Aviya Glass

Dichroic Fused Glass Gecko in Picture Frame - Handmade Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:19:00 +0000

I am pleased to announce that I have brought my laptop back from the dead! I had to erase everything and take it back to factory settings so I don't have all my usual comfy settings and files but it is operational.

I love African art because it is so vibrant and warm, full of colour. If you have ever been there you will know what I mean when I say the feel of Africa is unforgettable. I miss it so much and this gecko is a reminder. We always had a few geckos on the walls in the house. They eat insects, usually stay up near the ceiling, occasionally fight with each other, which is fun to watch, but are welcome house guests.

My gecko is a riot of colour and not at all realistic except for the shape and is framed in a light wood picture frame. He is attached to the glass so is a tactile piece of art either to hang on a wall or free standing. I have hand cut all the glass, this is not from a mould, and it has been in the kiln 3 times. Hope you like him!
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The Great British Weather - NOT!

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:43:00 +0000

It's been a bad week and if you are feeling down then don't read on because I am going to have a bit of a moan unless of course my situation makes you feel a lot better because there is always someone worse off out there!
The weather, it is a British topic that comes up in most if not all conversations and for good reason. There is too much of it, not enough or the wrong type of weather for most people. When it's sunny for any length of time people miss the rain. For me I like sun, lots of it, blue skies and a gentle breeze and I'm often told I live in the wrong country to want that! Is it too much to ask for it to rain all night if it must and be sunny during the day?

I had high hopes for my event this weekend. It was in aid of EllenorLions Hospice - a good charity, at Chevening Estate - a beautiful venue, during July - a month for sun during the afternoon so I had a lie in, all good things!

The variable and utterly unpredictable element of weather is what turned an event with huge potential into a drama. By the time we got there all the spots under the trees were taken, with good reason, except that on second glance they were in the 'wind tunnel' and experiencing rain being blown toward them at full speed. We took a spot next to the Falconry Display and proceeded to set up in the rain. I begged hubby to wait it out, I even thought for the first time of just doing a runner, who would notice?

The poor birds were utterly dejected and convinced this was not right for majestic birds of prey. If only I had brought my camera, I could have shown you the steam rising off the gazebo in the tiny gaps of sunshine inbetween the torrents of rain and taken some gorgeous close up shots of these beautiful birds because there was no one around them.

Once set up, we braced ourselves against the gazebo to stop it taking off, only for a bunch of people to scuttle in dripping their umbrellas everywhere, with their backs to our display generally just clogging up the space without the decency to even look at my work. A couple commented several times at how sunny and glorious it was last year and so many people too! Now where was it they wanted to place their umbrellas?

One woman rushed in, dumped her camera and batteries on my table and proceeded to sort them out as she didn't want to do that in the rain and her and her hubby went on to take pictures from inside our gazebo. So glad they couldn't read my mind!

We sold a few bits, took our dripping selves off home to dry out and promised never to do an outdoor event again! But more disaster awaited, my laptop had fatally crashed and the only way to get it to work again was to restore it to factory settings, which means a loss of many photos, all my files and settings. It has been threatening for a while so I wasn't completely surprised and had done all the repair disk blah, blah which is why I knew there was only one last ditch attempt. It is limping along, clearly not going to be here for long and has an inability to type 'n' a lot of the time. I even missed Handmade Monday, some items on Ebay and didn't scoop £160 euromillions, not even a tenner!

I wont bore you with any more 'how bad is my life' stuff but to end on a plus note I was the closest to 'guess how many balloons in the car' and won £90 M&S vouchers!

Zero Calorie Cupcake

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:37:00 +0000

Oh how I wish! Yes this cupcake is really fat free but not quite as tasty as one might hope.

Part of my range of mini glass painted pictures in rustic wood frames for the fair I am exhibiting at on Sunday, 17th, July at Chevening Estate in support of EllenorLions Hospice.

I am hoping they will be popular, affordable year end teacher presents or a gift for those who dream in cupcakes!

If you are able to come along and support this worthy cause that would be fantastic.
17th July. Sunday 2pm - 5:30pm Summer Spectacular!
Chevening Gardens, The Chevening Estate, Sevenoaks, TN14 6HG

From broken bead to beautiful cabochon!

