Beads

These beads are going on my Etsy site when I have time later.







I'm also going to try an experiment of putting a long string of beads that aren't part of a set or didn't quite work out for one reason or another.
They will be £11 and look like this






They will include this one which I love but the hole isn't quite smooth enough to sell on its own as a focal



And this one that I had to stop making because the bead release cracked



Got to go

Sally
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New beads on Etsy

I've just added 13 new beads to my Etsy Shop.




http://www.etsy.com/shop/BumblinBeads

At the same time as I made those, I used the same murrini from the set I listed yesterday to try and make a flower bead.



The technique needs some work but I can see potential.
The other bead I made didn't come out very well because the clear glass ended up with black streaks which I think comes from using too much propane in the flame.



This is the heart I made that took ages.



I need to work on the holes. They don't look good enough. This is the other side. It was really hard trying to get the right amount of glass in the right place for this bead. It gives me a new appreciation for the perfect heart beads I've seen other lampworkers make.




Thank you for reading my blog. I hope you like it.

Sally

New Beads on Etsy

I've just put these beads in my Etsy Shop.



I really like them and spent a while trying to work out how much to ask for them. The murrini takes a while to make and each beads is made very carefully to get the shape and look of the murrini and the bead right. I decided on £16 for the set.

I hope someone likes them enough to buy. The red is gorgeous. I very much enjoy admiring them.

Thanks
Sally
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Beads

I've made some beads



The sets will go on Etsy when I get time to string them on something and take proper photos. Hopefully tomorrow.

The colourful one on the left is the odd one out because my gas ran out while I was making it!

The heart was my second attempt to use my new heart press. It's not too awful but I didn't find it as easy as I hoped and it took about half hour to make.

Sally
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Necklace

I've just added this necklace to my Etsy Shop.












It's not the most perfectly shaped heart you'll ever see but it's been made by hand by me and has some lovely colours in it.
The silver you see in the picture is all Sterling Silver.

It's £20 plus £2 P&P.

My Etsy Shop is here http://www.etsy.com/shop/BumblinBeads

Thanks for looking

Sally
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Bracelets

I've increased the price of the two bracelets listed in my shop after looking at the other similar items offered. I've put them up to £28 which is still a really good price.

These are the two in my shop.






I think this is fair given the quality of the beads.

Thank you

Sally
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Bracelet

I've added this bracelet to my Etsy Shop.












It takes me a long time at the moment to make something, take the pictures and list it on Etsy. I'm sure I will get faster but this one took about two hours (with distractions).

With this one I threaded all the beads on twice before I worked out the pattern of beads that would give the length I wanted.
Once it was made, I photographed it, put the photos on my laptop then cropped them so as much of the bracelet detail can be seen as possible.
After this, I picked my favourite photos out of the 14 I took then listed the bracelet on Etsy and now I've remembered I was going to write a comment about offering a different clasp if someone wanted it bigger. I have a nice sloping heart toggle clasp.




Once it's listed on Etsy I then Tweet using an option that automatically comes up once the listing is published. I figure it can't do any harm and might reach a few more potential buyers.

Last bit is to write here on my blog since the stats suggest about a hundred people read it. I've no idea who you are but I hope you find it interesting.

Taking the photos is very satisfying and helps me to see the beads in a whole new light. The close up was particularly interesting because it enabled me to see more detail in these beads than I'd noticed before. I'm very pleased with them and need to start writing what colours I mix together incase I, or a potential buyer, would like to replicate the look.

It can be found in my Etsy Shop here.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BumblinBeads

Sally
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