Whoosh!

That 'Whoosh!' is me flying by and dropping these words onto your screen to let you know that my Creation is Messy testing posts, as well as a record of the glasses I use for each bead and bead set, can be found on my relatively new Tumblr.

Also, Facebook is totally where my bead party is at these days. It's fast, it's fun, it's friendly and it's convenient. If you miss my waffle (and that's a big if, I know) then head on over. You don't need a Facebook account to view my posts but if you want to join in with the shenanigans, like comments and giveways, then you'll need to sign up.

I also have an Instagram account for my beads so if you're on there, give me a follow.

I hope all is good with you and yours.

I'm whooshing off again now. Farewell ...

Hoots & Fruits

I've finished updating the Beads-O'-Whimsy section of my shop. There are now owls and strawberries in there.

Just like the sheep, ladybirds and Bumblebeads, the owls and strawberries are available as individual loose beads, as charms and stitch markers and also as feature-bead-and-a-dozen-spacers sets.

I had some backing cards printed for my stitch marker sets and I'm pretty pleased with the way they look.

I'll soon have some sets featuring beads that don't have eyes, so stay tuned ...

Buzzzzz

They're back! The constantly perturbed Bumblebeads have returned and they've settled in various sections of my bead shop.

They're available as ... 

... single loose Bumblebeads (£4.50) ...

... Bumblebead and spacers sets (£7.00) ...

... charms (£5.50) ...

... knitting stitch markers (£5.50) ...

... crochet stitch markers (£5.50) ...

... stitch marker sets (8.50) ...

... and as part of a 'Honey' bracelet (£50.00). This bracelet features five Bumblebeads, half a dozen honeycomb-esque rounds and some honey-coloured spacers. The two in the shop are silver plated ones but I can do a sterling silver version if you'd like.

I've had a little shop clearout and switch around. Nothing major but you can now find all of my beads-with-eyes in one place.

Loveliness of Ladybirds

Look what I found in my kiln! A whole loveliness of ladybirds. And no, I haven't made that up; I Googled it and apparently 'loveliness' is the accepted collective noun for ladybirds. How very ... lovely.

Anyway, I've been a-cleanin', a-makin' and a-photographin' all the ladybirds in their various finished states and they're all available over in my shop.

You can buy them as a ...

... single bead (£4.50) ...

... ladybird and spacers set (£7.00) ...

... charm (£5.50) ...

... knitting stitch marker (£5.50) ...

... crochet stitch marker (£5.50) ...

... or a stitch marker set with the fitting of your choice (£8.50).

Whew! There you go.

Here, have a picture of a dandelion. I took this in the garden yesterday.

It's just an unaltered iPhone shot with an Instagram filter over the top but I really like it.

Have a super Saturday!

Sheep, sheep and a few more sheep

Well, I'm overrun with sheep beads here. They're in the kiln, on the kitchen window sill, on the dinner table, on my knitting needles and I can also spy one on the coffee table. Sheep everywhere.

They're also in my shop.

They can be purchased as ...

... an individual loose bead at £6.00 ...

... a charm at £7.00 ...

... a knitting stitch marker with a ring fitting at £7.00 ...

... a crochet stitch marker with a clasp fitting at £7.00 ...

... or as part of a set of five stitch markers, made with the fitting of your choice, at £10.00.

See? Sheep all over the show.

Have a very good Good Friday and a super duper long weekend!