All items/sets come supplied in a pretty organza drawstring pouch & are posted with tracked shipping via Royal Mail.

Me, Beads and M.E

Hi, my name is TJ & I run my own one woman business. I have a shop here on Folksy as well as my own website plus an outlet on another well known platform. All items are lovingly handmade by me, in the beautiful county of Somerset, home of the magical Glastonbury Tor!

I am proud to say that I have had many a piece purchased over the years by a variety of both television & theatre production companies as well as re-enactment groups & for photo shoots. I have also had headpieces featured in the magazine 'Glittery Bride' & the music video: The ENIGMA Men by the US band: Marquis of Vaudeville.

I have had a love of jewellery making since childhood with many a happy day spent back then, stringing necklaces from my Nan's very large & seemingly never ending button tin! Throughout the years I have enjoyed learning many crafts but beading & jewellery making has always been my No 1.

After leaving school my first job was with a well known porcelain company handpainting china birds, from there I progressed to handmaking flowers & foliage with roses, tiny forget-me-nots & calla lilies being my favourites. I moved on from making flowers to working with the real thing as a florist & through this progressed through the ranks from trainee to manager. From then on, retail management became my career.

In 2011, I started to feel unwell & tired all the time & was diagnosed with M.E. The first three years were the worst with weeks at a time spent in bed, constantly feeling exhausted & confused plus terrible bouts of joint & muscle pain & headaches galore! By 2015 the 'fog' started to lift & I found myself longing to work again & so The Charmed Maiden was born!

Many of us dream of running our own business doing something we love & I consider myself to be one of those very lucky people! Being able to create once again has given me a whole new lease of life & along with much love & support from my lovely husband, it has also helped in giving me my confidence back. Yes, I still get days when I feel worn out & have to rest & the aching joints are still regular visitors but I have learnt how to pace myself & plan my day & am loving every minute of working again for a living!

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