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:27:00 +0000

This is the story of a bead that was supposed to be so large and beautiful but tragedy struck. Carefully designed and made on a mandrel in vivid orange, ivory and black glass reminiscent of the coat of a wild animal it should have been a talking point and a bead of note.

The bead maker was demonstrating the process of making lampwork beads using a torch and took a completed bead out of a pot to show me. As he removed it from the mandrel it just broke into 2 pieces. This can happen if the bead has not been annealed properly and the larger the bead the more likely there is stress in the glass.

Understandably annoyed after all the time (and glass) spent making the bead it was cast into the 'ugly jar' a place for all failed work or ideas that didn't quite meet the high standards of the maker - there was nothing else in the jar.

I didn't think that should be the end and asked if I could take it away with me to work on it. The broken pieces were removed from the ugly jar and handed to me - a dubious look conveyed the unlikelihood that there was anything that could be done to improve things.

Several days passed...... I have been quite busy of late working on new ideas for my upcoming fairs and the bead pieces were left on the side, not forgotten but sidelined for now.

On Friday I cleaned the bead release from the channel with a diamond tipped reamer and put the 2 pieces, channel side down, in the kiln alongside some other work.The transformation had begun.

The worst part of fusing glass in my opinion is waiting for the kiln to cool and I was impatient for the chance to see what had become of the ugly bead.

And here they are! The bright orange has mellowed somewhat and some of the dramatic edging pattern that was originally in the centre of the bead is now underneath.

Size 35mm x 45mm.

From ugly jar to a new life as 2 oval cabochons, I look forward to seeing what jewellery these become.

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An apple for the Teacher gift - a glass picture

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:17:00 +0000

Long gone are the days when you could give an apple to the teacher to show your appreciation for their hard work all year. Teachers deserve loads of thanks for all they do but it has become such a competitive 'gift' process now and is far less about 'the thought' than about the gift. I do pity those poor parents with several kids and therefore lots of teachers to thank.

I have seen lots of apple related gifts recently so thought I would add mine to the mix.

A cute mini frame with a delicious looking apple that wont attract wasps! It can also be personalised with a teacher's name if required.

I met Alicat at Danson Park Show this weekend. We usually go along to help out at RSPB as it is down the road. I saw on Ali's blog, I think, that she was going to be there. I love her work so took the opportunity to say hi to someone I know 'virtually' through CF.
It's always nice to put a face to a name and Ali got to meet the person behind the CF fluffy grey and white cat!

Ali's work is gorgeous, so much more so 'in person' and being as experienced as she is there are no bubbles in her work! She very kindly gave me some tips for my attempts and also has given me a really good idea, which I wont reveal yet, but am keen to give a go!

Happy Handmade Monday, pop along and see some more gorgeous makes here

Versatile Blogger Award

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:50:00 +0000

I was awarded this by Carolee Crafts - thank you!

Some housekeeping to do and then to pass the award on!

1.Make a post linking back to the person who gave you the award.... (done)

2. Share seven random things about yourself (oooh the tough bit)

3. Award seven recently discovered bloggers with this award and contact them to let them know they have won..... (in progress)

7 Random things about me:
I love, love, love cats, wild or tame.
My favourite colour is blue.
Being a night owl means early mornings are not for me!
I make 'to do' lists, lots of them and always get them finished erm..... eventually.
I would be lost without an internet connection and my laptop.
I long to be tidy and organised but that is still an aim not yet a reality.
Others might wilt but hot, sunny days give me energy and fill me with happiness.

I would like to nominate 7 talented and multi skilled bloggers as follows:

http://silverpawjewellery.blogspot.com/

http://studiocraftsblog.blogspot.com/

http://rosmademe.blogspot.com

http://creacionesnoemibaena.blogspot.com/

http://flowermouse.blogspot.com/

http://beadsandmorebylois.blogspot.com/

http://quiltmomsjourney.blogspot.com/

Window Clings and stained glass effects using peelable paint

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:51:00 +0000

A while ago I posted about my first attempt at a window cling, of a Boston Terrier, using peelable paint. I should have started with something simple so I went back to basics and have been exploring with different colours and pictures, nothing I can actually use around my house, just pictures I liked and thought would be fun to paint ..... and they were! I am sure the butterfly will find a window or mirror to settle on though.

