Quick, look!

Sunshine and blue sky!

It'll be a lot more pleasant in the shedio today without the wind and driving rain of the last few days...

Outer space, flowers and magic

I've just renewed some beads on Etsy, including these beauties...

Back to the 'bay!

It's been a while, but I thought I'd give ebay another go.

I've just listed eight lovely focals, including this luscious pink one;

And the inevitable organic!

Why don't you pop over and take a look?

Back to the comfort zone...

Yup - more organics!

Reichenbach Multicolour

Oh how I love this glass! I never know quite what it's going to do, but it's usually something wonderful!

Just look at these beads in my Etsy shop...

Something different

A round focal? In transparent green? Not my usual style at all, but I like it a lot. I think I'll be making more of these!

A shedio to call my own...

Well. After nearly six years of making beads, I finally have my very own shedio!

We've lived in six different rental properties in that time and I have been lucky with some very understanding landlords who have allowed me to set up my studio in every one of our houses. I've worked in my cousin's shed, a garage, a caravan, another shed, an outhouse and a conservatory. While I was grateful for every single one, they were all only temporary and whenever I moved my stuff in, I never even fully unpacked.

So now we finally have our own house and I have been able to get my very own space :) We have just replaced the shed that came with the house; a dark, damp, leaky tumbledown shed...

...with this shiny new potting shed, complete with its own electricity supply!

It's small, yes (a compact 5' x 7'), but perfectly formed and exactly what I need. 

And I am so looking forward to really making it my own.

Hello 2013!

I've just relisted lots of beads on Etsy, including this lovely, calming blue one.

 I do have lots of new ones waiting to be 'cooked' in the kiln, but they will have to wait a few days because I'm getting an electricity supply in my shedio tomorrow...no more extension cables through windows..woo hoo!