I still have no boxes :( They were dispatched weeks ago (31st December), but Royal Mail seem to have eaten them. The Tiny Box company said they'd send my order out again. I'm expecting them any time soon, so hopefully they'll arrive this time, as I really do need them now :/

Currently working on a few pieces, but I need to order some things before I can complete them-so I should really get on to that tomorrow! I've been working with ribbon on a couple of pieces and enjoying the feel it gives. I do however need to find some decent crimps that are suitable to secure the ends, at the moment I keep coming up blank and only finding very small ones.

I love snow, I do...but I'm waiting on delieveries and it really slows everything down to a frustrating crawl. It's been 7 days since The Tiny Box Company said they'd despatched my boxes, and I'm starting to get grumpy & anxious as to their current location.

I need to order some hand dyed silk ribbon too, I've found a couple of people selling it, but if anyone knows of anyone who's in the UK and who makes nice stuff then please say so in a comment, thanks :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

Where the last year has gone is a bit of a mystery to me! However, 2010 is here, and hopefully it will be a good one for us all.

I have just uploaded my first necklace to my Etsy shop, more will follow shortly.

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It's made from sterling silver (beads, clasp, wire & chain) and features some beautiful lampwork glass beads by the very talented Annelyse Taylor.

I have some pendants to get making as soon as I get a chance and I can't wait! I'm planning on investing in some nice hand dyed silk ribbon to string some on, I'm just trying to decide who to buy from *laughs* too much choice!

So that's Christmas over for another year! I hope you all enjoyed it :D Sadly the snow melted away Christmas Eve morning, so no white Christmas for us, but I did get some photos of it before it went, including this one of Archie. He enjoyed the snow immensely bless him XD Last year when it snowed he was about half the size he is now *laughs* he's a mammoth but we love him.


Now Christmas has been and gone I'm hoping to finally get some time to finish a couple of underway projects and start some new ones *bounces*. As soon as they're done I'll be uploading them to my Etsy shop and keeping my fingers crossed!

I've been really slack at updating this lately, things have just been busy busy! I sold a fair few necklaces at a small local Christmas fair, which was nice! It also finally gave me the funds to purchase some really quality materials. I've been aching to work with lampwork and stirling silver since I started, but I wanted to make sure I was really happy with my work before investing in more expensive materials and tackling a higher end market. Now I feel like its almost a new year, and I'm ready to step it up a notch! I bought some stunning beads from the lovely Annelyse Taylor, and I'm now humming and harring over where to purchase my silver from. Any suggestions?

I went bead shopping at one of my favourite shops this weekend, and bought some beautiful things, so expect to see more finished necklaces over the next few weeks :D

I fell in love with a gorgeous green glass pendant, and so I just had to find some beads to go with it. I settled on some beautiful Czech pressed glass beads, Czech faceted rounds and glass seed beads in a slightly darker shade. The finished product is this:

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Dream in purple

I've been busy making a few pieces over the last few days, including this piece. I have such a soft spot for purples, so I loved working with these beads! I've also made a companion piece with the same discs and filagree beads, but it is a longer necklace made in a slightly different style. This one is personally my favourite because I love the way it falls when it's being worn, so this is the one I thought I'd share here :)