Just a little something I am playing around with. I am thinking of making some of these with flower sticks all ready to go in a lovely vase filled with coloured sand. An everlasting bunch of flowers. Would love to hear what you think…
More flower sticks to share. I love the pinks/purples/reds in this batch. My kitchen table is starting to look like a florist as little bunches of glass flowers are slowly accumulating ready for my window exhibition at @tartscollective from February 23.
My latest obsession! I am getting ready for my window exhibition at @tartscollective and I have been making so many of these flower sticks in so many colours. Every time I sit down to make them I have a new idea that I need to try the next time I make beads. I can’t wait to share more with you. My exhibition will be set up on Sunday February 23!
Getting a few pieces ready for my shift at @tartscollective tomorrow (Saturday). I was pleased to see all of the flower necklaces I made last year sold and now it’s time to make some new ones.
What an amazing experience, visiting the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the NGV in Melbourne. A mix of my favourite things: colour, dots and Japan.
In your creative activities what’s the one task that you hate doing the most? For me it’s coating my mandrels with bead release. It’s not hard, but you have to get the consistency just right! Too thin and you need to do two coats, too thick and your bead holes end up too big. It’s the kind of job that has to be done, but I don’t enjoy it at all.
I have a box of earrings in the sale window at @tartscollective which will be there for the next few weeks. I have them all priced at $30. Regular prices are $50-$60. Sometimes I just need to clear out some of my older work so I can get on with making new pieces. I hope you get a chance to visit. We are now open 7 days/week!
Wishing you all a Happy New Year and hope that 2025 is everything you need it to be! For me that includes some travel, an exhibition at T’Arts, a new job and who knows what else! It’s exciting and scary at the same time. Here’s to this year.
I can’t say that 2024 was my best year ever, but it wasn’t the worst either. I had a few personal challenges to overcome, and I am proud of myself for some of the hard decisions I had to make. Creatively, I have loved experimenting with different recycled glass, making beads I haven’t made before and sharing things on Etsy where I had the most sales ever. I have so many ideas spilling over into 2025 and I can’t wait to share them with you. My first project is getting a window display ready for T’Arts for the end of February. I am almost ready to start making beads for that. Stay tuned. 2025 is going to be a great year!
