HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our customers

Well , this is the last blog of 2011
We had a great Christmas at CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

and loads of lucky people got a very nice suprise with

a CRAZY PIG piece of jewelley as CHRISTMAS gift.

So HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!

I just spotted this great picture in the latest issue of

VINTAGE GUITAR magazine,

DAVE STEWART is one of our most loyal customers
He cited CRAZY PIG DESIGNS as his favourite store
for shopping  in LONDON
He can be seen wearing a selection from CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
like the Skull chain necklace and PSHYCHO KILLER
skull ring custom made for him in Platinum
with pave set diamonds and Emeralds set  in the eyes.

CHEERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all our customers

Well ,Another year is nearly over, and despite all the

DOOM and GLOOM courtesy of our useless politicians and bankers,

(Here's a message for them......)

many of us have worked harder than ever in 2011

and there's nothing better than getting rewarded for it.

Again this Christmas , I think about  all the many happy faces

than will open,in less than a couple of days, a little black box

with the silver letters CRAZY PIG DESIGNS on it.

You and your loved ones have waited all year

and bringing a little happiness is well deserved,

Althought we will be closed from Saturday late afternoon

until the 3rd of January, the CRAZY PIG DESIGNS website will function as usual

so even late a CRAZY PIG DESIGNS item will be welcome

and worth waiting for.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL...

MADE IN ENGLAND

Only a few days to go, and if you have not done your Christmas shopping
Why not buy something HAND  MADE IN ENGLAND for a change.
We have only two of these UNION JACK rings in store.
We will not have the time to make anymore untill the new year

There  will be TWO LUCKY PEOPLE in 2011 that will open this GREAT PRESENT.

CLASSIC ROCK & AOR magazines DECEMBER 2011

CLASSIC ROCK  ( METALLICA cover)

and AOR magazine ( MOTLEY CRUE cover)

Readers will no doubt have spotted CRAZY PIG DESIGNS in their DECEMBER issues

              Just in time to remind them

               there's only one place for quality ROCK & ROLL jewellery

                                                       CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
                                                       Often copied , never equalled

Best ideas for CHRISTMAS

With over 1000 designs in store , it is easy to find the perfect
present for your loved ones at CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.
Unlike others things , Silver, Gold and Platinum always goes up
in price, so you know  it makes sense!

We are shipping orders every single day until the 23rd

we are not taking any days off either so we can  complete all the orders.

However we cannot garantee the Post office service.

So please bear that in mind

In many ways, you are better off by coming to the store

and look for the ideal gift.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS

TWO WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS

With only two weeks to go to CHRISTMAS
You still have time to place orders online.
BUT HURRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are completing orders and shipping every couple of days
The only thing out of our control , of course
is the post office that tends to be overewhelmed at that time.

In any case  If you missed the CHRISTMAS deadline

you ll stiil be receiving your orders very shortly afterwards .

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS

We are ope MONDAY to SATURDAY
from 10.30 am till 6.30pm,
Closed on SUNDAYS
We will also be closed from the
25TH of DECEMBER untill the 3RD of JANUARY,

Unlike most stores we do not have a sale.

Not in December nor in January or anytime ever,

I always felt that " SALES" are unfair

because you could buy an item at full price just  to find out if you had waited

a few more days it what have cost you much less,

Also because even at SALE price  stores is still making a profit

This really means you were overcharged in the first place.

QUALITY  simply cannot be discounted.

1952 LES PAUL GOLD TOP , TRAPEAZE SOLUTION

If you are not into GUITARS this blog is not for you....Otherwise READ ON...

After many months on working on this project both the TRAPEAZE and

its dedicated website are  now ready and LIVE!

http://www.1952lespaul-trapeaze.com/

As a guitarist and collector I always loved 50's Les Pauls

Well of course they are not cheap ,we all know that.

Funnily enough the older the 50's Les Pauls are the cheapest they are

This is due to a major flaw in the design in the early 1952 and 1953 gold top models.

The problem being,  the totally useless trapeze with strings wrapping under a

big chunky steel bar, making it impossible to mute the strings when needed.

It took Gibson 2 years to redesign the GOLD TOP , in 1954 they changed the neck angle

and bolted a wrapover tailpiece straigth into the body as a remedy.

Nowadays a 1952/53 Gold top will cost about £10K

in comparison,the second version will cost at least double that amount.

This bugged me for years, so I embarked on designing  the TRAPEAZE SOLUTION

The same way I make jewellery , I carved a PROTOTYPE and cast in

various metals, and test each one on a real 1952 LES PAUL

After many modifications, upgrades and tests, the TRAPRAZE is ready.

IT REALLY WORKS  JUST GREAT.

It takes a few minutes to install and needs NO modifications to the guitar

My very first customer is no other than RICK NIELSEN of CHEAP TRICK

my second customer BILLY GIBBONS of this LIL OLD BAND fromTEJAS

Both great guitarists and VINTAGE GUITAR AFFICIONADOS.

My TRAPEAZE is totally hand made one at a time just like all the jewellery

at CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.

 

BEFORE







AFTER

SKULL RINGS

We have more than 55 SKULL RINGS designs and of course this is what
CRAZY PIG DESIGNS is known for
from the smallest and discreet to the extreme

And if you are not looking for a SKULL ring

well there's another 950 more CLASSIC RINGS all hand made on the premises

Stone rings,Tudor style rings,Celtic rings,Plain rings.Eye Rings,Animal rings,articulated rings

One off items...the lists goes on...

So much more its really worth a visit....

THIS WEEK CELEBRITIES

Taking a break from recording sessions in London
DJ POET of BLACK EYE PEAS  popped in  today to check the
latest goodies and bespoke items.

(DJ wearing heart &wings ring)

Eartlier on we  also  had the pleasure of a visit from no other than

ALFIE BOE ( Les miserables) another regular at CPD central

doing some early Christmas shopping.

Looks like they know where the best things are in LONDON

CHRISTMAS 2011

Just to reassure all our online customers, we can garantee that we will be working non stop
untill the 24th of December to make sure all orders are shipped in time.
The only issue is the post office that tends to be slower than usual.
So please bear  that in mind when placing your internet orders.
Many early shoppers have alrewady sorted out their Christmas gifts fromn CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

last Saturday brought in many new customers.



Some had purchased bad copies of Crazy Pig Designs in London at inflated prices

and were quite gutted when they realise their mistakes.

 



The copies were basically rough , very little detail ,badly finished and also much lighter

other bracelets had links  were not soldered shut  and had cheap claps that were coming apart.

Unfortunatly for these customers we had to tell them that these copies had

nothing to do with CRAZY PIG DESIGNS and we could not fix any of problems

they had encountered.

We advise every customer to be careful when purchasing so called

ROCK & ROLL jewellery , specially in London

There's only one CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

Be careful out there IT'S A JUNGLE !

NEW SMALL WALLETS in store

Well . here they are , after a long wait here are the very first
small CRAZY PIG DESIGNS walllets.
Totally 100% Hand made in store with new embossed patterns
DAY OF THE DEAD skulls,
FOREVER SACRED HEART
EVIL SKULL patterns
CLASSIC CHERUBS
or CUSTOM LEATHERS.

As we were taking photos of this first set , a customer
already purchased one of the new wallets
and therefore it is not shown on the picture.
These are really in very short supply before Christmas
So please bear that in mind if you want one
At present not available ONLINE but you can order by contacting
customerservice.