A quick roundup of the (5!) Etsy treasuries in which my work has featured today. Please click through and leave comments – TIA! :)

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A quick roundup of the (5!) Etsy treasuries in which my work has featured today. Please click through and leave comments - TIA! :)

Let me ask you a question.

Do you like this bead?

Now let me ask you another question. Would you like to own it? :)

I’m celebrating reaching 500 followers of my Facebook Fan Page by offering this bead (a new one, never seen before on either my original webshop or on Etsy) in a prize draw! Yes, I know, I promised this over a week ago… I may not be quick but I get there in the end… blame all these (lovely) people who keep asking for more Rainbow Tie-Dye beads! (thank you) ;D Incidentally, that’s part of the reason I haven’t blogged in so long… I can either torch or type… but I digress…

If you’re not a jewellery-maker, I can convert the bead into a pendant on sterling silver wire, hung on an adjustable leather cord at no extra cost.

Entering is easy. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. It’d be appreciated if you would also follow my blog (link at the top right of this page to the RSS feed).

Simple :)

I’ll put all the names together and will choose the winner using a dinky little Android app I have called, rather appropriately, Name Draw. The winner will be announced on Friday 20th May Sunday 22nd May (I’ve extended the deadline by an extra couple of days because my blog decided to play up and not let people post comments!).

If you found me via any other way than Facebook, please consider liking my Facebook Fan Page – it’s a great way to keep up with my latest listings. Thanks!

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Let me ask you a question. Do you like this bead? Now let me ask you another question. Would you like to own it? :) I'm celebrating reaching 500 followers of my Facebook Fan Page by offering this bead (a new one, never seen before on either my original webshop or on Etsy) in a prize ...

Yesterday’s batch which came out of the kiln this morning:

Day 11 - overview

Quite a few nice ones in this lot again – closeups of my favourites below :)

Day 11 - Blue with orange and white dotties :)

This was a full bead before it was slumped but a couple of the raised dots had broken off (I dropped it on a tiled floor – tch!).

Day 11 - another donut

Another damaged donut made into a lovely flat-backed piece ready to be hung from a fancy donut bail or straight onto a leather or satin cord :)

Day 11 - that's a nice pair of cabs, missus ;)

I really like these – I’ll have to have a hunt through my bead photo diary to see if I can remember exactly which glass I used here! You know… at this rate I’m going to start wishing for broken beads :D

Day 11 - interesting rainbow cab-type-thing

I have to do more with this bead – it definitely needs something in that big white blank middle! Maybe a dot of glass and another fire… maybe a bit of enamel painting… will ponder this some more…

Day 11 - teeny tiny cab pair

These are really delicate as they’re quite small – just a little over 1cm tall. They’ll make a lovely pair of earrings :)

And that’s it for today :) If you want to see closer pics of any of the others, let me know…

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Yesterday's batch which came out of the kiln this morning: Quite a few nice ones in this lot again - closeups of my favourites below :) This was a full bead before it was slumped but a couple of the raised dots had broken off (I dropped it on a tiled floor - tch!). Another damaged donut ...

They didn’t stick together after all so there are even more crammed into the kiln today! :D

Far too many for me to put them all in one blog post, so here’s an overview of today’s crop:

Day 10 - overview

Can you guess which were my favourites before you scroll down? :)

Day 10, first pic

I’m sure you did guess :) Oh, and the one on the right isn’t nearly as wonky-looking IRL! I had to double-check when I was editing this photo!

Day 10, second pic

I remember cleaning this bead when I first made it and being heartbroken that it split in two! It’s nice to have been able to resurrect it :)

Day 10, third pic

I had a few of these that broke at the same time, hence there were two of these cabs in this batch and I’ve slumped at least one other. I’m fairly sure I have the other ones in my broken beads pot too…

Day 10, fourth pic

Ah, meet “Gemini” :) Not very original, I know, but as the silver looks like a constellation and they’re twin cabs (not identical, I know), I couldn’t really call them anything else :)

Day 10, fifth pic

I love the fab, bright orange, vibrant colour of this one! The other one like it has turned out with a bit of a sharp point at the top so it’ll have to go in the kiln again…

Day 10, sixth pic

I love, love, *love* this one! It’s friend also came out with a pointy end so given that I’ve never double-slumped any of these yet, I hope it survives a second go. It’ll be a while before that happens… I’m too excited about the ones that haven’t been in at all yet to wait!

And finally.... Day 10, seventh pic

Really like the woody-fossily look to this one. some of the black has come out with a texture to it which I think only adds to the overall organic effect.

OK, so I’ve still used quite a lot of pictures today but just think how many there’d have been if I’d photo’d them all individually ;)

More tomorrow. (was that a groan I heard? ;) ).

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They didn't stick together after all so there are even more crammed into the kiln today! :D Far too many for me to put them all in one blog post, so here's an overview of today's crop: Can you guess which were my favourites before you scroll down? :) I'm sure you did guess :) Oh, ...

I’ve listed some new heart beads in my Etsy shop! Click on any of the pictures to view the listing:

Dressed Up In Blue

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Sweetheart

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Wooden Heart

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Kaftan

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Dapple

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Bee Mine

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I've listed some new heart beads in my Etsy shop! Click on any of the pictures to view the listing: