I knew there had to be a perk to owning your own company- and there is! I can waltz out of the office to go and meet a friend for lunch, and not have to explain it to anybody!
I popped over to Broadway yesterday, to meet Jo Verity.
She had just finished another batch of those gorgeous beaded napkin rings for Ochre & Ocre.Jo started her business the same year as Ochre & Ocre, and we met through a networking group called WIRE. (Women In Rural Enterprise)
Her jewellery has had a great response, (piccies attached), I think mainly because it is so different. So many "hand made" jewellery companies buy in all their beads and just thread them onto a ready made chain, what makes Jo's so different is that she rolls her own paper beads, and then combines these with glass, stones and bone, to give a really unique look.
What is even more exciting is that Jo is expanding into new areas - excited up by the response to her napkin rings, she is developing some other "interior" products, made with her paper beads.
From curtain tie backs, to light pulls, to lamp shades, she has so many great new ideas.
Jo and I had a great lunch, discussing our new plans, and bouncing ideas off one another. It is really great to share ideas and work with other small businesses to try to help each other.
Just to prove it wasn't all play and no work, pic also attached of Jo with her trusty notebook which she takes everywhere with her!
Why not check out her site if you like jewellery that is a bit more unique, and each piece a one off. go to: www.Joveritydesigns.com
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