Author: Lotti Thorne

A few months ago I was asked by a friend if I could make her a bead or something in glass incorporating her Grandmother’s ashes as a memorial piece.  My initial (private) reaction was ‘Oh gosh’ (or something like that),

Woolsery, short for Woolfardisworthy is a small village close just inland from Clovelly.  Their agricultural show, going for over 100 years used to be held just outside the village, but these days it is held at Clovelly Court, a beautiful

Hartland Quay is a magical place, for me and for many other people.  Although the eponymous Quay is now long gone, mostly destroyed by a violent storm in the 1800’s, the place still retains the name.  As you stand looking

I don’t often post about non glassy things on here, but have been out in the garden today (when I should have been melting glass, but we do have a bit of a jungle here and on nice days –

So having mentioned previously about the BAAM festival in June, the following weekend (one just gone) was an Open Studios event in my local area.  Not something I have ever done before and wasn’t sure what to expect.  I have

June 2015 has been (and still is) a crazy busy month here at Glass Beads by Lotti with the regular Bude Farmers’ Market every Friday and Hartland Farmers’ Market on the first Sunday of the month, then Bude Arts and

Well June is mad busy for me so thought I would update you on what I am up to. Firstly the shop down on the Wharf is open every day now until the end of September, so although there are

I do like a marble, I think everyone does as in it’s simplest form it is a reminder of childhood and games we used to play.  Also marbles can be fascinating, frosted ones, ones with swirls in (how do they

Until Sunday night all items in my Etsy shop have 14% off if you enter the discount code LOVEGLASS15, to celebrate Valentines day.  So go on, treat yourself, treat your other half or get your other half to treat you,

I reckon most artists are inspired by nature, difficult not to be really with all it's colours and forms.  Colour combinations that on the face of it sound horrible, take orange and pink for example, or green and purple, but