Shimmering Raspberry Polkas

And the polka pictures continue ...

this time it's shimmering raspberry!

You might see that the shimmer beads don't look as bright in the pictures, but I can assure you that they are still bright and have the added shimmer particles that reflect the light!

 Before picture ..

I've got a couple more test colours in the kiln, so more pictures to follow!

Till next time

Happy beading!

Trudi x

Pearly Green Polkas

And the polka pictures continue ...

As promised, here's another pair of polkas that have had the razzle dazzle treatment!

And so that you can see the difference, I've added a "before" picture!

Till next time

Happy beading!

Trudi x

Pearly Lavender Polkas

 

 

As promised, here's another pair of polkas that have had the razzle dazzle treatment!

 

And so that you can see the difference, I've added a "before" picture!

 

 

 

Till next time

Happy beading!

 

Trudi x

 

 

 

It's Been A While!

Hello there

It's certainly been a while since I blogged, I guess I've been guilty of posting quickly on Facebook instead. While I do love Facebook, it's great because it is so quick, I do find that I'm limited to one picture per post. Sometimes you want to post up a few and tell a story ... so for that the blog is great!

So what's new then?

Firstly, I've had a mini make over!

Well, not me personally, but my Etsy shop, my website and here.

I wanted to jazz up my banner in Etsy, and as I don't have the time (or expertise) I had a look on Etsy and I found a wonderful shop called Accentuate run my Marilyn!

She has pre-made sets that she will add your shop name and tag line to, and once sold to you she doesn't re-sell them so they are unique to you. With sets starting at $12 (about £7.70), I thought that this was a bargain. The banner also fits nicely on here and my blog! I like it so much that she's also designed an advert for me and I'll be getting some graphics for my next lot of Moo cards!

And the makeover hasn't stopped there!

The polka beads are very popular, and I was thinking about how I could jazz them up a little!

Well I mulled it over, and I gave them the "Razzle Dazzle" treatment

and they now have a lovely shimmering finish.

I'll admit that it's a little tricky to capture in a photograph, but in the flesh they have a lovely shimmering finish to them.

So far, I have only tried it on the blue ones but I plan to try it out on others very soon!

So watch this space!

Till next time

Happy beading!

Trudi x