Hello!

I'm Sarah, aka Scatty/Bun/Mum/The Wife

Thank you for your interest in my little tin tinkerings!

 

I've always liked making jewellery, from quite a young age, using bits of wire and beads and sparkly things.

I ran a small business selling imported silver jewellery for a few years, and learned a lot about retail (and people, which was enlightening ...) but I wanted to make pretty things myself. I did look into silversmithing, but it was expensive to learn, let alone buy materials and tools.

Feeling discouraged, I was browsing Pinterest one day when a 'pin' came up entitled 'how to make earrings from old tin boxes'. Intrigued, I spent a few days acquiring the necessary tools (and an old tin), then a few more slashing my fingers and swearing a bit (OK, a lot!)

Several mishaps (and a lot of plasters) later, I had my first pair of recycled tin earrings, and the rest, as they say ...

 

The very first ScattyBun earrings

These magnificent ears belonged to the original ScattyBun herself, my beloved Lily, who ruled the roost here at ScattyBun HQ for seven years, constantly under my feet trying to 'help'. I miss her very much.