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Hi! My name is Kelly, and I am the business owner and creator behind Willow & Twigg.
I am a self-employed artisan jewellery maker and I currently live on the south coast of Hampshire in the UK, with my husband, our three young daughters, and two British Shorthair cats. I am a retired Royal Navy Officer, having left the military after almost fifteen years of service in order to have children and raise a family.
I have always been a creative person and enjoy any pastime that allows me to be imaginative and indulge my love for art and design, including gardening, graphic design and photography - most of which I have managed to weave into Willow & Twigg in one way or another!
I have been making jewellery for many years now, originally starting with bead stringing and wirework - creating things for myself and gifts for friends and family. More recently I expanded my techniques and skills to incorporate metalsmithing into my work.
This gives me much greater flexibility in my designs and has opened up a whole new world of creative possibility. In particular it allows me to combine my love of creating jewellery with another of my hobbies - collecting sea glass.
I have always loved being by the sea and regularly enjoy walking along the beach where we live, combing for treasure and picking up sea glass, shells and random bits of driftwood that I hope one day to find a use for!
I also draw inspiration from trees, plants and flowers. Having grown up in the countryside I maintain an affiliation with and a great fondness for nature and natural materials, which is often reflected in my work.
As my children approached school age I created Willow & Twigg as a small business to help sustain and fund my for crafting jewellery, to provide me with a regular and steady occupation once again, and to enable me to share my creations. It also gives me the freedom to work from home, allowing me to always be available for my daughters and spend as much time as possible with them.
I thoroughly enjoy making jewellery and I'm hopeful that my work will appeal to like-minded people who also possess a fondness for handcrafted items and who will love wearing my designs as much as I love creating them.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my website! If you are interested in seeing a little more of what goes on behind the scenes and seeing new creations as they are finished, then please take a look at my social media pages using the links in the menu.
I now sell my work direct through this website as well as via established marketplaces The British Craft House and Etsy.
If you would like to view some of the pieces I have available for sale then you can do so via the 'Online Store' or click on the 'How To Buy' button for direct links to all webshop pages.
Finally, if you have any questions, comments or feedback please get in touch - I would love to hear from you!
