Annie Blackberry Jewellery - New & Redesigned

Summer 2012!

2011-12-03T16:28:00.000-08:00

Dual Jewel and Key Necklace - $75 NZD

Jandal Earrings on .925 hooks $25NZD

Woodcutter Pendant - $42 NZD

Pinecone Necklace - $25 NZD

Tree of Life - $42 NZD

Curious Rabbit Ring $28 NZD

Hello My Wonderful Supporters and Friends,

Here is what I have been working on - please message me to order - I do have paypal and bank deposit options :) If you have a credit card you can automatically use paypal. I only charge $6 worldwide or $4 within New Zealand :)

Merry Christmas! God bless you, each and every one x

Annie :) xxx

Steal the Mens' Style!

2011-11-24T00:28:00.001-08:00

Steal the Mens' Style! by annieblackberryjewellery featuring crystal jewelry

Crazy Bird Lady!

2011-11-03T10:28:00.001-07:00

Crazy Bird Lady! by annieblackberryjewellery featuring clutch handbags

For Those 24 Hours Days...

2011-11-02T20:25:00.001-07:00

For Those 24 Hours Days... by annieblackberryjewellery featuring black tops

For Those 24 Hours Days...

2011-10-27T23:00:00.001-07:00

For Those 24 Hours Days... by annieblackberryjewellery featuring black tops

Wear Your Favourite Book!

2011-10-26T02:04:00.001-07:00

Wear Your Favourite Book! by annieblackberryjewellery featuring high heel shoes

Rockin' Rio

2011-10-25T01:42:00.001-07:00

Rockin' Rio by annieblackberryjewellery featuring a bangle bracelet

You Are Beautiful

2011-09-23T06:10:00.005-07:00

You Are Beautiful by annieblackberryjewellery featuring silk scarves

You Are Beautiful

2011-09-23T06:10:00.003-07:00

You Are Beautiful by annieblackberryjewellery featuring long sleeve t shirts

You Are Beautiful

2011-09-23T06:10:00.001-07:00

You Are Beautiful by annieblackberryjewellery featuring flower hair accessories

Which Outfit Costs $5000 more?

2011-09-21T04:09:00.001-07:00

Which Outfit Costs $5000 more? by annieblackberryjewellery featuring versace dresses

Pauper Fashion

2011-09-20T00:26:00.001-07:00

Pauper Fashion by annieblackberryjewellery featuring a trilby hat

Who Are You?

2011-09-17T02:29:00.001-07:00

Who Are You? by annieblackberryjewellery featuring flower hair accessories

Who Are You?

2011-09-17T02:28:00.001-07:00

Who Are You? by annieblackberryjewellery featuring printed tops

Who Are You?

2011-09-17T02:27:00.001-07:00

Who Are You? by annieblackberryjewellery featuring flower hair accessories

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2011-09-15T05:18:00.001-07:00

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Beauty on a Budget

2011-09-15T05:05:00.000-07:00

this entire outfit cost me $8. The necklace is my own handmade creation so while worth quite a bit, it's cheaper if you make it yourself :)

you don't have to be rich to be fashionable :)

annie xxx

The Geek Within

2011-09-12T22:07:00.001-07:00

The Geek Within by annieblackberryjewellery featuring stone jewelry

What Age Has Given Us...

2011-09-11T01:33:00.001-07:00

What Age Has Given Us... by annieblackberryjewellery featuring metal jewelry

What Age Has Given Us...

2011-09-11T01:32:00.001-07:00

What Age Has Given Us... by annieblackberryjewellery featuring bass shoes

Hope x Nina Persson slimming dress
$225 - lagarconne.com

Bass shoes
$109 - nordstrom.com

Metal ring
$9.99 - modcloth.com

Erickson Beamon metal jewelry
$280 - net-a-porter.com

Royal Albert "Old Country Roses" Musical Tea Cup
$30 - macys.com

I Love Mum Because She Pegs The Washing On The Line
£20 - allthingsoriginal.com

The Country House Online Store
$18 - thecountryhouse.com

4th of July Scrapbooking Products (page 5)
$1.49 - scrapbook.com

Embroidery.com: Vintage Lace 10: Individual Designs
$15 - embroidery.com

My Take on Spring 2011

2011-09-10T04:06:00.000-07:00

A little collage I put together :)

You Shall Go to the Ball!

2011-09-10T04:01:00.000-07:00

Hope you Like my take on being Belle of the Ball this Spring!

I Just Wanna Say THANK YOU x

2011-08-21T05:51:00.000-07:00

Thank you for supporting me, thank you for following my blog, thank you for supporting this business that i love and thank you for being you. God bless you x

Annie xx

Annie Blackberry Spring 2011!

2011-07-02T04:37:00.000-07:00

Love,

Annie :) xxxxx

New Season Roller Derby Line!

2011-04-29T14:57:00.000-07:00

Designed for Flat Track Roller Derby in New Zealand but for everybody! Most pieces are very limited. Thanks :)

You

2011-03-20T17:34:00.001-07:00

ere was Pike River mines – our hearts sunk as the hours, then days, then weeks, now months ticked by. Then there were the floods and fires that ravaged Australia, then there were the earthquakes in Haiti, Brazil, our own Christchurch and now more terror in Japan. For us personally, 1 km either way, two beautiful women and one lovely child, had their lives cruelly taken by people they knew. What on this earth is one to do?

It is easy to grow despondent or ambivalent. To cling to what you have and put your head in the sand, is a normal and self-preserving response. So is rushing everywhere, trying to save the world and exhausting yourself in the process.

This week it all caved in on me, I felt like the things I did for people were a drop in a very huge bucket. I wished I could have some sort of super-powers that enabled me to reach out and fix this broken world. I ended up in depression, and staring into space. My own problems, so small in the equation, were magnified hugely because I just didn’t feel I could cope.

Then I realised something: You and I can’t save the world – it is not our job or within our reach BUT we can have a tremendous impact just by doing what is within our capability to do. If we all do this, this world will change and change for the better.

At the very least we can pray. We can pour forth the heartbreak and have it moulded into something beautiful.

This one quote from Helen Keller, provided kindly by my friend Claire, made me realise how truly amazing we are, how truly amazing YOU can be:

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”

YOU, my friend, are amazing.

