All I needed was a pair of pliers and a single jump ring to mend a broken necklace. The next thing I knew, I was making jewellery, and I very quickly discovered that I didn't have enough fingers.

So I bought Alfred and Jarvis, my helping hands. They're named after Alfred - Batman's faithful butler - and Jarvis - Tony Stark's faithful AI. (Later, when Jarvis's clip broke, I bought a third one, Wadsworth. He buttles.)

A few weeks after I started making bracelets, I realised something else - there is an upper limit to the amount of jewellery she can sensibly wear in one lifetime, so I decided to open an Etsy shop, and as my helping hands had been so instrumental in me producing all this jewellery, I had to name it after them.

In November of 2017, I also took up a shelf in The Home Crafters shop in Yate, Bristol. The stock of Christmas earrings - Santas, Snowmen, Elves and Christmas Puddings flew off the shelf. (They did the same in 2018 too - everyone must have a pair by now!). This year I've kept the shelf and that's the only place A&J's jewellery can be purchased other than Etsy.

At the moment I'm into making earrings, branching out into ear cuffs. It's just a hobby but it's quite creative and exciting and if a few other people like them, that makes me happy.

So here we are, bang up to date. What happens next is down to all of you.....