Sparkly!

As my hubby would agree, my middle name should definitely be 'Sparkly'.  I love this time of year - I've spent enough years coaxing cats out from behind sofas to appreciate that Bonfire Night isn't fun for everyone, but in spite of that I do still love fireworks.  Probably because they're sparkly to the nth degree.  Whatever the reason, having already dragged the polymer clay out to make some beads intended for a friend's  birthday necklace, I was inspired to make something sparkly.  So Christmas beads seemed to be the order of the day - I expect they'll find their way into a Christmas-themed bracelet or two, but at the moment they're sitting on my desk looking all festive, and reminding me that I still have loads of Christmas pressies to organize (gulp).  I have made a couple more presents, but I've still got a lot to do - where does all the time go?!

I did make a couple of pieces inspired by beautiful books that I got for my birthday - one is all seed-beady, and the other is (of course) my old fave - wire.  I now have a ton of sanding and polishing to do on the beads for the birthday necklace, but I shall endeavour to list some new stuff in the shop very soon.

In the meantime, enjoy the cold snap of Autumn and the scent of burning leaves, and remember that Christmas is ONLY NEXT MONTH.  Sorry, couldn't resist ... ;D