Tuesday 7 October 2008

'Halloween' Boogaloobeads

Lampwork Glass BeadsI have absolutely no idea where this bead design came from. I just sat down at the torch, picked out some colours, pulled a bit of stringer and went with the flow and these 'Boogaloobeads' were the result. They're decorated with groovy squiggles and dots with raised-but-flattened bumps. Fun and funky!

I'm just about used to my new beadmaking set-up. I can't get over how warm it is in the conservatory. This time last year I was shivering away down the shed.

I did my first Oxford-to-Cambridge train journey at the weekend. It's so much nicer than the Southampton-to-Cambridge one! It's about twenty five minutes quicker, a fiver less and I'm now using Paddington station instead of Waterloo. Paddington is such a fab station - I love the architecture of it plus it's got a Paperchase, a Starbucks and an Eat. Brilliant! I've also realised that living here I'm only about a forty minute train journey from London so I may well have to do a spot of Christmas shopping in the Big Smoke this year .....

9 comments:

  1. laura those are fab. Love halloween coloured beads.

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  2. Very halloween-y! Glad it's all going well.
    Jo x

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  3. I love them! Perfect for Halloween!

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  4. Kove the new design of your beads, as you say fun and funky.
    Glad to hear you have settled in your new abode and life is sounding good.

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  5. Oh very funky. Glad your new studio is warmer, there is nothing worse than being cold and having to work shivering.

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  6. These are amazing!

    I like green and purple so much better than orange and black for Halloween.

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  7. Thanks! I like green and purple for Halloween. It's different, isn't it? I also prefer orange and purple to red and green for Christmas.

    Laura :o)

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  8. Laura,

    I love those beads. They get me in the mood for Halloween!

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