You will hear me talk about using soft glass (soda lime glass) or boro (borosilicate) in my work, but what's the difference, how can you call glass soft (well of course when melted it is 'soft', but why is soda
The magic of silver rich glass
I do like to have a play with new ideas of course, but there is a certain type of glass that I love working with and so do tend to make quite a few beads using this. It is a
On-line shop back from it’s holidays
For so many reasons I had to put my Etsy shop on long vacation last year and I think it was enjoying itself. I went into it today to extract it from the beach and I don’t think it wanted
OOh, I’ve been blogged!
Am so chuffed about this lovely blog article this lady has written about me. She (as she says) is a repeat customer and I do try to do my best to help out and provide good service, so nice to
Christmas day walk
Hope everyone had a good day yesterday and the holidays aren’t over yet! I thought I would share some photos from our Christmas Day walk yesterday. It was a beautiful blue sky day, warm in the sun (but pretty chilly
Almost Christmas and a Turkey tale.
Nearly there now, last market of the season yesterday (one of my new favorite ones in my local village, full of wonderful produce and gifts, all local, all handmade), Christmas cards written, presents waiting for himself to go out so
Bude Farmers’ Christmas market
My second to last Festive Market this year. Bude Farmers’ Christmas market is one of my regular markets that I stall at during the summer, April to September, every Friday. It has a great atmosphere and for us stallholders it
New Glass Tree
This boro glass tree is heading off to Bude Farmers’ Christmas Market on Friday (a commission). I love making these glass trees, they just sort of flow and literally grow. Made with lovely boro glass. I have a vague idea
An amazing day out
I do lots of craft fairs, I mean lots and lots and lots! During the summer (well from Good Friday – Easter) through to the end of September I can be found every Friday standing underneath my Gazebo down by
Ooh new website
How exciting is this! A new website 🙂 Very overdue, OK needs a bit of attention to some of the photos and want to add more, but am pleased with it. Hope you like it 🙂