Love,

Annie :)

P.S. The amazing artwork is my husband's, Andrew Killick.

Yay! Road Sign + Other Quirky Rings!

2011-02-07T02:40:00.000-08:00

OK, so not a ring :) $40NZD

Duck Ring =- Front View - $35NZD

Duck ring - side view - $35NZD

Domino Ring - $32NZD

Eyechart Ring - $30NZD

$30NZD

Have been wanting to do these rings for ages but never had the time - NOW is the time. The bases are sturdy but adjustable and the vintage style road signs are solid brass. Unisex.

I just lost my last old rattie, Audrey, and so it is a very sad day for me :(

Hope you are all great!

Annie x

~Annie Blackberry Summer/Autumn 2011 is here!!~

2011-01-14T02:49:00.000-08:00

Cute Tied Bow - $35 - chain=90cm

Secret Message in an Acorn - $39 - Chain=90cm

Vintage Dogtag with Gold Plated 'Paper' Windmill - $40 - chain=90cm

Annie Blackberry Party Cupcakes :)

Matte silver-plated tree with gold-plated trunk - $40 - chain=90cm

Dear Awesome Followers and Blog Readers,

Thank you for a great year last year - we recorded our first wee profit so that's not too bad only a few years into the business!

We had an awesome night at the Annie Blackberry Christmas Party - if you want an invite to the next one just email me or leave me a comment :)

ANYWAY...NEW SEASON Annie Blackberry is being made! Check some of it out above.

Happy New Year!

Annie :) xxx

Annie Blackberry Does It In Style!

2010-12-01T08:58:00.000-08:00

Genuine Vintage Hand-Carved and Hand-Drawn bird on Brass Bow Brooch - $35

Snow White Locket - $38

Pink Glass and Gold Plate Bow Pendant - $40

$25

Acid Wash Rose Rings - $25

Mini Working Harmonica Pendant - $40

Shopping Basket Earrings - $26

NEW WEBSITE!!!!!!

2010-11-24T18:34:00.000-08:00

We have a new website: www.annieblackberry.com !!

Order anything until the 30th of November 2010 and get a free necklace!!!

Love Annie :)

2010-11-19T04:43:00.000-08:00

I'll let them speak for themselves :) Email me at annieblackberry@hotmail.com to order.

Annie Blackberry Summer 2011 You Are Special Collection

2010-11-07T02:28:00.000-08:00

My FAVOURITE! Large Red Daisy - $45 - only 1 but can make to order

Hand iridized brass wing with Genuine Swarovski heart - $45 - (Only 1 but can make to order)

Dalmatian Jasper Pendant - $45 - only one

One-off genuine turquoise pendant with vintage focal point - $45 - ONLY 1

Genuine 50s Celluloid Doves - Nude - $40 - Only one but may be able to make to order

Genuine Celluloid 50s Kissing Doves - Pale Yellow - $40- Only one but may be able to make to order

Things to make you feel special...(because you are)

Just email me on annieblackberry@hotmail.com to order. I accept international orders as well as New Zealand orders :)

God bless you beautiful people!

Annie xxx

Annie Blackberry Summer 2011 Range!

2010-10-21T02:22:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to introduce to you to my new Summer 2011 Range! Just email me to order at: annieblackberry@hotmail.com!

Matte Silver Bows on .925 Sterling Silver hooks - $28

Brass Best Friends Necklace - $38 for both

Matte Gold Plated Bows on Gold Plate over .925 Sterling Hooks - $28

Arc de Triomphe arch suspended from Gorgeous Gold Plate Bows - $28

Teeny Tiny Solid Spring Acorns on .925 Sterling Silver Hooks - $26

Brasstone True/False Lie Detector (Arrow is fixed) on brasstone kidney wires - $25

Gorgeous Silvertone Peace sign(approx 2+cm) on 90cm silver plate chain- $32

Small Brass Kissing Friends on 90cm Nickle-free and lead-free chain - $29

Stunning Brass Acorn on large Maple Disc - $45

One-off Urban Tribal with Moonstone, Unakite & Vintage Componentry - $65

Memory Key on Leather - 65cm length - $42

Gorgeous Pale Pink Cabbage Rose with Silver Plate Bail & 90cm Silver Plate Chain - $40

Deep Red Rose on 90cm Brasstone Chain- $40

Genuine Antique Monocle on 65cm of leather - limited edition and one-off - $60 - SOLD but can make similar

Nautical Keeper with Gold Plate Feather, Faux Coin and Vintage Brass Soldier - $60

I Do Not Support Guns but They Look Cool 1 - 65cm leather - large - $45 - SOLD OUT

I Do Not Support Guns but They Look Cool 2 - 90cm chain - large - $45 - ONLY 1

Annie xxxx

Summer is here!! Celebrate with Annie Blackberry!

2010-10-07T04:58:00.000-07:00

Solid Brass Ship's Lantern - $55 - SOLD OUT but can remake again with notice

Genuine US Decommissioned Bullet Pendant - $50

Hand-Patinised Swan Lake - $38 - SOLD OUT but can remake again with notice

Grunge Metallic Bow - $40

Disco Record/Vinyl Pendant - Solid - $40 - SOLD OUT but can remake again with notice

Cream Rose Pendant - $40

One-off Blackberry Pendant - SOLD OUT

'Wander' Vintage Key Pendant - $42

Solid Brass and Copper Ship Porthole - $50 - SOLD but cna remake with notice

Hello Friends!

I can smell Summer in the air. The other nightwe had an impromptu dinner on the deck with a few friends. One ice cold marguerita and Dutch cigarillo later, I felt so content - just enjoying that special woodsmoke smell in the air and the gorgeous view from our deck. Then my dad came back from Mexico with a Mi Casa es Su Casa (my house is your house altough I prefer Your House is My House) plaque for us and I just loved it :) Definitely in line with the Aztec/Mexican/Ethnic vibe of this season!

Well, here's a little bit of what I've been working on - all prices here are DISCOUNTED. Email me to order :)

Have a wonderful month!! And God bless you all.

