Glass beads update

Just had this lovely photo sent by Maggie from i glass studio.


These are the beads we made at Saturday's workshop and how they now look after firing in Maggie's kiln.

Good news is they are in their way via post, really cannot wait to see them in the flesh. V v excited.

Glass bead making workshop

On Saturday Thelma and I had the most enjoyable afternoon with the very talented Maggie from ' i glass studio '





What could be better than molten glass and the fun of moving and manipulating something so fluid into a beautiful hand made bead.

I tell you, it's very addictive, and some of those glass products are now going onto my Christmas list.








Maggie had taken the beads we have made back to her workshop to fire them in her kiln. This will harden them properly so we can actually use them in our own jewellery creations.

Some many beautiful colours of glass to choose from ....








....And only a few precious hours to get bead making.


Here is one of Thelma's beads having its purple swirling coat added.






Obviously when we get the beads back from the kiln I shall post the pictures with a link here.

Jewellery makes

Lilys Craft Attic have been busy creating some lovely metal jewellery of late.



Here some photos of what Thelma has been working on.









This copper wire work really suits the metallic bead choice. It's a very organic flowing piece, and sits nicely around your neck.






Again the piece above is made using copper wire which has been twisted.
This piece is a lot finer than the previous with very delicate purple wire mesh flowers.





The green ring above was made at one of our friends jewellery classes, Barbara's Beads in Lurgan.
Again constructed using the twisted wire technique to place the individual green glass beads with a lovely ceramic style flower bud centre.

Vintage door hanger

Following on from my. October post on my door hangers, I finally got round to making a few more



Again I have decided upon a vintage theme with lace, pearl beading and roses, especially as a pearl beading matches the pearls the lady is wearing in the photograph.


Really liked this sentiment "glamour was her middle name "


A customer at the recent craft fora has asked me to skew her another one similar to this style but with a vintage picture of her friend.

Never thought of personalising the hangers, but I will give it a go.

Ruth Hamilton Demo

What a lovely day at the Paperworks Linen Green Moygashel with the very talented Ruth Hamilton



Here's some of the lovely cards she demonstrated on Saturday


The paper packs were beautiful and surprise surprise some have come home with me. I am still deciding what to make with them.


The card above was one of my favourites.
The promarker tutorial was also excellent on how to colour the really cute deer.

Location:Paperworks Linen green Moygashel

Craft fair - November

What a beautiful day for a craft fair.


I nipped out at lunchtime and took these photos whilst grabbing a cuppa. This was the view through the round window from our stand.



A few yards away, I spotted these graceful swans .....


Love the idea of how they pair for life, just like me and the hubby Lol



Even this pile of narly wood caught my eye, and no I didn't bring it home for the fire.

Even though there was awful weather for preceding weeks these little flowers were still blooming away in November.




If we take the time to look we can see beauty everywhere.