Look out for jewellery made out of my tiger beads. I actually made a batch of these in December and turned them into jewellery but with the Christmas rush, they just didn't get photographed. I sold everything that I made with them and my sister (Sandy, the one who doesn't make jewellery herself) dropped some heavy hints when she saw a pair of earrings so she got an extra pressie from Santa. I have made some more of these today so I should have lots of them to make into jewellery. |
These lime bubble beads have come out well and these will also become jewellery but these are brand new for 2009. You get the bubbles by rolling a small bead in baking soda and then encasing with another layer of glass - the heat and glass forces the baking soda to bubble up creating this great effect. I have experimented with a very pale pink colour today and in the crystal shape instead of round. I am waiting for them to come out of the kiln to see how they turn out - if they're as lovely as I think, I will make a big batch tomorrow |