Annie :) xxxx

More! The Most 'Me' Line of Jewellery

2010-07-21T20:50:00.000-07:00

Ship's Propeller - Brass and Wood - $50 - SOLD OUT

Solid Brass Anchor - $50 - I keep this in stock

Solid Brass Binoculars - $55 - SOLD but can remake with notice

This is prob also the most 'me' line. The spy glass and binoculars represent my near obsession with detective novels and shows/films and the secret harbouring I have to be a spy (way too much of a wuss tho!). The telescope reminds me of the exciting nights spent with my wonderful Dad and sister watching Haley's Comet through Dad's hand-built telescope (110 hours just to polish the lense!) which he later went on to sell for $10! :( Too kind! The anchor and nautical theme represents the fact that I married into the Killick family - Killick being an Olde English word for 'Anchor' which the Killicks have truly been for me.

I hope you find 'you' in this line too - because it IS for you I have made it x

Thank you to http://www.bobbyrobbin.co.nz/ for your wonderful and incredible handcrafts and blogging!

Love,

Annie :) xxx

Annie Blackberry Deluxe - Faux Naturel Collection

2010-07-21T04:14:00.000-07:00

I am so excited!! We have been featured on NZGirl's website again! FaerySarah has written a blog about Annie Blackberry being oine of NZGirl's favourite things!! I am honoured. Thank you Sarah and thank you NZGirl!
http://www.nzgirl.co.nz/buy/our-favourite-annie-blackberry-jewellery/

I am also excited to announce our newest deluxe range - Annie Blackberry's 'Faux Naturel' brand. If you are a little onto it in the languages department you'll know this is French pun from the phrase 'au naturel' blended with 'faux' which means just what it means (faux pas, etc - false, not real). It's a deluxe range that is at an even higher level of quality than our already high standard. The charms are more expensive for me to buy and are often miniature workables etc. This collection features solid brass :)

The 'faux' alludes to the fact that it is looks like high fashion and IS high fashion but doesn't carry the $250+ price tag of other (usually very worthy) high fashion costume jewellery. The 'au naturel' refers to the fact that the jewellery includes semi-precious stones and metals (brass, white gold and silver plate, sterling silver) and also natural elements (ceramic, clay, jasper, howlite, etc). The end product is 100% handmade and NZ made and designed. I am a collage artist and that means I gather together a whole bunch of charms and odds and ends I find everywhere and turn them into wearable fashion. I don't pretend to sculpt or craft the individual charms but make art from existing materials (although we DO actually make some of our charms).

Hope you love it and enjoy it!

Hope you Like the Faux Naturel line!

Thank you for all your wonderful support and encouragement - it really is all about you guys!

Annie :) xx

Annie Blackberry - Confessions of a Hopeful Heart

2010-07-10T00:31:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I don't know how to do it. How to actually get out of bed and start the day. I've always got a million things to do but I just can't work out which to do. I experience this kind of meaninglessness sometimes like 'I really better tidy the table and go and get that DVD...but hang on, there are ppl starving and dying and I want to do more.' So I pray about which charities I need to take on and choose three I am so so stoked with:

*Prescha - This organisation aims to eliminate the modern-day slavery called Human Trafficking. It's sick and it's heart-breaking. Please buy an Annie Blackberry Freedom necklace - almost all proceeds (not just profit) go directly to this organisation. http://www.prescha.org/

*Little Tim - This precious lil guy is quadraplegic and has cerebral palsy - his family desperately needs funds to send him to the US for therapy that could really help him. He loves giggling, Rolf Harris music (he gets angry if someone changes the music! :) ) and rolling over but can't do much else. If you buy the designated Little Tim necklace off Trade Me - or email me for one - all the profit will go to Little Tim.

*Dips'N Trust - Funny name but what an organisation. This trust seeks out the lowest of the low, the most deformed, the most smelly and the most lowly of people. People very often near death and who often don't have the dignity of soap or towels and this is where Dips'N comes in - it gives those little loving things and the volunteers own love to show the most unloved how precious they are. Annie Blackberry wants to commit to $80 a month for Dips'N and will take donations on behalf or buy a piece of jewellery to give to this cause.

We have also been committed to Amnesty International and love this cause as it gives the unfairly imprisoned a voice. Because we can't support all these charities we will be switching from AI to Dips'N but the most important thing you can do for Amnesty International is pick up a pen and write to the governments who have the power to release these people. It does and has worked! http://www.amnestyinternational.org/

But even this doesn't seem enough. I know I'm not solely responsible for the world but we have so so much to give but it's only a drop in the bucket. We just got a large flat screen TV because we could hardly see our Warehouse Cobalt 16" ha ha :) And I love it. But then I realised that in the big scheme of things a big TV is so UNIMPORTANT. I know it's ok to enjoy this beautiful nation and have some nice things but I could have literally saved 1000 people's eyesight with that money (Vit A cream) but instead I use it so my eyes can see a clearer picture.

Sometimes I wonder if some of this is the depression? That the depression causes that nothingness - that meaninglessness - and it's not that I don't want to tidy my house or think it's unimportant but that I actually don't want to DO anything. But I also don't want to do nothing.

I feel like the years are slipping through my fingers. I can still barely cope with the miscarriage and my dog being killed 9 months ago and cry about it so much and so I wonder how I am going to cope with the inevitable pains and deaths of loved ones that may one day happen. I can barely cope with this and also with being in bed for 60% of my life. It's not just depression but also a range of physical and physiological conditions that impinge on each other.

The things that have helped me this week were my husband reading to me till I fell asleep, Phoebe and Elyse making me gifts, cooking me a roast and sharing the astounding unconditional love of true friends and Timmy, my little nugget,my pup-pups whom I love with every fibre of my being. And Joy...You're just always there. And Mum and Dad counselled me and came and did some housework - it's so appreciated.

But I do not lose hope. Andrew read to me a bit of his book by Barth: 'We are not allowed to not hope'. Usually I'd tell Barth to go jump (I don't like being told what to do ;) ) but I'm happy to not be allowed - it would be a tragedy.

