TheBeadyGecko

Unusual, affordable, quirky jewellery and accessories

Liverpool, England · 367 Sales

5 out of 5 stars
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TheBeadyGecko

Unusual, affordable, quirky jewellery and accessories

Liverpool, England 367 Sales On Etsy since 2013

5 out of 5 stars
(69)

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  • Autumn Woodland Bag Charm - Autumn Leaves - Autumn colours - Woodland- Toadstools - Acorns - Oak Leaves - Gifts for Her - Mother's Day

    £10.00 Free shipping

  • Knitting Earrings - Yarn earrings - wool earrings - knitting needles - sweater - gifts for her - gift for crafter - gift for knitter - xmas

    £5.00 Free shipping

  • Dragonfly Brooch - Kilt Pin - Brooch - Blue crystals - dragonfly - verdigris - brooch -Gifts for her - Mother's Day -Gift boxed

    £17.50 Free shipping

  • Wine bottle earrings - Wine bottle and corkscrew- gifts for friend- gifts for her- small gifts - food and drink - gifts for wine lover

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    • Announcement   Welcome to the home of The Beady Gecko, please feel free to potter around, and if you've any queries, please do get in touch.

    If you've arrived here while looking for craft supplies, please pop over to my other store www.thebeadygeckocrafts.etsy.com where you'll find project supplies and finishing touches for fellow creatives and crafters, at reasonable prices and in sensible quantities.

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    Last updated on 27 Aug, 2018

    Welcome to the home of The Beady Gecko, please feel free to potter around, and if you've any queries, please do get in touch.

    If you've arrived here while looking for craft supplies, please pop over to my other store www.thebeadygeckocrafts.etsy.com where you'll find project supplies and finishing touches for fellow creatives and crafters, at reasonable prices and in sensible quantities.

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    3 months
    I’ve been making the most of the lovely weather to get some good photos in natural light - working under my gazebo means there’s enough shade, while I get to enjoy birdsong and fresh air while I work heart️

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  • Cute Hedgehog Earrings - Hedgehogs - hedge pig - hoglet - gift for nature lover - gift for animal lover - gifts for her - stocking filler

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    • 6 months
    If daffodils are your thing, you’ll love the new bag charms listed in my shop blush

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  • Bag Charm - Daffodil - Spring - Spring flowers - gifts for her - gift for nature lover - small gifts - gift for Mum - gift for Mom

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    • 7 months
    Looking for something a little bit different for Mother’s Day? These gorgeous kilt pin brooches might be just the thing heart️

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  • Dragonfly Brooch - Kilt Pin - Brooch - Blue crystals - dragonfly - verdigris - brooch -Gifts for her - Mother's Day -Gift boxed

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    About

    The Beady Gecko, Beady Mogs, Beady Dog and Me

    For years I dabbled making things for myself, I love vibrant, bright colours and I love pairing things together that might otherwise not seem to 'match', I have eclectic tastes, much to the disappointment of our girls, and I love geckos. The first pair of earrings I made for myself were silver geckos with purple beads - they're still hanging on my rack here, when we needed a company name, it seemed perfectly logical to us for me to put together two things that I really liked.

    And so, in a dull moment, five summers ago, The Beady Gecko came into being. We'd been dabbling, the girls and I, and we liked what we'd made, more especially, our friends liked what we'd made and asked if I'd consider making things to sell, so I did and I still do.

    Most of my inspiration comes from nature and the world around us, I love playing with colour, seeing a picture and making something different and permanent from it, capturing it using glass beads and charms. Most of my ideas come to me when I'm out and about, playing on beaches or walking through leaves, and this is why most of my work captures nature at its brightest, and the hidden stuff you might not usually see or think to look for.

    I work with glass beads because they give a clarity and depth of colour that is hard to find in acrylics, I use metal alloy or enamelled charms to add interest and detail. I like to use a selection of metal finishes, though my favourites, and the ones you'll see most often are copper and silver plated finishes. I use plated finishes as they keep my costs affordable and reasonable.

    I love working with semi precious stones, I love the associations they have and the benefits they are believed to bring, I love the colour and variety that they have and that no two things I ever make will be exactly the same.

    If you follow us on Facebook, you'll know The Beady Gecko lives in Gecko Villa (which is a Victorian terrace in Mossley Hill, Liverpool), life here is never dull, and I am never lonely. There's me (Maria), married to Ian (aka Pontious) and our girls (also known as the younger Geckos), Orla (aka Student Gecko) and Chloe (aka The Sparkly Eared One). One of our girls is studying photography, and the other is educated at home (she's planning to study Business Admin when she is older).

    Gecko Villa is also home to the Beady Mogs and Beady Dog. There's four Mogs - Beady Big Mog - Fred, Beady Middle Mog (Mabel), Beady Kitten (Matilda) and Beady Moglet (Luna). They are all adept at chasing beads and picking seed beads up with their paws, Beady Kitten has a serious tiger tail problem (she eats it). Beady Dog is a scrumptious black Labrador called Robbie, who is much given to early morning walks and watching the sun rise with me (we especially like walking in the rain). Nor can we forget the Giddly Girls, our Guinea Pigs, Pixie and Lola who chat to me loudly through the window while I work, and our lastest addition, the Beady Rat Boys (Arthur and Henry) who keep the Sparkly Eared one company.

