High Tide Collective
Katy AKA High Tide Collective is based on the Suffolk coast. Katy makes delightfully quirky fruity inspired jewellery using beautiful Czech glass beads and carved gemstones. Her pieces all look so mouth-wateringly juicy they're perfect for your summer hols; you'll feel totally tropical even on the cloudiest days.
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Etsy: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HighTideByKaty
Interview With A Maker
Name/Business
Katy Smith at High Tide Collective
Describe your art/craft?
Handcrafted glass jewellery
How long have you been creating? How did you learn your craft or were you self-taught?
I have been creating jewellery for 2 years now and I am self-taught!
What are your favourite art/craft 'tools of the trade'?
Got to be my trusty pink flat-nose pliers and my sticky beading mat which (for the most part) stops everything flying about!
Where is your creative space?
Anywhere and everywhere! I don’t have a set up in my flat, and I always carry a box with jewellery-making gear in so I can craft on the go or in my lunchbreaks at work.
What do you watch or listen to when you're creating?
I often have Radio 1 on or a playlist called “Lofi Fruits”.
What's your best selling product?
My best sellers are my Little Lemon Drop earrings and also the Purple Grape Drops earrings (which were my first ever make!).
Favourite thing you've ever created? Do you still have it, or did you sell/gift it?
I made a tiny little beaded banana which I did keep… I was so proud of it because I’d tried many many times and failed at it. But since writing this, I have realised that it’s gone walkabouts!!
Random fact about yourself?
I don’t have a middle name…
What new craft would you love to try?
I’d love to try origami or making pottery
Where can customers buy your products?
My products can be found in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HighTideByKaty or alternatively at craft fairs!
Give a shout-out to a fellow artist or crafter you admire!
Shout out to Holly Hocks (@hollyhocksjewellery on Instagram) who makes gorgeous colourful bold jewellery and also a small business called Miya Lilly (@miyalillyco) who sells the most beautiful organic baby muslins and gifts.
Name/Business
Katy Smith at High Tide Collective
Describe your art/craft?
Handcrafted glass jewellery
How long have you been creating? How did you learn your craft or were you self-taught?
I have been creating jewellery for 2 years now and I am self-taught!
What are your favourite art/craft 'tools of the trade'?
Got to be my trusty pink flat-nose pliers and my sticky beading mat which (for the most part) stops everything flying about!
Where is your creative space?
Anywhere and everywhere! I don’t have a set up in my flat, and I always carry a box with jewellery-making gear in so I can craft on the go or in my lunchbreaks at work.
What do you watch or listen to when you're creating?
I often have Radio 1 on or a playlist called “Lofi Fruits”.
What's your best selling product?
My best sellers are my Little Lemon Drop earrings and also the Purple Grape Drops earrings (which were my first ever make!).
Favourite thing you've ever created? Do you still have it, or did you sell/gift it?
I made a tiny little beaded banana which I did keep… I was so proud of it because I’d tried many many times and failed at it. But since writing this, I have realised that it’s gone walkabouts!!
Random fact about yourself?
I don’t have a middle name…
What new craft would you love to try?
I’d love to try origami or making pottery
Where can customers buy your products?
My products can be found in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HighTideByKaty or alternatively at craft fairs!
Give a shout-out to a fellow artist or crafter you admire!
Shout out to Holly Hocks (@hollyhocksjewellery on Instagram) who makes gorgeous colourful bold jewellery and also a small business called Miya Lilly (@miyalillyco) who sells the most beautiful organic baby muslins and gifts.