Still learning the ropes with this technique but it is quite addictive! The paint are opaque and milky and then just become so pretty when they are dry! I like that randomness about it, or perhaps it's more down to my lack of knowledge on these paints but at the moment the finished results continue to make me smile and who doesn't need to smile?
From this ..........

to this

Air bubbles - urgh I could do without them! Just when I think I have a bubble free picture I see them, tiny, but very annoying! I chase them round with a toothpick, taking delight in popping them, and seeing a smooth paint surface. What that says about me I probably don't want to know! Answers on a toothpick please!

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Slumped glass Spoon rest. How to make them from recycled bottles

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:43:00 +0000

Depending on your view these can be called recycled, upcycled or repurposed. I prefer upcycled or repurposed because they are no longer wine, herb, condiment bottles and can't be used for their original function. They have a new use or purpose in life.

I use small wine bottles, herb bottles and sauce jars, all of which make ideal spoon rests and used teabag dishes.

Slumped bottles draw a lot of attention at fairs and become a great talking point as people want to know 'how I got them to look like that'.
My spiel goes something like this...... empty wine bottle (the fun part), clean thoroughly to remove labels and allow to dry fully, then place in kiln with enough space around each one to allow for the slump.
Ramp up kiln slowly until bottles are glowing, red hot at which point they take on the consistency of thick honey. They retain their shape until gravity takes over and gently slump in on themselves and the bottom folds over.

I keep a check on them to ensure they have achieve the shape I want, then they are cooled, slowly, to allow for annealing of the glass. This stage takes the stress out of the glass so there is not a risk of thermal shock shattering your lovely creation.
Yes glass suffers from stress too!

Once fully cooled, remove from kiln, wash, allow to dry, add furniture bumps to prevent them scratching any surfaces and there you have one less bottle smashed on the pavement or clogging up landfill.

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Luscious Lime and other summer beaded cord jewellery

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:26:00 +0000

Such fun for summer in a range of juicy, gorgeous colours, not only are they very popular but they are great for anyone with metal allergies (myself included) but very versatile too. As a necklace they can be worn many ways including as a multi wrap bracelet or anklet.

Made from cotton cord, knotted between each bead to keep them in place. No two are the same so please ask for any colour you like, I would love to make one for you. I have a wide range of glass beads and cord colours in stock.
If I don't have the colour you want, and you are happy to wait a few days, I will order in and make one up. I love fulfilling specific requests.

Here are some beaded surfer style bracelets too, very comfy and fit a wide range of wrist sizes as they are adjustable. I have leather and wooden beads too for those who prefer a little less bling and more rustic look.

Window Clings! My newest craft adventure

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:57:00 +0000

It all started with a trip to Hobbycraft 2 weeks ago. Browsing Hobbycraft is a dangerous and expensive pastime, but it was an emergency - the visit, not the browsing, as I needed a few glass beads to finish off an order. It was during the dangerous browsing session that I came across peelable paints for making window clings and was intrigued.

I am never able to leave with just what I went in for, I had pondered glass paints a few times and wanted to have a go but didn't really know where to start. The peelable paints seemed like a bit of fun so I bought a few colours.

My parents were over from South Africa and being Boston Terrier fans I made them a window cling. I had asked them to give me pictures of their Boston Terriers to make it a bit more personal but they didn't provide me with any pics I could work with so I improvised and made this little guy.

As a first attempt I am pleased and think he came out rather well, loads of room for improvement of course! I am now hooked on peelable window clings, have bought a 31 colour set and plan to spend this week, I hope, making some colourful designs for my fair here on Sunday 19th June which also happens to be Fathers Day.

Novelty Cupcake cufflinks

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:11:00 +0000

Quite a while back I was asked to make a pair of cupcake picture tile cufflinks for a groom. The customer was very pleased with their cufflinks I am happy to say and as it was the first time I had a cupcake request so I added ‘novelty’ cufflinks to my website to accommodate any other themes people might want.