I care about you all, what you go thru, how life has affected you, who you are and what you hope and what you fear. I pray you would find the healing I continue to find along this painful yet hopeful journey,

God's peace and unconditional love be with you,

Annie Blackberry xxx

I've got some new jewels...WINTER 2010

2010-05-25T22:44:00.000-07:00

IT COST ME AND ARM AND A LEG - $55

NEW SEASON ROSE - PEARL BLUE - $25

ALL LIT UP - .925 CHARM $50 - only 1

COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT (rOBOT tAKEOVER) - $50

genuine vintge 1979 Disney robot

CASING THE JOINT - US bullet casing - $42

this gives you an idea of length - although i do make to order

TANK U 4 THE PEACE - $50

PLEASE EMAIL ME AT annieblackberry@hotmail.com. MENTION THIS AD & YOUR FAV THING ABOUT ANNIE'S JEWELS AND GET A free JEWELLERY GIFT XXX

Annie Blackberry Autumn/Winter 2010!!

2010-05-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

Just email me for prices or to order on: annieblackberry@hotmail.com

I do one-offs too :)

Annie xxx

What I've Been Doing Lately...

2010-03-23T03:48:00.000-07:00

Limited numbers so email me now on: annieblackberry@hotmail.com!

Annie xxx

Chasing the Ghost

2010-03-18T04:48:00.000-07:00

I was just watching Chasing the Ghost - the doco that Paul Holmes made about the P (Methamphetamine) epidemic in NZ and the world. I just can't help but feel that this is one of the biggest scourges of our time - it truly is everywhere - in every layer of society and in every people group. I was just thinking how rehab helps about 3% of people come off the drug permanently and thought about why that figure was so low. I really and truly think that people need to get better FOR something because they obviously wanted to escape from something in the first place. If the goal is only to come off the drug then what happens after that?

We need something to live for, I mean really REALLY live for. What is it you live for? Is it healthy? Will it lead you to good places?

I don't go to church and for that I have been harshly judged. But I do believe there is one Person in this universe who won't stop giving up on us. I am a living testament to that fact.

If you need help PLEASE contact the Salvation Army - they have a great programme called The Bridge. A friend has been there and managed amazingly to kick her addiction. The road is so so so tough but you will find answers if you keep travelling along it. It's a narrow, crooked and stony path but it leads to your salvation.

Love Annie xxx

New Season Annie Blackbery Round 2!

2010-02-18T01:54:00.001-08:00

Annie Blackberry NEW SEASON LAUNCH!

2010-01-28T02:46:00.000-08:00

Welcome to War and Peace and No Place Like Space! My 2010 Summer/Autumn collection. In The Secret Garden is still going strong and so you're welcome to order from that summer 2009/2010 collection.

Most of the pieces below are available only for either a limited time or as more charms become available (vintage charms will naturally run out). I only have 1 available of the gun and 2 of the copper chandelier with charms :)

Our new wee puppy, Timmy, is a one-off and I've bought him :)

Annie :) xx

What You May Not Know About Annie Blackberry...

2010-01-16T17:43:00.000-08:00

Hey Friends!

Thank you for reading this :)

I have actually been having a tough time of late. After losing our gorgeous chihuahua Gracie to a car accident at only 10 months of age quite soon after a miscarriage, I have also just lost 2 of my beautiful triplet rats, Edwina and Lady Penelope. Edwina was put down after suffering from cancer and Lady Penelope I found dead in her cage four days ago. This has affected me greatly. I shared a great bond with these 3 animals and their loss (esp. Gracie's) is inexplicably hard.

I have suffered the past 12 years with varying degrees of mild to severe depression which I 'caught' after a severe illness and burnout. I have also suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for the same amount of time and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) my entire life. I also started having convulsive seizures three eyars ago which thankfully have all but stopped. All these things have been diagnosed through a neuropsychiatrist and other top professionals. I have gained A LOT of weight due to the antidepressants and am slowly overcoming the shame of this.

A lot of the time I am quite ok, some of the time I am not and occasionally I really am not. At the moment, I'm really not. Please don't despair! I would never harm myself or do anything silly but sometimes I just need to be honest and upfront about how I am so I can feel that people may understand. I also want to remove some of the remaining stigma about mental illness. I think at one time or another we've all experienced it and if we haven't then we are extremely fortunate. I still have a lot of people whispering to me in the shop or emailing me in confidence to share with me that they too suffer from depression or another mental or physiological or biological illness. While I absolutely respect their right to keep it to themselves, I also feel sad that they feel ashamed of it or feel, somehow, weird.

I actually consider myself a pretty normal person. I would describe myself as extremely sensitive and can not bear to see others in any kind of pain. I think this means that I have no rose-tinted glasses though which to see life, so feel every bit of pain (and joy) to its fullest extent. I believe that my illness is physiological - a combination of a biological physical illness and an illness of the brain. I have a lot of counselling, prayer, read a lot of books, visit the doctor a lot and am limited in what I can or can't do (I find leaving home for over a day very hard for example). I sometimes do not understand people's actions and so seek explanation so I can try and assimilate this into my understanding of the world (someone may hurt me so I seek to know why, brassing them off trying to get my brain around what has happened, not to judge but to be able to process the situation and let go of it). Do I appease the OCD and keep looking for an answer and make ppl confused and angry or do I leave well enough alone and say nothing and be unable to let go?

I am a pain really but I also know that I am kind, loving, compassionate and a damn good laugh! If you are willing to accept me despite my foibles then I am extremely grateful. I have lost many friends thru lack of understanding on probably both our parts but have gained so many more through mutual understanding and a willingness on both parts to love.

I am Anna Sjardin-Killick, Annie, Annie Blackberry and I have OCD, depression, CFS and functional weakness and occasionally, seizures. I am at times grumpy, annoying and too intense. I am also fun-loving, humorous, talented and compassionate.

I accept me.

Thank you for accepting me.

Anna xxx

Annie Blackberry 2010

2010-01-05T22:49:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys!

So nice to welcome in a New Year and hope you all had a GREAT Christmas!!

I am so excited about the new year at Annie Blackberry - I am so so grateful to you, my customers and friends, for your amazing support in the last year and look forward to serving you this year.

Thank you to my wonderful friends and casual staff Lydia, Annie, Kelsey and Joy and to my Mum and Dad and Andrew for their incredible hard work.

I've been searching the world (figuratively) for the latest trends and fashion and have based my 2010 collection on much of this as well as things that are close to my heart - animals, people and crazy, unique stuff.

Please email me on annieblackberry@hotmail.com for a good price :)

Annie :) xxx

Give Courage to Someone - ENcourage them

2009-12-06T02:42:00.001-08:00

PIC #1 is an awesome drawing my husband did. The 2nd is a photo of my husband that his bro, Rob, did. I just love it - so moody. And PIC #3 is our new baby, Timmy Schmal..I am in love with him - we both are.

Had a pretty hard day today. My rat Edwina's dying, I had words with one of my family which hardly ever happens and I miss Gracie. Plus the OCD is bad today - random unwanted thoughts, guilt and anxiety - the usual.

Are you going through a hard time? I listen.

My girls, life is hard isn't it. When you're sensitive like me EVERYTHING is felt to the fullest - loss and pain and joy and laughter. It's a bit of a rollercoaster ride (no I'm not bi-polar but I do understand it :) )

We put up the Christmas tree and I think it's our best one yet! :) Sweet and simple.

I want to bless you with my jewellery, I hope I do. I hope you feel the love behind the brand.

Love Annie xx

An Annie Blackberry Christmas Special!

2009-12-05T03:13:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! :)

I have a special offer for you, my blog readers! Buy anything from me over $25 (through our Cherrywood shop, on Trade Me or through this blog) and mention to me the code word FREEDOM and get a free designer jewellery gift :)

ALSO, if you'd like an Annie Blackberry gift voucher we will give you $5 free for every $25 you buy! Why not buy one for yourself and save ourself $5 later!! :)

I'd just like to say a big THANK YOU to you, my wonderful supporters and customers, who have been so kind to me through this very difficult time.

Thank you to Wild Pair and Evolution for continuing to stock us and we are proud to be a part of the awesome fashion you deal in.

Remember...God made you special and he don't make mistakes x

Annie xxx

PS Timmy Schmal, our new puppy, is home - yay!! :) He is adorable and delightful.

A Normal Blog

2009-11-15T03:06:00.001-08:00

My husband of 7 years today: Andrew Killick - THE Man.

Above: Timmy is the black one on the right :)

Lance and Andrew in the firetruck :)

A very tired me - I suppose we should all show at least one truthful shot ;)

Ooooo - the firetruck was actually fun :)

Hey Beautiful People!

Thought I'd do a normal blog instead of an advertising one (if you want a good deal, see the blog below this one ;) ).

I'd love to know what you think about Annie Blackberry. I get a lot of lovely emails from amazing people and it makes my year. But sometimes it's lonely creating for people you can't always see and a lot of the time you never even know what they think about what they've got.

It's been a year of loss for me. We lost a baby (miscarriage), our baby dog, Gracie (the love of our lives) to a horrible accident that we witnessed and I've lost a lot of friends with whom I've really tried to work things out. Sometimes I feel like Job. I'm scared to receive incase I lose.
It's also been a year of incredible change and hope. I am finally starting tog et well after 12 years of chronic illness, Annie Blackberry has gone further than I ever dreamed, I am meeting some incredible people from the fashion & TV folk right through to the little old lady who sits on her walker seat and talks about how her eyes have lost their colour. Everyone is special. And God's chosen us a wee puppy, Timmy. He's below.

I hope I can be there for as many of you as I can. I hope I can bless you in some small way. f you need prayer or a listening ear, or want a piece of jewellery made that has meaning and significance to you I'd be honoured to do it - email me at annieblackberry@hotmail.com

A shout out to Kelsey for being who she is - I love your blog, you are truly unique. Also to my sister, Deborah, for being the best sister a girl could ever have.

Andrew and i have been married 7 years tomorrow - am looking forward to the next 77 :) What amazing adventures are yet to come! We WILL get to Paris and London :) Thank you for looking after me.

God bless you one and all,

Annie :) xxxxx

Christmas Special!

2009-11-07T02:22:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone!

If you mention you're buying a CHRISTMAS present (even if it's for yourself ;) I'll give you 10% off my already discounted prices. I'll also gift wrap for free.

Email me with your budget (even if it's $20)and I can work with it to make something cool :)

A huge thanks for checking out my blog! Hope you're having an awesome lead-up to Christmas I'm already excited!! Guess what my friends are all getting for Christmas?! ;)

Thank you To Wild Pair, Lippy and Evolution Clothing for your orders - take a look at these awesome stores and stock up on the exclusive designs at Wild Pair and Lippy and the Annie Blackberry Deluxe range at Evolution Clothing - including some never-to-be-repeated one-offs!

In personal news: VERY sadly we lot our lil baby puppy Gracie as the result of an accident. We grieve everyday for her and miss her like crazy but I know we'll see her again in Heaven.
We welcome soon into our family in December a gorgeous puppy called Timmy Schmall (in photo above). He's our lil Annie Blackberry mascot :)

Hope you're all doing well - email me for a price on anything you like :)

Annie xx

Welcome NZGirl Readers! Special Offer!

2009-09-30T03:40:00.000-07:00

A HUGE welcome to NZ Girl readers - it's so lovely to welcome you to my blog.

My special offer for you, just for visiting my site, is that if you spend over $50 with me, I'll send you a free pair of NEW SEASON earrings! If you spend over $80 you'll also get FREE tracked courier!

Simply email me at annieblackberry@hotmail.com if you like anything you see below and I'll give you a good price. Or go to www.trademe.co.nz and type in Annie Blackberry into the search part of Trade Me :) The special offer still applies to TradeMe orders!

Be in quick as stocks are limited - we hand make everything :)

Hope you're having a super week!

Annie xxx

The Secret Garden Collection - Spring/Summer 2009/2010 Collection

2009-09-14T09:16:00.000-07:00

Hey hey! Welcome to my new collection for '09 and '10. This summer you'll wanna rock these cool pieces. I can give you a discount if you contact me through my blog. Some pieces are limited so to reserve yours or to ask about prices email me at: annieblackberry@hotmail.com. I welcome International orders too :)

Oooooo Annie Blackberry in Lippy Stores & in Lucire

2009-08-31T04:39:00.000-07:00

Hey One & All!

I am so excited to be asked to make 300 pendants for 2 of New Zealand's coolest stores: Wild Pair and Lippy! Thank you to the team there who made me feel so welcome!

