Proud mama!!!

Not the children! My beads! I made these and am really very chuffed with them! Obviously very heavily influenced by the Flame Off still and Sarah Hornik in particular. The pink one is mine and the other bead is already sold can you believe? It did not even make it to my website!!!

I am a happy bunny!!!

TTFNx

Don't laugh please....

So I thought I would show you my beads inspired by the Flame Off. No laughing please. Couple of things these are the biggest beads I have ever made and I LOVED doing them so expect more (but with better designs) and I got dichro to work. Yay!!!

Gotta go quick post and dash got to get to work
TTFNxx

Yes I am procrastinating....

...first day back at work and 4 essays to mark so I thought I would get them done and out of the way tonight but can I??? Can I heck.....;-/
I am procrastinating!

I had a lovely surprise this morning. Becci from Fired Silver has sent me my prize from her mailing list prize draw a little while ago and it is just beautiful. I have not had a chance to take piccy yet as it is round my neck as we speak but I absolutely love it. Thank you Becci you are a fantastic person!

I also thought I would share with you some of the jewellery I have made since getting home from the Flame Off. I love macrame (in case you had not noticed) and some years ago I bought a necklace that was adjustable and could not work out how the fastener work. Now I have!!! I bought a couple of books on knots and macrame over the weekend and made the necklaces above. The first 2 are plain wooden beads I have had knocking around for some time and the 3rd necklace is made with my own handmade glass beads and silver. I have kept the 3rd one for myself but the other 2 will be available for sale on my website and Etsy tomorrow!

Right best be off got essays to mark!!! Day off tomorrow and Savannah is at thte childminder so I get to play on my torch hopefully!!! Yay!!

TTFN xx

OMG so much to say!!!

...Wow what a lot has happened over the last few days! We arrive home from the "Flame Off" last night totally exhausted but very happy and smiley. I have spent an obscene amount of money that I don't have but I have definitely become aware that life is to short. I have not been irresponsible, have to be strict for a couple of months but none of it is on credit which I am very happy at!!! and the bills are paid this month!

The top photo is one that has been made by one of my regular customers, Jean. In her recent order I popped in the glass beads above as a little thank you for her custom. I met her on Friday at the Flame Off and she showed me the bracelet she had made out of my gift! The picture is not that fab and that is my fault (sorry Jean) but it is a beautiful bracelet and fab to see something with my handmade beads in !!!

The bottom photo is a custom order that I am posting tomorrow and again I am quite chuffed with it. It is quite small as it is for an 11 year old.

So how did the Flame Off go. OMG where do I start I met so many people and have probably forgotten the names of as many again cos my memory can be quite shocking! It was so fantastic to meet everyone, some again and some for the first time! I had a truly awesome 2 days. The demos were awesome. Sarah Hornik demo'd her ribbon bead sadly I missed her demo on Saturday as I was manning the GBUK stand. I saw quite a chunk of Julie Ann Denton boro dragon demo which was some 2 hours long and completely awesome, she cut glass with scissors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anouk demo'd 2 of her beads which were fab. I admit to thinking that Anouk's demo may be the one that I found of little use from a technique and hint perspective...boy was I wrong her beads are so cool and it is truly enlightening to watch anyone who is a bead maker do their thing!

I have posted pictures on my Facebook page please feel free to go take a look!

I am going now I am hoping to get some torch time tonight not sure I am up to it still very tired (!) but will definitely be up there during the week!

TTFNx

RIP Gary

I know I said I was not going to post things that are a bit sad etc but I just want to post a tribute to an old school friend I had just got back in touch with. Gary and I went to primary and secondary school together so I knew him from the age of 5 till leaving secondary school!

Gary Toms was fatally injured in the line of duty last week and sadly his life support was turned off yesterday. I have not seen Gary for years and had not really spoken to him directly through Facebook but he agreed to be my friend on there so we were in touch. Like most things life gets so busy that catching up with old friends can be pushed to one side and then one day they are gone.

Gary leaves behind his wife Clare and I understand his parents are still down here in Margate. My thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.

RIP Gary you will be missed
xxx

Yay Flame Off very nearly here!!!

OMG 1 more sleep and we travel to Towcester for the Flame Off, 2 more sleeps and it is here!!!!! To say I am just a little excited is a massive understatement. Lots of reasons to be excited;

• Meeting friends from Frit Happens
• seeing some excellent glass artists do their thing with glass
• Meet some more friends from Frit Happens
• Play with fire and glass for a while
• Meet some more friends from Frit Happens
• sleep
• then do it all again ..........

Sorry can you tell I am just a wee bit happy about this! Typically I have not got any bloody money!!! but that don't matter just to be there soaking up the atmosphere, networking, making new friends and meeting old ones, stroking glass and learning new stuff is going to be completely awesome!

I am taking my video camera and my ordinary camera so I hope to get lots of shots! I will post em when I get home!

See you Sunday
TTFN xx

I am kinda pleased with these

They are not perfect at all some of the dots need perfecting cos they went a bit splodgy but I do like these. Only problem is that I got bored after making 5 I have such a grasshopper brain sometimes.

Anyways Happy Easter to you all I hope you have lots of eggs but don't eat em all at once ;-)

TTFN x