The Cornish Dragon was started a few years ago by me Victoria Tierney. From an early age I have loved making things. When I left school I trained as a Florist gaining my City & Guilds Certificates. I changed career and went to work for the Retail Jewellers Ratners, it was while working with them I gained some basic skills with pliers and other tools. I then started making costume jewellery for family and friends. Unfortunatly the Ratners stores were shut down and I was made redundant so the Jewellery making was put aside.

A few years later while visiting my sister in Cornwall I met my husband and moved to Cornwall to live. It was while bringing up my two children that I turned to crafts again, firstly papercrafts and then the Jewellery making bug returned. When the children started school I decided to work for myself, as I can work around school hours.

Currently I'm busy teaching myself Silver / Metal Smithing, learning from books and the Internet and my greatest source of inspiration is the rugged North Cornish Coast I call Home.

Jewellery is my favourite thing to create but I still manage to find time to make other items like Faery Cards, Wooden Elves, and much more.

I have also started to learn how to make my own Lampwork Glass Beads under the name of Storm Glass Beads. It is a very addictive and I really enjoy creating beads out of molten glass.

You will find more about my work through my Cornish Dragon blog, the link is on the Home page.

 The Cornish Dragon's workshop, Jewellery workbench & Me.