Long Hollow Necklace

Long Hollow Necklace, originally uploaded by Glittering Prize - Trudi.

Well it's Christmas, so I decided to make myself a neckace, and why not!

I've wanted a long chain necklace for a while and these beads are perfect for this time of year. They've been teamed with black crimpable chain and a few Swarovski crystals that just pick up the light!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hollows Made Easy!

Last week I was lucky enough to go to Di East's Open Day - a real treat for any lampie!!

It was great to meet up with friends that I hadn't seen for a while, and make new ones too!

Through out the day there were scheduled demos, and lots of show and tells!

During an impromptu show and tell, the lovely Kay (Hollergrafik) showed me how to make hollows the easy way!

I do love hollow beads as they are nice and light weight and are also very reflective, but I was reluctant to make many as they were time consuming and not always easy to get consistent sizes ................ but not any more!

Thanks Kay!

Clearly Hollow

Well, I've had a real thing about hollow beads at the moment ..... as you can see. It took me a while to get into these, and when I first started lampworking - they weren't really "my thing" funny how tastes can change. But they're great - they're nice and light, and because they're hollow they really let the light shine through. I'm wearing some today - a set of three blue ones (like the ones in the front) simply strung on some black cord - they look great! I guess I really should take a photograph of them!!

Well - I've got a couple of bead fairs coming up this weekend - back to back, what was I thinking??? Crazy, yes but it's fun in my world! so incase anyone can make either - here are the details:

Saturday 19th September

GBUK Fair - Highgate House Hotel, Creaton, Northampton NN6 8NN

from 1-5pm

Sunday 20th September

de Havilland Campus, University if Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, AL10 9EU

from 10-4pm

Hope to see you - I'll be on the Fyrebirds Stall!

Trudi x