Red!

I love red. It's such a good colour. But it's got to be the right kind of red to be good. I'm not a fan of reds that are too orange, too pink or too brown. I like crimson - pure red. Red shoes, red t-shirts, red jewellery, Darth Maul's lightsaber - I even oohed-and-aahed over a red Dalek I saw in Forbidden Planet the other week. (You wouldn't normally catch me oohing-and-aahing over any other kind of Dalek.)

These red beads will be for sale this evening.

I'm off to the dentist now. I've got an appointment with the hygienist. I'm not nervy about this dentist visit as I know what to expect. No pain except the pain of handing over forty pounds at the end of it!

Chocolate Caramel Spangle

Yesterday I did something I haven't done for years - I made beads in the evening. I only made a few and this is a pair that I made. These have a complex dot design and some metallic dots for a bit of glitz.

It was nice to be out in the shed at night, though. I whacked on a DVD and set about melting glass and it was really relaxing - especially after the day at Robyn's party surrounded by children boinging about on a bouncy castle, zapping about playing hide and seek and smacking ten shades of . . . . . tissue paper out of a donkey pinata!

I've been a lazy blogger!

I can't believe how long it's been since I posted on my blog. Shocking!

Truth is, I haven't had a lot to say. I've been making beads like a mad thing, went up to Cambridge last weekend and apart from that it's been quite quiet here.

I spent most of yesterday making tiny fairy cakes for my niece Robyn's third birthday party which is today. I can't believe she's three already. Where does time go? God, I sound old . . . . .

I will try to be a better blogger next week!

Hoo-flippin'-ray!

Finally my mojo is back! Tonight's enamel beads.

Bag Bling

My bead mojo is slowly ebbing back - I got a couple of sets made today that I'll add to my website tomorrow evening.

In the meantime I thought I'd show you this bag charm that I've just made. My lampwork with rainforest jasper squares and Swarovski crystals and pearls.