Dragonfire Glass Beads and Jewellery

Isn’t it cold? I hate the cold. Every time I go in the conservatory my feet freeze whilst my face is cosy warm.
Still the results are worth it. I’ve been making lots of stock because our first fair is on Sunday.
Our season kicks off at Kempton Park, a new venue for the Fyrebirds. Unfortunately we are down to two as Trudi has left us to concentrate on her internet sales. No worries though – gives us more table room for even more beads!

Spotlight on Ruth & Andy (A & R Jewllery):
Go and visit their Etsy shop to see the wonderful beads they have listedhere.
You can also read their blog and visit their website.

The snow has gone. Instead of a magical winter wonderland outside my kitchen window, I have grey leaden skies.
Becky returns to Durham today and it may be another 3 months before I see her again.
My sister has gone to live in Australia.
I think the weather reflects my mood.

A whole weekend stretches out in front of me and I have so much I want to fill it with that something won’t get done!
The garden is beckoning, not least because all the leaves are piled up in untidy heaps. I will be happy with a tidy but overgrown view from my conservatory.
Beads of course. One week to Newmarket and as usual the closer a fair gets the more ideas I have and the less time I get to make them! This will be the last bead fair we are doing before the new year, and is usually a very good one. Newmarket has a lovely feel to it and the customers know their lampwork.

Becky’s birthday – she’s in Durham, enjoying her day.
Still odd, not being with her on her birthday. I guess I’ll get used to it, there’ll be more times it happens this way than not.

Busy getting ready for the weekend – Harrogate Bead Fair. Two days of (hopefully) lots of interested customers. We have all worked hard and it would be great to get some really good sales.
I enjoy going to the fairs, seeing familiar faces at each one, and listening to customers as they look at our beads. Quite a buzz!

I have spent a reasonable amount of time in the conservatory. I have had some really good sessions and surprised myself at times. All I have to do now is decide which ones go on the table!

Bank holiday weekend – my long holiday is coming to a close. I don’t want it to.
I haven’t done a fraction of what I wanted to in the last 6 weeks, and I ‘m not looking forward to the future right now.
I do hope to get into my conservatory today, as I haven’t been in there for the best part of a week – and I miss it.
I did have a lovely day with Shirley on Wednesday, trying out Gaffer chalcedony and Reichenbach multicolour as well as making hollows and other stuff.

Unfortunately the sun is shining today!
As I work in a conservatory, the amount of light and heat is a consideration and I may have to wait until this afternoon so the sun is behind some tall trees in the grounds next to the house.

Hey everyone who might be reading my first ever post of my first ever blog! I’m Colette, and I’ve started this blog to keep track of my bead and jewellery making businesses, interspersed with extracts from my personal life!

I’ve been making jewellery since 2005, when I found a way in through making seed bead “beadling” creatures. I’ve been making my own beads since December 2006, when I finally got my own lampworking studio, set up in my conservatory.

For my beads check out www.dragonfireglass.co.uk, and my jewellery go tohttp://www.treasurecraft.co.uk/.

But enough about my beads – I’m more than just a glassaholic! I am married with two teenage children. One has just finished her first year at Durham University, the other his GCSEs. We have two cats and live in the Fens of Lincolnshire. No hills but masses of sky!