They have proved extremely popular, especially the cupcakes! I am sending a pair off to Australia today. I have been so busy of late that I have neglected my blogging and other online networking that I thought I would do a quick blog post.

If you know someone who loves something a little quirky, different , very personal or commemorative I can make cufflinks, earrings and pendants to order with your picture, motto or design (clean, family friendly pictures only please!) I can’t do copyright images or logos, unless it is your own.

I also sell the clear glass tiles for inchies and tile pendants for those who want to make their own too. These are hand cut from 3mm clear art glass, no nasty green tinges here! The edges are gently softened in the kiln before being properly annealed and cleaned. They have a slightly textured back which ‘disappears’ when the image is applied.These pictures show the textured back as they are just placed over the image to show clarity and smooth edges unlike the cufflinks which show no texture.

Any size glass tile for jewellery such as pendants, cufflinks and earrings available, please just ask. Perhaps you want the edges less angular and more softened, that is possible too. Personally I prefer a more rounded, organic shape to my pendants but that may just be me!

To date I have only made and sold the clear tiles on request but as requests seem to be increasing I am going to add them to Etsy, Folksy and my website soon.

My gorgeous win!

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:29:00 +0000

I entered a competition on Craft Forum to guess the date and time that Carol would make 10 000 posts and gave the closest guess.

I had no idea what I had won but knew it would be handmade. Today I got a large flat parcel and as I was only expecting delivery of glass beads this was a little confusing (it doesn't take much).

The parcel was so beautifully wrapped it was a pleasure just to open it and inside I found a set of placemats and matching coasters. Clearly my professed love of cats had been noted and incorporated. These are totally gorgeous, I love the colour and of course the cats!
They are a textured/distressed burgundy with a cat theme. There is stitching around each cat and it is clear that a lot of work has gone into producing them.

Thank you so much Carol! I am thrilled with my prize. To visit Carol's blog go here

Giveaway winner!

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:25:00 +0000

Although so many people read my give away, visited my website and Facebook only 4 people actually took the time to post! Thank you everyone who entered. I was hoping that my give away would attract loads more comments but there can only be one winner and it is ................... Anna aka Quiltmom! Congrats, let me know what you would like!

All the nines! Giveaway time!

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:02:00 +0000

99 followers here on my blog and 999 Twitter followers which is superb - thank you!

I have been wanting to do a give away for some time and this seems as good a reason as any.

There are no mega hoops to jump through but there are chances to gain extra entries!
To be in with a chance to win please comment on this post about your favourite item from one of the following:
- my website
- my etsy
- my folksy

extra entry for
- becoming a Twitter follower - please tweet me so I can take note
- new follower on this blog
- 'like' me on Facebook, please drop a comment I do follow, 'like' back!

What's up for grabs? £15.00 to spend in any of my shops (£9.99 just wasn't enough) or I will make a pendant, ring, earrings, cufflinks or other item in your choice of colour.

I will pick a winner using random number generator. All names will go on a spreadsheet, including extra entries and from that total I will generate a winner.

Sound good? Please tell your friends to come and join in the fun!

Closing date is 17th April at 19h00 GMT

Apple Blossom Promise

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:41:00 +0000

Today sitting in the glorious sunshine under our apple tree that has just sprung into life feeling happy as I look forward to summer.

Apple blossom is beautiful but short lived and brings the promise of ripe apples later in the year. Here is a pendant and necklace to match that warm and sunny mood.

Juicy green, rosy apple jade beads dangle from a Tibetan Silver dragonfly pendant with a swirled glass heart focal bead. Pendant comes complete with bronze organza and cord 18" necklace. There is only one and it's in my Etsy shop. Let me know if you want earrings to match.

Glass that looks like Marmite

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:17:00 +0000

I was asked to make some long earrings with bronze and gold type colours on a background of glass 'the colour of Marmite' that doesn't look buttery when the light shines through.

Seemed easy enough, I ordered some Deep Rose Brown glass and some streaky brown and started to play. I quickly realised that the undesirable 'buttery' effect was not due to the backing glass but in fact as a result of putting clear gold dichroic glass on top that diluted the dark glass.