    So now you know all about everyone else, you'll need to know that I was born in Liverpool, left in the mid 80's to study Marketing (well, Business and Finance too) at College, and came back in the early 1990's with Pontious. We weren't staying long, but 27 years later, seem to have settled pretty well. I have worked in some pretty interesting jobs over the years, including the music industry, and for a local environmental charity. I am happiest when I am surrounded by the residents of Gecko Villa and my beads or walking barefoot on a beach. Or skipping in the leaves, annoying my girls. My one burning ambition is to meet the Art teacher who told me I was no good at Art.

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    • Maria Murray

      Owner, Creator

      The Beady Gecko herself, initially trained in Business and Finance, with a very big emphasis on marketing, but could never get the hang of not making things or surrounding everyone in the house with colour, so has put all of those skills to good use.

    • Beady Dog

      Marketer

      Beady Dog (Robbie) is Head of Marketing here at The Beady Gecko. Extrememly photogenic, he's always happy to share his exploits with our followers, he's very often spotted on my Facebook page promoting special offers.

    • Beady Mogs

      Quality Control

      The Beady Mog team (Fred, Mabel, Matilda and Luna) are very pleased to check the quality of tiger tail, seed beads and packaging that I use on a day to day basis. Beady Middle Mog (Matilda) offers a bespoke paper shredding service.

    Shop policies

    Last updated on 06 May, 2017
    Hello and welcome to the home of The Beady Gecko.

    Using nature and the world around us for inspiration, I make and sell unusual, affordable jewellery and accessories using glass beads, semi precious stones, metal alloy charms, glass cabochons, Lucite shapes and wooden buttons.

    All of my jewellery and accessories are made to the highest standards, but due to the very nature of them being handcrafted, will all be different and none of them uniform. It is also more fragile than mass produced jewellery, and glass beads can shatter if dropped on a hard surface.

    Each item you buy from my shop will be accompanied by a care guide.

    I aim to use good, high quality materials, and will tell you in the item description what they are. Unless specified otherwise, our bracelets are on gold or silver plated chain and the metal alloy charms that we use are lead/nickel safe. The findings are gold and silver plated too. Tiger tail is made from plastic coated stainless steel. Approximate sizes are given on our descriptions, please note our jewellery is made to be worn by youngsters over 14 years of age.

    I'm sorry but none of our treasures are suitable for children under 3 years of age due to small parts and functional sharp points.

    Accepted payment methods

    • Visa
    • Mastercard
    • American Express
    • Discover
    • Apple Pay
    • Klarna
    • Sofort
    • Ideal
    • Paypal
    • GiftcardAccepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
    Returns and exchanges
    I gladly accept returns and exchanges
    Contact me within: 14 days of delivery
    Ship items back within: 30 days of delivery
    I don't accept cancellations
    But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
    The following items can't be returned or exchanged
    Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
    • Custom or personalised orders
    • Perishable products (like food or flowers)
    • Digital downloads
    • Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
    Returns and exchange details
    If for any reason you are unhappy with your purchase, please contact me as soon as possible and I will be happy to deal with any queries you have.

    If you do have a query regarding an item you have received, you need to let me know within 14 days of receiving it, if you are returning an item to us because you have changed your mind, then return postage is payable by the customer. Refunds will be happily given when the item is safely back with us, so please do obtain a certificate of posting, we will email you to let you know when it has reached us safely. For hygiene reasons, I am sorry I'm unable to accept returns on earrings unless they are faulty.

    Please ensure that you have given us the right postal address, we cannot be responsible if items are posted to an address provided by you, that is incorrect.

    Please contact me first before leaving negative feedback, as I will do all I can to resolve any dissatisfaction.
    Payment
    I accept payment through Paypal, or Debit Cards. I accept Etsy gift cards.

    For bespoke items, payment must be made in full though the approriate shop listing before it will be despatched to you.

    If you wish to cancel your order, please let me know as soon as possible. if your order has been despatched, I'm sorry I can only refund when you have returned it to me, unused, in it's original packaging. I'm sorry I cannot accept returns on earrings for hygiene reasons, unless they are faulty.
    Shipping
    Our treasures will be sent to you by Royal Mail, second class post within the time scale shown. It should take only a few days to reach you, but please do contact us if it doesn’t reach you as quickly as you think it should.

    Postal upgrades are available, please see the details on each listing.

    Please ensure that you have given us the right postal address, we cannot be responsible if items are posted to an address provided by you, that is incorrect.

    I always send an email to advise when I have posted your order.

    Sometimes things do go wrong with delivery which are out of my control... if you have not received your item within five working days (UK) of me posting it then please get in touch. For international deliveries please allow 15 working days. In the rare case of non-delivery please contact me within 30 days of ordering so that I can look into this for you.

    Any customs charges incurred are the sole responsibility of the customer, and the onus is on the customer to check any relevant customs charges, tax or duty, which may be payable in their own country before placing an order. By placing an order you are agreeing to this policy.
    Additional policies and FAQs
    I take your privacy seriously. I do not collect or collate any information about you when you visit our Etsy store or pages on Facebook. If you purchase items from me, I will not disclose your personal details and will never sell your details on to a third party.

    Please note - My jewellery is made to be worn by youngsters over 14 years of age. I'm sorry but none of our treasures are suitable for children under 3 years of age due to small parts and functional sharp points.

    As everyones skin is different, sometimes people can react to the metals used in my products, if this happens, please discontinue use immediately.