New Tonbodama "Ying and Yang"

Hello, you have probably been wondering what I've been up to: I've been making some new tonbodama recently together with putting more stuff on e-bay. This is my take on Ying and Yang - you see these little sparkly dots which kind of contribute to the outlining of a circle? Well, that's my taste for you: sparkles, sparkles forever!

Oh dear, I have kind of forgotten to check my e-bay shop, and guess what, my beads have been sold for five quid! Never mind, I would have to be clever next time. The problem is, it all takes up so much time, all the checking and re-checking, and registering and etc. Every time i come up to the computer - half an hour has gone! when am i going to make beads!

It's been hectic: I have listed some of my beads on e-bay: check it out, my user name is n4princessbead - do not ask why! The e-bay auction is for my "White Flowers", but the "Russalka" ones are currently on Etsy.com, and that's under Beadmonamour. So yes, I've been very very busy!

It's been a hectic couple of days. Actually, more than a week. I have not been making any beads, but I've got photos of the ones I made about 2 weeks ago. Here they are. I hope you'll like them!

Shades of Pink

Just wanted to upload some of the pix I took yesterday, hope you'll enjoy them!

It was hard at the Dulwich Glass Fair. We ended up just sitting around, watching the visitors, drinking lots and lots of coffee - from which I became hyper and had to go to the loo almost every 15 mins! It was good though as on my way I had to pass by the beautiful beads of Beverley Hicklin! As I was too shy to come up to her every time I passed I turned my eyes in a strange and funny way towards her stall just to get a glimpse of her amazing beads, I hope she did not notice this! But then I did come up, and we had a great chat about glass, and beads, and beadmaking. I also met Jo of GlassTales, she had a great stall, I just loved her tiered displays. And the beads! I wish I could buy some, but as I did not make any money I had to postpone this pleasure till future events, only in the hope that one day I would get to be again in the company of such immensely talented people.

Then I have been experimenting with Luna (D.Helix), and this has not been going very well. Does anybody know anybody who gives lessons on all this reduction, striking etc?

Daffodils!

Isn't it a lovely day today! I can see all these daffodils moving in the wind - it is actually just a light breeze really - so I thought I'd make some just like the ones in the garden. I think they came out quite well!