Alison Lush Blog
It's Never Too Late to Change Direction
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The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. I have had a few jobs in my time. I have worked for a London Costumiers who made costumes for films and theatre productions. We had a few famous faces through the reception. My favourite job was working for an Architect's firm down Shaftesbury Avenue (it was very, very social and lots of fun), but I did spend lots of my career working in some of the London Law firms. I was a Legal Recruitment Consultant and also worked in...
Mum My Creative Inspiration
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I had the most amazing childhood and I have to owe my love of creating things to my most amazing mum. People are curious as to how I got started making jewellery, but this goes right back to my mum who made everything from clothes (she taught dressmaking in adult education), knitting, crochet, lacemaking. She had a side business in making and selling jewellery, selling artwork made from pressed flowers and she was a total inspiration. I remember as a child watching TV she and would come along with a ball of wool, knitting pattern and needles and would say...