I had an open day last week and one of my customers said that she loved my chat pages, but I didn't update them often enough. So I am going to try and do shorter entries and do them more often!
I don't really like talking about the weather, as we do seem a bit obsessed by it as a nation, but it really does feel like summer is over and we are entering the best season - Autumn. I love all the colours in Autumn and do try and reflect them in my designs.
I have found some lovely new pendants - they are little glass acorns, and they are all individually handmade by a lampwork artisan from a studio in America.
For those of you who do not really know what lampworking is, it is the art of making glass beads using a flame torch, glass rods and a kiln. Here are just a couple of pictures to give you the idea.
Each bead takes about ten minutes to make, then they have to be annealed in a kiln so they are durable and can be used in making jewellery. So if you see a bracelet or necklace that includes lampworked beads, you will know how much time, skill, art and of course love, goes into each individual bead.
Here are a few more of my new acorn designs:
Go and look at these on my website if you need a gift or would just like to treat yourself.