Also thanks to Jack Yan (www.jackyan.com) for writing an awesome bit about our jewellery in Lucire magazine online - http://lucire.com/2009/0820fe0.shtml (might have to cut and paste :) ). What an amazing guy! He's Australasia's leading typeface designer and is also publisher of the coolest Lucire mag which has approx 60,000 readers in NZ and approx 70,000 internationally!

Hope you like my stuff :) Just email me at annieblackberry@hotmail.com to enquire about your discounted price!

Bless you all!

Love Annie :) xxx

More New Season Annie Blackberry!

2009-08-13T01:48:00.003-07:00

To order or for prices please email me: annieblackberry@hotmail.com.

Annie :) xxxx

2009-08-04T15:26:00.001-07:00

To order or to ask questions please click on my email link or write to: annieblackberry@hotmail.com :) International orders welcome! Annie xx

Annie Blackberry Gears Up For Spring!

2009-07-22T02:21:00.000-07:00

Yay! Spring is in the air! I'm just gonna welcome it early cos I think we all need some Spring in our lives right now!

The pics above are what's new :) Some are one-offs though.

To order email me: annieblackberry@hotmail.com

I welcome International and local orders :)

If you're an international customer you're very lucky as our New Zealand dollar will seem really cheap to you :)

Annie xxxx

Annie Blackberry Welcomes Spring!

2009-06-21T04:49:00.000-07:00

I'm welcoming Spring early this year cos it's been so darn freezin'! I am loving roses, cameos, antique and vintage keys and charms, good old chain, wings and feathers, angel and religious motifs, military style fashion, classic lines and cuts, bird and animal motifs, pearls and lace, romance fashion with a rock chick edge, bloc coloured hair and lego!

To order at a discount please email me on annieblackberry@hotmail.com or visit www.trademe.co.nz. International orders welcome!

Bless ya,

Love Annie xxxx

Thank You Remix Magazine!

2009-06-14T20:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Awesome Cool People!

How are you all? It's been awesome to see some old (and more recent) faces down at the shop :)

I was so excited to open this Month's Remix mag and actually see the half page they gave us on the pendants we make with Stars Wars Lego! Man, thank you so much Remix - what a compliment to be in such a styling NZ magazine!

To order a Shadowtrooper, Stormtrooper, Clonetrooper,Darth Vader, R2D2, or other pendant made with Lego for $42 with free postage please email me on annieblacknberry@hotmail.com or have a look on www.trademe.co.nz and search for Annie Blackberry.

Please see pics below.

Hope you're all having an awesome day,

Annie xx

Hey What Now Fans - Email to Order! Special Discount!

2009-06-13T17:51:00.001-07:00

Hey What Now fans!

Thank you so much What Now fans for checking out my website through www.whatnow.tv. I love Serena and the crew! We supply jewellery to these guys so if you'd like a special price on your favourite piece ask your olds and then email me on annieblackberry@hotmail.com or type in 'annie blackberry' into the search bit on Trade Me www.trademe.co.nz and see a whole selection. WE have jewellery made from Lego too for the boys (and girls :) )

Annie Blackberry in Remix Magazine and on What Now!

2009-05-30T12:42:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!!
To ORDER :) or ask for PRICES Just email me at annieblackberry@hotmail.com :) Discounts given if you mention this :)

How have you all been?

We have been so busy opening our new store in Cherrywood. It's going really well although we've yet to get sign-writing and proper sandwich boards!

Guess what?? Remix Magazine called and are going to do an article on the jewellery we make with Lego and on our new store!! Yay!! ALSO, I was blown away because What Now presenter, the lovely Serena Rongonui, asked if we could supply What Now with jewellery in return for advertising on their show!!!! Praise God - honestly I am SO excited and grateful.

Do you like my new stuff?

If you're having a hard time I just wanna say: Hang In There. 2 years ago I was having 7 seizures a day and was told there was no hope of it getting better. The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome had me in bead everyday for stretches of up to 3 weeks. I was depressed and sick of being sick (12 years it's been). There's always hope. God wil help you out of the Mirey Clay or give you a way through it.

Love you x

Annie Blackberry Opens A Store!!

2009-05-14T01:39:00.000-07:00

Wow! Our first store! We supply 16 stores in New Zealand and now we have our very own AB studio and shop now open in Cherrywood in Tauranga! We would LOVE to see you and would be pleased to do custom orders.

Our hours are:

Mon-Fi: 10-7
Thursday: 10-6
Sat: 10-2

If you would like to be our 17th stockist in New Zealand (apart from Tauranga - we're full :) ) email me on annieblackberry@hotmail.com.

Here is my new big silver bow pendant and a large key with brass kissing friend charm on gunmetal chain.

Have an awesome week!

Annie :) xxxx

That Which I Have Been Doing

2009-04-28T05:35:00.000-07:00

:) New stuff y'all - hope you like it. Click on 'email' for an obligation-free price x

Annie Blackberry Loves Amnesty International

2009-04-23T04:57:00.000-07:00

Annie Blackberry is PROUD and honoured to partner with Amnesty International in New Zealand to help support those who can't speak for themselves. We are privileged to have our jewellery given as awards at the Amnesty National conference.

We are proud to be making pendants with vintage celluloid Kissing Doves of which Amnesty receives all the profit :) We are also using some of our handmade Bird on a Wire pendants to raise money and awareness for Amnesty.

The BEST THING YOU CAN DO for those being tortured, silenced, beaten and imprisoned is to pick up a pen or send an email to the addresses supplied.

Go to www.amnesty.org.nz and start FREEDOM WRITING.

To order Doves just email me: annieblackberry@hotmail.com

Luv ya!

Annie :)

Oooooo...NEW Jewels!

2009-04-11T23:03:00.000-07:00

Hello my darling friends and pre-friends - hope you like my latest stuff! Admittedly I did chose the Scrabble charms and didn't make them (but I will be doing that shortly) but I did make the Bird On A Wire series :) Enjoy.....

Email me at: annieblackberry@hotmail.com to order - mates rates!

I've been Busy...

2009-04-08T01:31:00.000-07:00

I can't seem to be able to stop creating and I'm loving it. I feel like I'm walking through a breezy wood, to a beautiful destination with autumn leaves gently falling to the ground. Thta's what it feels like to create at the moment.

