New Collection

The first collection for 2011 has finally been launched! 

Here is a peek - the rest can be viewed on the Millicent Russell website.

There will be more pieces released in the coming months - this year will be one continuous collection. I will send updates when new pieces are uploaded onto the website.

Thank you again for all being patient.. I hope you like the new collection.

xoxo

New website

Hello everyone!

It has been forever and this project has taken me longer than I'd like to think about right now.. SIGH.

Anyways, I have finally been able to get my new website up and running! There are a few things I still need to tweak (including uploading more photos from my collections) but for now I have a site and that's all that matter ;) Thank you to everyone for their patience and sticking around.

www.millicentrussell.com.au

I would love for you to all check it out and let me know your thoughts. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

As Christmas approaches, I'm hard at work with new pieces for the Christmas rush. These will be available at my stockists as well as through my ETSY store.


xoxo Amelia

Pretty Vintage Arrivals

I'm very excited having just received a large number of packages in the mail!

Here is a sneak peak of what I've received so far and there's much more to come :)

These are some of the pretty things I'll be making exclusive pieces out of over the next few weeks in the lead up to the Handmade Markets.

xoxo Amelia

Millicent Russell Interview with OutInCanberra

Very excited about the article that's just gone live on the OutInCanberra website.

Thanks so much to Natalie for interviewing me!

You can read the article here

xoxo Amelia

New Stockist - All About Me interview

Recently I was contacted by a lovely lady named Karen who has just opened up a new store in Denmark, Western Australia. The store is named All About Me and here is a little interview I did with her.


What is your store located?
Beautiful beautiful Denmark, the towns logo is "Where the forest meets the sea." There are yummy cafes, superb wineries, rolling green hills, white white sand beaches, wonderful arts and crafts and musicians aplenty.

How did I come up with the name?
Oh that was quite easy! My best best girlfriend lives many many miles from me and we were chatting on the phone about the shop and what would be in it. She said that is sounded all so me! Next thing we knew there it was "All About Me" and that was it, that was the name. It is a little amusing as a number of the local men (tradies who have been helping me with the store) have commented on the name already saying "Good name, might as well be talking about my missus, sure she will be in here all the time!" haha men! But at least they have actually taken notice of the name and remembered it, so hopefully that bodes well.

What inspired you to open up your own store?
Since moving to Denmark, Western Australia approximately a year and a half ago I had been quietly looking for the right business opportunity. Having worked as a bookkeeper, real estate saleswoman and much more I soooooo... wanted to do something different. I noticed that we had a number of beautiful up market quirky fashion retail shops but no shoes or accessories to go with the clothes! I love my "bits and pieces" as my boyfriend calls them so I thought yes that's it, that's what I shall do. However I have had to wait more than a few months for the right retail space to become available, but finally fate provided the perfect space.

What are your goals for 2010?
Goals for 2010, well I am woman whose mind is constantly ticking... and planning and thinking - I wonder can I do this or that? I am now in my forties and am finding them absolutely fabulous! Without a doubt the best years are happening now for me... It is good to be confident in who you are, know what you are about and to also know your limits and how to exceed them!

So my goals this year are to get a web store up and happening by mid year. Western Australia is a huge state and access to lovely things can be difficult so getting the web store up and running is a definite. I am fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the world where tourism is a huge industry and I hope to be able to capitalise upon that with my store and provide unique and beautiful items that people will say "oh I got that in Denmark, at this wonderful little boutique" etc etc. I also want to be able to provide lovely up market, individual stylish items to our local women who like me love all their "bits and pieces".
So for those thinking of travelling to WA, forget about Margaret River! Keep going south. Come down to our stunning town nestled in a beautiful valley overlooking the ocean, drink wines, eat beautiful food, visit local artisans and of course shop! Oh and I forgot about the chocolates..... must not forget the chocolates! We have our very own Chocolate Lounge, a beautiful place to while away an afternoon sampling locally made chocolates, coffee and liqueurs. Yummy!


Thanks Karen for giving us an insight into Denmark, Western Australia and your lovely new store. Hope it all goes well! xo Amelia

Farewell .. for a week or two

I'm off on holidays as of tomorrow morning. I'm very excited! 

Where am I heading? Tasmania, Australia. Arriving by plane, we'll be borrowing a car and driving around most of the state.

Stay tuned because when I get back I'll have some (hopefully) great photos from Cradle Mountain, Launceston Hobart and much more.

Exciting blogs to come when I get back

• The announcement of the winner of the January giveaway - thank you to everyone who has entered so far!
• A meet and greet with the owner of a new store in Denmark, Western Australia who is also my newest stockist, and
• An interview with one of Australia's up and coming magazine editors.

Speak to you all when I get back!

xoxo Amelia

January Giveaway!

To celebrate the new year I will be doing a giveaway at the end of each month.

Each Millicent Russell giveaway piece will arrive to you beautifully giftwrapped and tagged.

The giveaway for January/February is a pair of beautiful earrings made from vintage Japanese glass beads - each bead has a flower design that shimmers in the light. Each bead hangs from a vintage set of shell earring hooks.

You can enter in the following ways:

• Follow my blog - leave a comment and let me know what your favourite piece is from my Etsy store
• Follow my facebook - leave a comment and let me know what your favourite piece is from my Etsy store
• Follow me on Twitter - leave a comment and let me know what your favourite piece is from my Etsy store

Everyone from around the world is invited to enter this competition!

**Giveaway is open from now until 7 February 2010.

Good Luck xoxo Amelia

New Millicent Russell Labels/Tags

I'm very excited to announce that new Millicent Russell labels and tags are on their way!

Bigger tags will replace the small scalloped ones so that a description of the materials used in each piece can be clearly explained on the back. (the final will be slightly different to this proof as I'm not 100% happy with the stacking of the website)

To be included with this tag will be a cute heart tag that will tell you if your piece is one of a kind or a limited edition piece.

Next on the list is packaging! :)

xoxo Amelia

Free Shipping Worldwide for the month of December!

To all those Millicent Russell fans, I am proud to announce that I will be sending Millicent Russell items off to your doors, beautifully wrapped and free of charge - for postage that is.

Tis the season to buy something for you friends, family or even for yourself. I will be uploading more pieces onto Esty and removing the shipping costs so spend, spend, spend I say!

This promotion also applies to custom orders - if you want me to handcraft you something extra special and unique- please email me on amelia@millicentrussell.com.au!

xxx Amelia

New Items in Store

Now that spring is here and the birds are chirping away and the flowers are all in bloom, I’ve been extremely inspired to spend my spare time making more pieces. It’s great because I’ve been busy up until now and so now is the time for me to spend some time doing something I absolutely love!

Here are some of the new items I have in store  © Millicent Russell 2009

To blog or not to blog

Ok So I'm new to blogging, this is my first blog and I'm a little bit exicted to get into the blogging scene.

Firstly a little bit about me. I live in Australia and love making jewellery. I own my own jewellery label Millicent Russell which I started in 2006 and now I stock my designs in little boutiques around Australia. It's a great little business and it is blooming so I'm hoping to quit my full time job and work from home making and designing things that I love.

This year has been a big year for me with my full time job - I haven't had much time to work on my jewellery so next year will be an even bigger year as I plan to focus a lot of attention on my jewellery business. I will be re-launching as well as offering an exclusive privaledges club. Stay tuned :)

That's me for now.

I've just re- opened my etsy store so come check out some of my goods!
www.millicentrussell.etsy.com

~ Amelia