Hello Mojo

Ok so there is something to be said for all this white stuff ...its very inspiring :)) Following on from the blizzard tiles I showed the other day, I worked on the idea and came up with these snowflakey focals -



Im really pleased with how they turned out so im going to share lots of pictures and they will be on the website later on today.

Eskimos ...

Some photos today of some fab snow creations, my mum sent me these of the house down the road from hers and I think they are amazing.



Isnt the fishing hole just fab ? and there is an igloo -



and a really great snow dog -

Blizzard Tiles

I promised I would show the new beads and here they are, inspired by our current weather conditions here in the UK, they have a sprinkling of enamel for a frosty, snowy background and then some stringer work of abstract snowflake pattern.

New Ring Design

Since I first came across spinner rings I have found them fascinating, Nic of Murano Silver recently showed one that she made which reminded me how much I like them and I put together a little flickr gallery of them. All fired up from that I decided I need to make my own version, that included both Sterling and glass so after a 3 or 4 "not entirely successful" attempts at an off mandrel boro ring I succeeded and this is the result



What do you think ?

Snow

Yes, like so many people in the UK we have snow, lots of snow, so much so we are snowed in !! Pickle cat and I went out this morning in the garden to play as he likes to chase snowballs and he's is so cute when he does that, that i had to take photos of him and managed to get a little sequence which I animated -



Isnt he cute !! Anyway as I havent been able to go out to work today I have been out in the garage making some beads, which, fingers crossed I think are going to be good ones in a new style !! so keep you eyes out for pictures sometime tomorrow !

Hope you are wrapped up nice and snug somewhere warm and the weather isnt causing you too much stress !

A treasury !

A quick little additional post just to say a pair of my ear bobs have been included in a gorgeous wedding themed Etsy Treasury "The Finest Day" curated by the lovely Lynn Davy do have a look at the lovelies she has collected together !

Santa Baby...

...put a present under the tree, for me....

Yes its that time of year again and amid the chaos the tree has gone up.



I love putting the tree up and this year is no exception, or at least it wasnt the first time before it fell over. However its up again now and the twinkly lights are adding to the festive feeling !

I have a couple of new baubles this year -


I try to add a couple of new ones each year, since i first got my own house I have been slowly building a collection and I enjoy taking them out of their boxes and putting them on the tree each year, its like meeting old friends again. From when I first got really interested in glass I have always tried to find handmade baubles and this one has a fab little lampwork tree inside it !



I have also been on a mission to add some home made glassy decorations too so in addition to the twisty icicle i made last year I have been making lots of twisted icicles in a gorgeous silver rich glass that has a fab gold metallic surface, just perfect to go with my other decorations (gold, blue, clear, irridescent and chocolate)



I hope you are enjoying your christmas trees and decorations too, please do add a link to any pictures you have of your own tree, I'd love to see !