Which brings me to my topic of today, I realised I didn't tell you about the Bead Fair I went to a couple of weeks ago. It was hosted by The Bead Shop Nottingham in a local hotel. It was quite small but there were plenty enough shops there. There was also a free mini workshop. We signed up for the Wig Jig workshop, thinking it might follow on from the class we took a few months ago. It turned out to be the same, just condensed. So I freestyled instead!
Here are the designs I made up. They don't look terribly neat, they'll look better once they're attached and made into jewellery. Promise!
Want to see my haul? I didn't actually spend very much, I got quite few bargains!
Not bad eh? I got bails for putting polymer clay cabouchons or Fantasty paint in, some filigree pieces, some lentil beads and bangle blanks.
Lots of chain, delica beads and some fab painted wooden buttons.
Beading kits.
Spacers, connectors, bead caps, funky shaped beads, lucite leaves and ribbon clasps.
Speaking of haul, my winnings from the Zakka Style Sew Along turned up from Robert Kaufmann...
Yum yum! Would you believe I've forgotten its name??? I'll leave you with the birthday card I made for my mum. I'm off to stand by the window and admire my car!
3 comments:
You got a good haul! I'm going to the Harrogate Show on Friday, if you see me being shoved around in my wheel chair say hello!
Great stuff!!! And congrats on Norton! I never took a wire class, but Mark Lareau, of the Bead Factory in Tacoma offered classes. He wrote the book 'All Wired Up'. I took his lampwork bead and marble making classes though.
Girlfriend - just mark the blogs as READ - you have enough on your plate that you don't need to add the stress of plowing through a bunch of blog posts (and commenting on lots of them) - it'll save your sanity a bit at this crazy time of the year! Pretty goodies --- that lily of the valley bead kit is quite fascinating - I can't wait to see that one finished (or under construction, lol) - want to see a picture of Norton, too!
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