Linzi Alford is a silvermith and jeweller who lives and works in the Lake District. She runs the online designer jewellery shop MagPie In The Sky www.magpieinthesky.co.uk and has a penchant for making jewellery out of shiny pretty things. Photography is also a passion and she likes to use her photos as part of her jewelry creations. Linzi has written several online and magazine articles on jewellery-making. This is her first book for GMC publications.