Weekend makes

Fair enough, I haven't posted here since my first entry some weeks back. That doesn't mean I haven't been beading though!

In the last few weeks, I have learned how to do triangle weave stitch, spiral Cellini stitch and circular peyote, all at the lovely Bead Shop Liverpool. 

This week has been mainly taken up by thinking out designs, watching tv for inspiration, and gaining ideas. 

Over today, I have made a few bits and pieces, including a necklace which I knocked up before going to church this morning!! Hope you like them! 

This morning's project!

Some wooden beading...

A necklace made for my lovely mum...

My triangle weave bracelet (turquoise) & Cellini spiral 'necklace' that I made into a bracelet (lime green).

A New and Shiny Thing!

Hi all, Mel here.

Welcome to my new and sparkly blog!

I'm a novice beader and jewellery maker, as well as a poet and writer. This is my blog for all things jewellery and jewellery making, beading, findings, related inspiration and a magpie-like eye for shiny items, unusual items, vintage-ey items and classic styles.

Photo's will be added once I've taken some better than I have on my phone!

I welcome anyone who consider themselves a beader of any sorts (see above) to say hi here on the blog, and I will link to your blog to help spread the word! Any suggestions for jewellery/beading related books, resources, shopping sites, materials, DVD's/online tutorials, websites, etc are very much welcome.

This post will be part of (hopefully) a permanent, separate page here on the blog, so it will be easy to find!!!