change of blogg address

Please look at handmade-designer-jewellery.blogspot.com for our new blogg. Hopefully more easily spotted.

Cold and windy

Its a cold and windy day in Nelson. It looks like it wants to rain but hasn't managed. Long may that last. Nice day to cruise, though Dean still working on the helves for the linen cupboard.

Busy time in our house.

Dean has been working away on some jewellery and some customer jobs last week, which is good. 

I've been sorting out some stuff, GST, accounts and office stuff, in between looking after Ollie, not at preschool at the moment until Sophie leaves for school next term. 

Boy settling in your first child into a school environmentfor the first time is quite a big deal and emotional. Soph has finally said that she is going to like her new school, but doesn't want to leave her preschool. Her liking her school is good. What a relief.

I'm trying to come up with some new jewellery designs, not easy when your mind is in so many different camps at the moment. Bring on the new routine, but having said that, gone will be the cruisy preschool days. Our wee girl is growing up. Where did that five years go?

Sophie has gone to soccer with her nana and Ollie is having a snooze. Dean is building some shelves for our hall linen cupboard. Long over due we have been in our house for almost five years and we have made do as you do. It will be nice to have a bit of order. Looking forward to the beginnings of some order. Oh yeh I've been asked if I want to work for a couple of days as a Homoepath in one of the local Health centres. Something to think about. I've gone on about getting back into it, and here is an opportunity. Better tell Dean while I remember.

Just had a phone call from Mum to go and collect Soph from soccer, so better go do it.

Have a great weekend! See ya, Lisa

Farewell Michael Jackson

Wow, who would have thought the world would have been farewelling the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson. You just never know when your time is up. He influenced so many people and I'm sure he will be missed.

Rest in peace.

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What to say?

Not sure where to begin. As I've said this is a blog to go along side our website www.deanhawkins.co.nz. This is a jewellery website with an online shop selling contemporary kiwiana and european inspired designs. Designed by both Dean and Lisa and handmade by Dean. We also do alot of commissioned work for customers all over the world. 

Dean has had almost thirty years as a manufacturing jeweller and has a successful business being one. As you can imagine there are little pieces of jewellery created by Dean all over the world.Infact we were on a train once on our way from Venice to Milan when we spyed a pair of earrings made by Dean, being worn by an Australian woman. She purchased them from a little shop in Melbourne. What a small world it is!

Introducing Dean Hawkins and his Family

Hi,

I was going to blog last weekend but our son Ollie ended up with a 38.6degree temperature, so that kind of put paid to that. So anyway here we are and here is our family...

Dean, as you know is a very talented Jeweller. But did you know he is also a very accomplished builder and Gib stopper. He is amazing at problem solving in all areas and is passionate about every thing he does. People often ask how he can be as good as he is at the different things he takes on. Passion is part of if and building and jewellery are quite similar in a way. You use similar tools and it's using your hand, it's just the scale that is different. He's just cleaver, but I can say that because he is my husband.

Now me, Lisa. I'm Deans wife... obviously and work with Dean in our Jewellery business, Dean Hawkins Jewellery, www.deanhawkins.co.nz, with the building thing on the side. I do all, well most of the Office Management stuff, alot of the design work along with Dean. I am a Homeopath by training, which I am very passionate about  and need to get back into. As well as look after our two beautiful children., Sophie almost five and Ollie just turned two. Along with the help of their child care centres.

Sophie, almost five and very ready for school, which she starts in July just after the school holidays. She is such a lovely gently sensitive loving we girl who loves her little brother very much. She has told Nana that she wants to be a Jeweller like her Dad. Very cute. We'll wait and see.

Ollie has just had his second birthday a week. He is so hard case and a lovely we boy. Oh so cheeky and so cute. Very much being his own person.

Anyway Ollie's just got up and has started to help me type, so I'm going to sign off for now. Until later ..Lisa