I am a finalist for The Saleswoman Award at The Mumpreneur Awards 2010!

I am proud to announce I am a finalist for The Saleswoman Award at The Mumpreneur Awards 2010!



I was so surprised about this that I had to double check that they had the right person! Once they assured me it was correct I realised that I am actually a good saleswoman, I never thought of myself as a saleswoman before but as I run my business on my own I'm actually a lot of things!

The award ceremony is on the 18th September and two of the judges are people I like. One judge on the panel is Rachel Elnaugh who is one of the original Dragons from Dragon's Den which I would like to add I so much prefered Rachel than Deborah Meaden who is currently on the show.
Deborah might be a nice person in real life but I don't like the way she is on the show. I don't think you need to be so mean and aggressive in business but I suppose it makes it more interesting for the show. I wish they would bring back Rachel and have at least two Dragon's that are women!



The second judge that I love is Jo Cameron from The Apprentice. She was so funny on the show and such a nice person. This is what is said about Jo "In 2006 she beat off 10,000 other hopefuls to secure her place in the hugely successful TV show The Apprentice. She was the most written about and the most memorable candidate. What made her famous was her sincerity, her passion and her ability to stand up for what she believed in. She made so much of an impact that she was commissioned to write the official BBC Apprentice column the following year."



Dragon's Den and The Apprentice are two of my favourite shows. I love to watch shows that are inspiring and they give me the push to succeed even more:)

My Timepiece pendant in this months Vogue!

A couple of my designs have been in weekly magazines as they were worn by Fearne Cotton but my name was not mentioned.

The first magazine my name and design is featured in is Vogue!



My Timepiece Long Chain Pendant, lucky number 7:)

I am so proud to have a design in Vogue. The magazine is still on sale now and every time I go into a shop and see the magazine it makes me smile and feel proud of what I have achieved:)

A Thank You Card From Alexa Chung

As promised I scanned the card Alexa Chung sent me. Isn't her artwork lovely?



Alexa Chung will be launching her Madewell collection in Septemeber in the New York Soho store which include her T shirt designs with her illustrations.

The card from Alexa Chung is for the designs I sent her, I sent one of my interchangeable vintage chains with 3 pendants:



A golden harmonica, skeleton lady cameo and magnifying glass pendant to go with the long interchangeable chain so look out for when/if she wears my designs:)

Alexa Chung inspired skull necklace design

A card arrived this morning from Alexa Chung thanking me for the necklace I sent her! I will scan the card and put it on my next blog but I thought I would share one of my designs that was inspired by her lovely skull necklace that actually costs nearly $1000 but my version is only £20!









My Mr Bones version, which one do you prefer?

Alexa Chung is one of my idols so it is a honour to know she has my designs and that she wrote a thank you note to me. I sent Alexa Chung 3 designs that I will share in my next blog:)

P.S I didn't send Alexa Chung my Mr Bones design.

Davina McCall wearing my designs on Big Brother!

I am over the moon and so honoured that Davina McCall has been wearing my jewellery designs on Big Brother and Big Brother Little Brother!
I made her a lovely dainty necklace with a vintage blue crystal eye connector that can not be found anywhere so there is only 3 of these necklaces that have been made.





The beautiful Davina McCall on Big Brother 9th July 2010








This is one of my first designs I designed when I first started designing vintage inspired jewellery back in Oct/Nov 2009 and I feel this was fate that I never sold these so I could send this to Davina for the last ever Big Brother in the UK.

I have also made Davina McCall a vintage pink crystal eye version that she wore on the show Big Brother Little Brother on the 16th July 2010



















Davina McCall is an inspiring role model who is a very successful TV presenter and also a Mum like me:) She is so funny and makes me laugh and when ever she is on telly she cheers me up so I hope to watch more programmes with her when Big Brother is over.

New Website!

I haven't blogged for nearly two months because I have been busy launching my new website and making many new unique designs.

My new website is www.zarataylor.co.uk

I have lots of exciting news and jewellery designs to blog about in the next few weeks.

The UK style icon Feane Cotton is still wearing my jewellery. She wore my magnifying glass pendant to the Attitude magazine 16th birthday party which she looked amazing. As you can see....



and I was so happy to see Fearne Cotton photographed with Gok Wan wearing my pendant. I have many photos on my facebook page with Fearne Cotton wearing my pendants with other famous people including Ugly Betty!

Fearne Cotton is wearing my jewellery!

Fearne Cotton is a famous DJ for BBC Radio 1 and a TV presenter (style icon and fashion designer). She has been wearing my jewellery since 25/03/10 which is so exciting for me! Everyday she has been wearing my pendants and I'm lucky to be able to check on the BBC website as she has a section for photos of what she is wearing everyday.

The paparazzi also take photos of her leaving the BBC studio everyday so I have many photos of her wearing my jewellery. Check out my FACEBOOK FAN PAGE for more photos and info:)

P.S Become a Facebook Fan for a chance to win a freebie of my jewellery. Second competition coming soon:)