Once I realised that, I knew there was no way to include gold tints on a clear glass so I cheated (err a work around) and used black backed gold glass interspersed with darker clear glasses to get the hues right.

Here are 3 pairs that I put forward to choose from. My lovely customer has ordered 2 of the 3 (originally she only wanted one pair)

I like the long thin shape, it is tricky to get right in the kiln because there is a lot of little bits of glass carefully balanced on a narrow base so once it starts to heat up it can easily slip.

Happy Mothers Day 03 April 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:54:00 +0000

It's Mothering Sunday here in the UK on 03 April - a wonderful opportunity to remember all our mums have done for us. Bookmarks for Mother, Sister, Nana, Aunt in fact for all the great women in your life!
These 2 were a special order and have a hematite rose with freshwater pearls, a love heart and dangle from a patterned shepherds crook style bookmark.

Happy Mothers Day! xxx

Help for Heroes Auction

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:09:00 +0000

I was approached for a donation to this worthy cause. I am very happy to be able to offer this pendant. This auction will run from 31 March 2011 - 02 April 2011. There are so many gorgeous items to bid on.

Here are a few words from Sarah who is organising this event.

" I'm doing these auctions to raise money for HELP FOR HEROES in memory of a friend I lost in November last year, Dale was killed by a road side bomb in Afghanistan, 3 days before his 21st birthday. He had everything to live for a beautiful girlfriend and a son on the way. His son Liam was born 2 weeks after Dale died and he is the double of his daddy.

This charity not only helps men and women still serving in Iraq and Afghanistan but it also remembers the fallen, the heroes who never made it home.

We did an auction on Facebook at the beginning of the year and made £1500, and not only did we raise a great amount we promoted small businesses world wide and we all made new friends, so we are back again hoping to beat our last amount.

Every item that is donated is put into the auction folder on our website, with a description and a link directly to the donators page, as many of the bidders want to buy further items :)

The bidding will start on the 30th March and end on 2nd April at midnight.
I then get in contact with the bidder and donator after the bidder has paid to organise posting of the won item.

All my paperwork from the charity is in the discussions on the auction page it has my event id number and written permission to hold charity events for help for heroes.
here is the link again to our page have a look, the coming soon folder is all the items for this up and coming auction. :) "

A huge effort for a worthy cause, please go along and support it, or perhaps donate an item of your own if you wish.

Fused Glass Cabochons with Decals in Sepia

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:59:00 +0000

I ordered these from the States - I really should move there as all my craft goodies are there already!
They are sepia images which can be fired onto an already fused cabochon. I can get a compatible printer and special paper and do them myself but it is much easier to design and let someone else print them for me. I hasten to add I did not design these images, except for the Hebrew one at the bottom, but now that I have seen the results I am in the process of designing my own.

Decal work is tricky! Too hot and you ruin it, not hot enough and it will rub off. The glass has to be a light colour for the decal to stand out so they are not suitable for dichroic or other sparkly glass which is a pity as there are very limited 22k gold, titanium and black decals available.

The upside is that you already have a cab in a finished state then you add the decal, whereas firing a decal onto, or into, work to be fused has a lot more room for error and waste.
I can always rework a failed cab, but if it has a messed up decal in it ..........that's not fixable!

If only they stayed black! Here they are all dried and prepped for the kiln. Decals are very fragile and need to be positioned carefully on the glass, squeegeed flat to remove any bubbles or water and left to dry for at least 12 hours.

And after a session in the kiln. The kiln has to be vented to allow the decal medium to burn off, phew does it stink! They have to soak at temp for about 20 mins.

and after...............

I have something slightly different planned for the stop watch as it looks antique. Currently trying to source suitable brass or copper bails to go for a vintage look. I bought some copper ones but they are very shiny so the search continues.

Single Pearl Set

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:17:00 +0000

I have been making a lot of multi stranded necklaces, bracelets and for something completely different I decided to make this set.
It is finished in silver plate but I would be happy to make it with sterling silver for a special occasion such as a wedding.

