Missing Mojo

Creative mojos are temperamental things. Take them for granted or don't pay them enough attention and they are liable to up and leave. I know this, because mine has been off sunning itself in Italy, while I've been cursing over my torch in damp and drizzly England, unable to make anything except boring blobs of glass. I got miserable and frustrated, wondering whether I'd ever be able to make a decent bead again.

There are a few ways of persuading an errant mojo to come home. In my case, I went back to some tried and tested old favourites, like my jewel nuggets. 'Nuria' is an Arabic word for fire, which I think is appropriate for these red, orange and yellow nuggets.




I've also tried a couple of tutorials, which made me try new things and challenge myself a little. I'm happy to say that it appears to have done the trick and my mojo has now safely returned. :)




'Akasha' is one of the results...I love the energetic swirliness of this bead! Akasha, Nuria and a few others are now listed on Ebay.

Many moons and more cats

I have just made my favourite moon bead ever :)It's actually very simple, just a lovely transparent purple, silvered ivory and my all time fave silver rich glass ever, Aurae, which gives it a lovely, ethereal feel.



One of the reasons I enjoy making moon beads so much is because there are so many possible variations on the one theme. I never get tired of playing with different glasses and coming up with ways of making each moon bead look totally individual.

I also love this set - the pure luxury of the regal purple and the real gold foil. These are the first nugget beads I've made in a while, but I'll definitely be making more!




Finally, I have more cat beads for another charity auction. All of these beads are now on Ebay...hope you like them!

New house, new cat, new beads...

It's all been happening lately...we've moved house and I've had to set up my new shedio, so have only just started making beads againttddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd


Ahem. sorry about that, that was just Noel, our brand new (secondhand) rescue cat making sure I didn't forget to write about him - as if! He came to live with us two weeks ago, from a local charity called South Devon Cats Rehoming and has well and truly made himself at home already. He particularly enjoys 'helping' me on the computer, as he has just demonstarted!



Anyway, Noel was the inspiration for my new Ebay auction. I have listed some cat beads, with all proceeds from the auction going to South Devon Cats Rehoming, so they can carry on helping cats like Noel.

So go on...give a home to a little glass cat, they're no trouble!

Moving house

Yep, we're on the move again...I've been trying to cram in as much torching as possible, because it'll be a couple of weeks while we move and then I get the shedio (a cross between a shed and a studio!) set up again. I'll post some pics when it's all done!

So these beads are the last ones to be listed for now - yet another Multicolour moon bead...I love this one, it was very nearly a keeper!



I haven't made any rainbow beads for a while, I guess I'm finally feeling in a cheerful Spring sort of mood!



These beads are on Ebay now, auction ending on Sunday.

Eggs and pebbles

I have to say I'm struggling to part with this little beauty...it was one of those beads that starts out not knowing exactly what it wants to be, but then a Dragon's Egg was born! It feels lovely to hold and it looks pretty from every angle. Hmmmm, maybe a new style to play with, methinks.




Keeping with the organic theme, these pebbles are something I've been wanting to try for a while. I must admit to being a bit of a rock geek (and I don't mean rock music - although I'm a bit partial to that too!) and I'm fascinated by rocks and stones. I have been known to exclaim over the patterns in a rock and inform any disinterested person who happens to be with me that "this is red sandstone, you know"! So it was logical that I'd want to recreate this in glass. I am happy with these pebbles, they look like something you might find on a beach.

So, if you're on a quest for dragon's eggs or glass pebbles, take a look at Ebay now...