Productivity Plus!

2009-04-01T03:28:00.000-07:00

I've done MORE jewellery - I can't get enough of at the mo :) Which isn't always the case. I sometimes look at my chain and jump rings and feel sick :( I think it's the creating and not the replicating that I like. Please note that the Four Leaf Clover pendant is a genuine one and is from Aardvart - I just put it on my own chain.

Were you lucky enough to have had a Care Bear when you were young? I had good Luck bear
(did my parents know something I didn't....;) ) and always wondered why such seemingly strict Christian parents would give me something with a talisman on it :) Maybe I just suited green....

Email annieblackberry@hotmail.com for prices :)

Annie :) xxx

Hot Out of the Studio!

2009-03-30T21:29:00.000-07:00

Email me to order at a disocunt: annieblackberry@hotmail.com :) Except for the cuffs, it's all handmade by me :) xxx God bless you xxx

I've never watched Twilight but...

2009-03-27T02:45:00.000-07:00

...I liked the charm bracelet so here are two of my Twilight inspired bracelets. It features a wolf which is the form Jacob takes and the bracelet itself is given to Bella Swan by Jacob. Then there's the diamond heart (in the case a Swarovski Crystal heart) that Edward later gives to Bella.

These Annie Blackberry bracelets would RRP for $60 NZ but here you can have one for $35 subject to availability ($20 US). Postage to the USA is $4US and postage to Australia is $6NZ. Within NZ I do FREE shipping :)

COPY and PASTE this to see my stuff for sale at a discount: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?searchtype=SELLER&member=277089

Thanks so much everyone.

Annie :) xx

Annie Blackberry News + Fashion Report

2009-03-25T04:04:00.000-07:00

Hello!

What an incredibly busy time - I feel lucky to be busy in these tough economic times and feel humbled by the amount of support and sales I have thanks to you all! Most of what I earn goes straight back into the business but maybe soon I can start paying myself a little - yay!

Here's what I've been seeing a lot of in Vogue, Fashion Quarterly, Lucire, 1am, etc:

-Black Lace
-Lace or acid wash print 80s sleeveless gloves
-Fashion is moving from the 1920s into the 1930s (Art deco era) and from the bold pop geometric look of the 60s into the late 60s and early 70s. And of course we have this long-running love affair with the80s: slouch pants are here to stay, pants that are cut just on or above the ankle, etc
-Boots
-Colour as well as good old black and neutral toned clothing
-Dame Edna for MAC make up - make those eyes bright blue, green, purple etc
-Chuck Taylors - always
-Paisley
-Bootleg as well as skinny jeans
-Chain, chain and chain! My speciality and my favourite :)

Please remember I accept INTERNATIONAL orders as well as NZ wide.

My jewellery is handmade from lots of different bits and pieces sourced from all over the world as well as New Zealand :)

Annie Blackberry One-Offs

2009-02-27T23:18:00.000-08:00

Just email to order :)

Annie Blackberry in Sunday Magazine

2009-02-26T02:54:00.001-08:00

Hello Dear Friends! Please see our NEW JEWELLERY below :) How are you all?

Please remember that YOU CAN ORDER through my site - just click on my email and I'll give you a good price on the pieces finished or a ONE-OFF especially designed for you!

In Annie Blackberry news...

I just heard from www.toggle.co.nz that Sunday Star Times contacted them for a photo of Annie Blackberry's Lego Jewellery! When I called them they said that it would be in the 'Going Up' Meter column of their Sunday magazine! Yay!! M2 Womens Magazine did a 2 page spread on Etch which is Annie Blackberry's primary stockist of the 16 stores we have. Although AB didn't get a mention ( :( ) our jewellery can be seen in the centre of the photo accompanying the story.

Thank you to Tauranga Interior Designer and Artist and friend, Antonia Cooney, for hosting a wonderful Annie Blackberry jewellery party!! It was so fun. Her lovely Mediterranean-style house provided a beautiful backdrop for a packed party! It was lovely to meet everybody and I was very encouraged by the enthusiam (and sales) generated for AB.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HOST AN Annie Blackberry JEWELLERY PARTY just email me :) The hostess gets a free piece of jewellery and prices are discounted. Plus it's just really fun!! Thanks to Lillybeth Melmoth of A Beautiful Education for her help and make-up expertise.

THANK YOU to YOU for supporting me and reading my blog. I love my customers and supporters - I couldn't keep going if it wasn't for you.

Love Annie xxxx

PS Below are the new season Clonetroopers, Clone Gunners and Clone Commanders from The Star Wars Clone Wars. I have limited qwuanities of the classic Stormtrooper and Shadowtrooper left also. I have also imported some exquisite vintage and new cuff bracelets from the States. I only have obne fio each at this stage but if you'd like to order or enquirte about the price just email me or leave a comment with your email address.

More Annie Blackberry '09

2009-01-27T13:22:00.000-08:00

More Annie Blackberry 2009

2009-01-21T17:00:00.000-08:00

Tonight at Etch's Sale Preview Party, Sarah and I are launching my new 2009 range. I am so excited!!! If you like anything feel free to email me for a price :)

Annie xxx

Annie Blackberry 2009 Collection Starts Here!

2009-01-14T03:44:00.000-08:00

Annie Blackberry 2009 Collection is here!

Here is just a few samples of what to expect :) We are going with some really cool vintage classics as well as something more daring and theatrical for those who want to make a statement. Buy quality garments and lots of jewellery and accessories, these can change your appearance without having to buy a whole new wardrobe.

You Beautiful People!

2008-12-30T01:30:00.000-08:00

Thank you to the people who have bought my jewellery this year, thank you to the people who have stocked me this year and thank you to the people who have supported me in my little business - there are too many name and that makes me so happy.

I feel that it's such a blessing to connect with people who I've met through Annie Blackberry - I appreciate you more than you know - the strangers, the now-friends and the friends and family I know and love.

We have just got out 15th store - I can't even believe I'm writing that!! THANK YOU from my heart.

When my good friend Jesus told me this would grow more than I could hope or imagine, I smiled and expected it to take 5 years - I am already here and it's you jesus who I thank the most. Please may i continue to do this thing I love, this thing which has healed me.

