Mexican Beads.

I've been making beads in lovely bright colours inspired by some Mexican arts and crafts I've been looking at. I've even made some little skull charms for Day of the Dead jewellery. I need to practise them a bit more before I show them or list any for sale. Don't know that they will be popular in the UK but there does seem to be a lot of Día de los Muertos work on Etsy.

Isn't this lovely!

I just had a message from one of my Etsy customers in the USA. She has used a couple of my Tribal beads in a beautiful bracelet. I thought you might like to see it. If you are interested you can read the ARTIST'S BLOG or go straight to her ETSY SHOP.

Not Mass Produced.

I make and sell a lot of jewellery but until now I haven't really tried selling it online. I decided it was time to try so I have just added a couple of items to the website Not Mass Produced. So far I have just added these heart sets in three colours. You can also buy the earrings and pendants separately rather than as a set.

There are lots of other handmade items on the website. Why not take a look.

Yet more beads.

I have been adding more sets to my Etsy shop including a couple of sets of these pretty marbled pink rounds. Some similar beads that I made last year have been featured in April's Beads and Beyond magazine. The have been used by Jo Bailey in a very pretty wire worked necklace.

I hope the weather isn't too awful where you are. My daughter came back from a school exchange to France last night....it wasn't a good crossing. I've never known Phoebe to be seasick but she was yesterday along with almost everyone else!

More New Beads.

I have added some more new sets to the shop today, these two have a rather summery feel....unlike the weather here in Somerset. I've got very wet twice today walking over the road to the post office and shop.

New Sets.

I had a good weekend at Cheltenham. Thank you to everyone who came and looked and bought. Hope you all had a good time and didn't overspend too much!

For those of you who couldn't make it, I have lots of sets left so please take a look at my Etsy shop. There are some sets there already and more coming tomorrow.

Sorry no new beads from me today.

So what do you think of my two new assistants! I've had them helping me do a stock take so hopefully all the levels on my website are correct ...at least until this weekend when I am off to the Cheltenham bead fair which is why I am afraid there are no new beads to list this week.

But if you have bead money burning a hole in your pocket why not take a look at the Frit Happens featured artist Shahlaa Walsh. Here is a link to an article about her and her work. Well worth a look.
http://fhfteam.blogspot.com/2010/03/featured-artist-shahlaa-walsh.html

Back next week with beads......I promise.