelled link mixed with yellow k plated links and embedded with yellow crystals. This lovely bracelet is priced at £19.99 plus delivery.

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Flash Fire

2010-08-12T19:12:00.001+01:00

Currently available at Gloriarty is this glamorous bracelet in deep red crystals set into a yellow K gold plated setting.

This lovely piece of bling is pure costume jewellery glamour at the very low price of £35.

Flash Fire Bracelet

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Tan Glamour

2010-07-05T22:12:00.000+01:00

What better way to show off a golden summer tan than a pair of strappy sandals and a pretty piece of jewellery to show off glowing legs.

We currently have only two of this beautiful silver plated ankle chain with it's beautifully detailed seahorse and suspended swarovski crystals.

To grab your anklet click here

Hello Dolly Issue 10

2010-07-02T01:04:00.002+01:00

Added to Gloriarty recently was Hello Dolly Issue 10, June/July 2010.

Featuring on the cover Shirley Atkins and her winning competition entry.

Natalie Milne has done an amazing job turning Shirley's initial picture into a beautiful work of art.

In this Issue of Hello Dolly there is the first part of a comprehensive AA tutorial by Lisa Pybus of Best Beloved Nursery.

In this Issue of Hello Dolly:

Interview with Sculptor Angela Anderson
Competition Winner Cassie Peek tells us all about her art
1st part of comprehensive AA skin tutorial
Heirloom Handkerchief Bonnet How to!
Amber Basurto shares her Reborn Collection.
Rooting Companion Review
Discover Dolls Blissful Slumbers Collection.

Brighton Doll Show Review.

To buy your copy of the latest issue click here

Bethan Rose Reborn Kit

2010-04-27T21:40:00.006+01:00

Gloriarty is pleased to welcome Bethan Rose, Sculpted by Menna Hartog in soft to the touch vinyl. When completed Bethan Rose measures approximately 18-19inches and requires 18mm eyes and needs an 18inch 3/4 limb body.

Bethan Rose is available from Gloriarty by clicking here

Your kit will consist of 1 head and 4 limbs and a certificate of authenticity.

Bethan Rose is a Limited Edition kit with a total of 350 kits.

The photographs are courtesy of:
Cassie Peek - Baby Dust Nursery
Shirley Atkins - Sugar Plum Nursery
Lisa Pybus - Best Beloved Nursery

Storage Solutions

2010-01-11T09:01:00.013Z

One of the hardest things about running a business, any business, but especially a retail business from home has got to be storage. For me it has been a perennial nightmare.

When I first started the business my stock didn't take up that much room, just a few shelves and boxes that could be tucked away here and there but over time the amount of stock just grows and begins to take over your home. Before I knew it there was dolls, kits, boxes of Hello Dolly Magazine, jewellery, paints, craft stuff everywhere. By the time I realised it, it was out of hand the house looked like a warehouse instead of a home and my sons were too embarassed to bring friends round. The dolls in particular were an enormous source of embarassment for my teenage sons.

I rented a garage from the local council for a number of years and whilst that was great for storing household crap, it was never a good place to store stock, over the years the roof had developed a leak and the weeds were starting to take hold creeping in through the cracks in the concrete and let's not even think about the little droppings I was finding, I was just grateful not to come face to face with the little varmint(s) that left those!

I was initially drawn to Access Self Storage when I was googling storage solutions, they have a wonderful 1p offer that meant I could get a secure storage space that I could access 24 hours a day and test it out for a month whether or not it would work for me. Trust me after a month of clean, dry, cobweb and rodent free storage there was just no way I was going back to that damp drafty garage, specially not with my valuable stock.

I can honestly say that since I took my storage space with Access Self Storage I have been very impressed by the customer service and the cheery, chatty staff that I meet whenever I go to my space during the day time. I've also loved being able to pop along at times convenient to me to pick stock up, sometimes that has meant at midnight after a cinema trip or just because it's the first time in the day I've had the chance to get there and because of all the security measures in place I have never felt afraid of going there. I go in, get what I want and go home. job done!

Outside storage has also meant that I can buy more stock and have more choice for my customers, having said that though the best part of having a storage room for me is knowing that I can pack my dolls and stock away in a clean, dry, easily accessible and organised storage space.

And best part for the boys? They can bring friends home without being worried about them being freaked out by my doll heads... or can they????

Happy Birthday Hello Dolly Magazine

2009-11-26T23:30:00.003Z

Coming soon to Gloriarty the new issue of Hello Dolly Magazine. It's been a very eventful year for the magazine, from the first issue which was an A5 30 something page booklet to a full A4 glossy magazine in a year. It's been a trip.

This special birthday issue is jam packed full of of beautiful reborn artwork by very talented artists.

This issue Hello Dolly Magazine has some very special surprises for their readers including a little birthday gift for every reader as well as a fantastic crochet pattern created by Ceinwen Clarke of the Brighton Doll Festival and more adventures with Jane Bishop in her Reborn With Mummy feature.

So join us in wishing Happy Birthday to Hello Dolly and let's look forward to much more to come.

Doug Richards Meets Savannah

2009-11-23T17:32:00.002Z

Attending the Enterprise Nation Conference last week was a very interesting experience, meeting up with lots of other entrepreneurs and hearing their stories and how they handle the challenges of running small businesses in today's economy was fascinating.

I also experienced a huge attitude shift of my own, too many time when I have looked at what I have achieved with Gloriarty and Hello Dolly Magazine I have not seen just what exactly it is I have done, how far I have come and just what I have built. The conference really did open my eyes and make me recognise that I am an entrepreneur, one of the great unrecognised army of hardworking people who create wealth for the UK but are almost invisible to the Government

Doug Richards holding Savannah

I was, by equal measures amused and embarassed by one of my reborn dolls ending up on stage with Doug Richards for his presentation, hers are the little legs you can see dangling over the edge of the podium in the video.

Savannah is listed on Gloriarty and is looking for a new home.

Swedish Sewing Paper

2008-05-21T12:08:00.001+01:00

Gloriarty now has an Ebay presence, this move has been driven a lot by my amazing find of Swedish Sewing Paper, wonderful, wonderful thing!!! It's like tracing paper but it's got the consistency of a fabric, it's see through and you use it like a tracing paper, so brilliant for tracing dressmaking and craft patterns, but because of the fabric like construction you can use it for fitting garments and it's reuseable over and over again, I've also used it for pattern drafting by laying it over a grid cutting board.

You can use pencil, felt tips, ballpoint pens, gel pens to draw on this paper but I would suggest ballpoints are best, not only do they show up well but they also don't bleed or mark your pattern underneath.

I love this product, so much so that I have agreed to become the distributor for the UK... woohoo go me eh! At the moment I only have it listed on Ebay, but with some work it will be appearing on my Gloriarty website soon.

I love Jasper

2008-01-27T20:44:00.000Z

I love Jasper! No I don't mean a bloke called Jasper. I mean i know "Jasper" is probably best known as a Sloane Ranger type name, when you picture the name do you get a mental image of some bloke in a suit who's something big in the city? Well you'd be right but there's more to Jasper than you might think.

Jasper is also know as spotted stone, it's an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color. The mineral breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for vases, seals, and other decorative items.

My preferred use of Jasper is cut and polished and in the form of absolutely gorgeous stones and beads which provide huge varieties of patterns and colours for use in jewellery making. I often find myself rifling through my collection of Jasper stones and being both thrilled and inspired to make something gorgeous

On my site Gloriarty you will find some gorgeous examples of the use of Jasper. The necklace pictured at the top of the post is available at Gloriarty titled Grey Jasper Necklace

New Items & Layout ? ? ?

2007-09-30T14:58:00.000+01:00

We're currently looking at what types of items we might add to the site and anything we might do to restructure the site to make it easier for people to use in the future.

If you haven't taken a look yet, why not take a look now at www.gloriarty.co.uk and see what you think. We'd love to hear from you with your suggestions for things you would like to see appearing on the site.