the bead fairy has visited

and left a fantastic amount of broken jewellery for me to upcycle (as they call it these days!)

m has been slightly bemused by my total joy as i rake through the bag, every now and then he has to feign excitement as i show him a new discovery!

i predict a new phase of beaded feltmaking :)

still busy ...

rinsing these lovely beads and canes today
i can't believe how quickly the time is going this year - how can it be june already?! and there never seems to be enough hours in the day! although, i'm not really complaining, it would be much worse to be bored :)

the felt bead fairy has left the building

a few weeks ago i finally got the knack of making lovely felt beads (i'm know this is probably a really basic technique but until then, i'd really struggled with it) and so chuffed was i that i made them until i practically wore a hole in my hands.

imagine my dismay on discovering that the felt bead fairy must be on holiday today as i've now made three mis-shapen, lumpy beads in a row!

time for a break perhaps :)

and some time to figure out where i'm going wrong!

bag charm for my mum

as well as felting, i also adore beads (i have a real weakness when it comes to beads, oh and buttons too!).

jewellery makes, part ii

glass pendant with felt, can't decide which of these i prefer ...

green glass bead necklace ...

jewellery makes

these have all been made over a period of time, i love beads, and wear most of these pieces regularly!

i also have a cream heart on a leather lace but when i went to find it to photograph ... i discovered it's missing! i know i had it last week, and have no idea where it has got to.