My earrings always have sterling silver earwires to avoid sensitivities and allergic reactions to plate silver.

100th International Womens Day

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:53:00 +0000

I did a Sales and Trading Development workshop last week aimed at helping creative women in business. It was superbly run by Yemisi and Marie of Hatch Events in conjunction with Urban Inclusion. This week was time to put into practice all that Dan Meier, our trainer, had taught us at the WOW Arts Fair in Spitalfields Market!

"The WOW Arts Fair is being held as part of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day showcase the high quality designs and innovative products being produced by female designers in London."

I arrived at Spitalfields Market after having got through London morning traffic without too much delay but couldn't see anyone I knew. On site organisers noticed me hovering and when I said I was there for WOW Fair they called over Yemisi who greeted me warmly and showed me to my stall.

I set out my space, regretting the decision to leave my jacket in the car fairly early on and eventually asked my hubby to fetch it for me.
The day was a hive of activity with energetic entertainers, speakers and even a poet!

As promised Baroness Oona King and Rushanara Ali, MP for Bethnal opened the event

Mel B made an appearance with Fitness First.

After Mel B left so did most of the press which freed up the space so people were able to move amongst the stalls better and more entertainment followed. Then they announced that Carroll Thompson was up next. At this news my husband shot out from behind the stall and proceeded to enthuse that Carroll Thompson was his most fave singer of all time! He sings the lyrics to 'I'm so sorry' on occasion, (he is always singing something or other) but I hadn't made the connection with the name, Phil obviously didn't need to hear it twice though!

Carroll was very gracious and came over to meet me as I couldn't leave my stall unattended. I asked if I could take a pic of her with her biggest fan to which she kindly agreed.

Phil was like a puppy dog with 2 tails (his words not mine) and although he originally came to assist me he was totally made up to have met Carroll unexpectedly.

In all it was a lovely day, the sun was shining but it was still very cold, sales were good and I have some commissions to work on! I learned loads!. The entertainment was fantastic and the whole event was very well organised.

I am so happy I agreed to take part. Thanks to one and all who made it such a super day! Even the trip home in rush hour traffic couldn't put a damper on it.

Drops of Sunshine Freshwater pearl set

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:03:00 +0000

In all the doom and gloom of winter I thought this bright and cheery set might bring a happy note to lift the mood somewhat and it seems I am right.
I added this to Etsy and within 2 days it sold, it's a gift for a bridesmaid! Yay, my first Etsy sale after first listing some items at the end of Feb. I am very chuffed and just had to share!

A rainy Sunday afternoon

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:17:00 +0000

A rainy Sunday afternoon was perfect creating weather. I finished off the scarf my son asked me to make - I know it's completely the wrong time of year to be making a scarf but he asked, how could I tell him to wait until next winter?
It still has to be blocked before it's ready to wear or at least ready to sit in the cupboard until next winter!

But I also made these mobile phone charms and bookmarks - mostly with my favourite shape - the cat.

Kumihimo braided thong bookmark in lilac, raspberry, lime and white with enamel puppy charm.

This is my first Mother's Day item, off white faux textured pearls with rhinestone rondelles and a love heart Tibetan silver charm - more Mother's Day items coming soon.

Hooty is a cutey

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:11:00 +0000

Hooty arrived from Australia a few days ago and now lives in my craft room! I was thrilled to receive an email to say I was lucky enough to win her in the OWOH 2011 blog hop. She is made by Naomi of beeshebags. Please visit her blog where you can get a link to her blog shop.

Thanks Naomi she is lovely!

My 3 winners have all contacted me to say their prizes arrived safely.

Tangerine Lariat style Necklace with matching earrings

noreply@blogger.com (Aviya Glass) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:21:00 +0000

I believe orange is one of the top 10 colours for Spring 2011. It is not a colour I usually consider when designing jewellery so I decided to give it a go. Here is a lariat style necklace with a Tibetan silver toggle clasp on beading chain with tangerine colour facetted glass beads and matching rhinestone rondelles. There are 5 dangles including a butterfly and a ladybird and matching earrings.
This set is available on my website and as I don't have any more of these orange beads is a one off colourway although I will be adding different colours in a similar style.