Love Annie xxx

Annie Blackberry Expands

2008-12-14T02:52:00.000-08:00

Thank you Texan Art Schools and Texas Radio and the Big Beat Boutique for taking on Annie Blackberry! Thank you to my wonderful supporters - you are amazing!

Summer I Love You!

2008-12-03T01:17:00.000-08:00

Summer, summer, summer! Ahhhhhhhh......

Tonight I had the best night - Andrew and I went to the coffee club for dinner - I love how they bring you the bill (I wish I could just put my card on the plate and say 'charge it' but it's just too Amercian ;) Plus I was paying by Eftpos). We saw Rach from Etch and it was lovely to see her. Then Debs and I had a drink at Orange Zephyr and were served by my lovely friend Sam and we listened to Jazz and talked about God. Then Andrew and I went to the Friends of the Warehouse nihgt and nothing was on special :(

ANYWAY....here is my new stuff, hope you love it :)

Annie Blackberry loves Licorice Allsorts!

2008-11-06T00:50:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the pieces I've done lately - would love your feedback on them!

Love IS the Key

2008-10-26T02:46:00.000-07:00

Ha ha I love puns - especially my own hee hee :) Love actually IS the key. Please see above to grasp the full extent of its magic....

Email me now on annieblackberry@hotmail.com if you'd like to order a piece - a discount offered if you mention this site :)

Cool New Offerings from Annie Blackberry

2008-10-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

2008-10-05T00:01:00.000-07:00

I thought it was meant to be sunny! But there has been drizzle all day...which makes the perfect excuse to stay inside and watch Battlestar Galactica and make jewellery :) Oooooo that does sound good!

Yes, my new favourite show is Battlestar Galactica. I never thought I'd be the Trekkie type (openly anyway) who turned up to conventions dressed in mustard jumpsuits with cool aluminium bradges but it kinda turns out I'ma geek after all (WHO would have known...? Hmmmm....). I absolutely love it except for them saying FRAK every five seconds and extending the 'little frakker' and 'frak off'. VERY annoying. Do they only have one swear word in space different to us earthlings?! My husband calls it '24 in space' but I think it's more like 'Lost in Space' Get it!? LOST in Space :) Hee ha ha. Geekling!

Here is some of my new stuff. I want to really test the boundaries of jewellery, really see what can be made into a necklace. I have some new stuff coming folks so look out!! :)

FREE Jewellery If You are Heidi Montag or Lauren Conrad or on The Hills! :)

2008-09-23T03:28:00.000-07:00

Despite your fights I love ALL you girls!! If you are on the Hills (i.e. Audrina, Heidi, Lauren, Lo, Whitney - you're lovely! - even Spencer), then please email me for FREE DESIGNER JEWELLERY). I'd love to just bless you guys and make up some of your favourite pieces from this site.

I am loving this season of The Hills currently airing here in New Zealand. Don't ask me why but it's a relief to know when watching this program that other people have ups and downs with their friends and different seasons in their friendships.

It's been such a good week - sales are going well and I got a copy of World Sweet World magazine with my jewellery in it - thanks guys! Thank you to all my wonderful customers for buying Annie blackberry. It is a pleasure to make jewellery for you and I make it with love xxxx

Here are some of my latest designs. Some are random and some are inspired by the current trend in New Zealand at the moment of Egyptian and Greco-Roman jewellery. Also in fashion right now are genuine (and recreated) vintage pieces. I have genuine vintage charms which are just gorgeous and chain to match also so please check these out :)

Have a great week and don't forget you can EMAIL ME from anywhere in the world to order your custom design or for one of the pieces on this blog (subject to availability).

Annie xxxxx

New Pieces.....

2008-09-13T03:34:00.001-07:00

AnnieBlackberry New Lego brick Rings!

2008-09-13T03:22:00.000-07:00

ONLY $10NZ FOR A LIMITED TIME - Please use the email function to order. Postage and packaging is $3 within New Zealand or $7 overseas. Thanks :)

ONLY $10 each for a LIMITED TIME - please order through the email link :)

Annie Blackberry Spring/Summer 2008 NEW RANGE!

2008-09-06T04:35:00.000-07:00

Topping New Stuff From AB :)

2008-09-04T00:24:00.001-07:00

Email me at annieblackberry@hotmail.com to order your custom piece :)

Thomas, Art Deco Lego Necklace, Dodge Super Bee

2008-08-26T18:49:00.001-07:00

See Annie Blackberry in this month's World Sweet World mag!

2008-08-26T18:07:00.001-07:00

Hello dear friends and AB supporters!

The magnificent and cool arty crafty magazine 'World Sweet World' (go to www.worldsweetworld.com to see about their mag) has asked to feature an Annie Blackberry necklace - I'm so excited! So thanks WSW. It has so many cool projects that you can do yourself too :)

Just a reminder that you can get Annie Blackberry from:

Trade Me - www.trademe.co.nz (just type in Annie Blackberry)
Etch here in Tauranga
Tres Chic also here in Tauranga
Deja Vu in Gore, Invercargill
Toggle NZ Crafts website - www.toggle.co.nz

OR direct from my by clicking on the email link - there is a 10% discount for contacting me directly if you mention this.

I've been quite sick this last week so have been pining for my new workship in the garage - got a whole lot of cool retro barrel jars with orange lids and plastic fruit shaped containers to put everything in.

I have 3 special THUNDERBIRDS bobblehead vintage doll necklaces coming out shortly. There are only 3 so please tell me now if you would like to reserve one. They will be $70 each because of their rarity (and coolness!!) One is more worn and a olittle chipped - this will be $60.

I hope you are having a lovely day,

Annie xxxx

Toggle and New Jewels

2008-08-09T23:40:00.000-07:00

One of my most popular figures are the
*scary* Tusken Raiders (below).

Der shorwa iz an ooooglyyyyyy face unda dat hood :)

I am am excited to announce that Annie Blackberry has been accepted for www.toggle.co.nz! Thanks Toggle! This is a NZ website that handpicks the nest of NZ's artists and crafters to sell their wares both here and overseas. It's so cool. The co-manager of Toggle actually makes large chain necklaces from wool - love it! And there's lot of unique and handmade homeware, clothing, accessories and jewellery.