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Let it snow

Managed to get a few bargains this week, among them a couple of Beads Direct semi precious grab bags. Amazing company that they are, they even managed to accommodate my choosing certain colours. You were supposed to do this on the comments bit when making the order but i did not realise so i emailed them. Emailed them half an hour before the package was dispatched and i had them the day later in the colours i asked for! It's amazing to get post that quick when you make an order during normal times. Coming up to Christmas it's downright miraculous.


As soon as i saw these blue bead rings i knew i wanted to use them to do some winter themed jewellery. I had some snowflake charms in my Craft Box stash, and i managed to dig out the last silver clasp i had (more now on order). The hard part was trying to get a clear bead into the middle of the ring beads in the earrings. It was much easier on the bracelet, as i was using beading wire instead of eye pins. The pictures don't do them justice; they really are beautiful pieces. 

No update on the stitch this week. There are two reasons for this. The first is that my phone is playing up at the moment, and the camera is not opening which is great(!) The second is that there is not much progress anyway. I am still working on the background of the second page. 

There is one more thing i made this week, and that is a birthday card. I have said before that it is a lot harder to do a card for a male, but this particular male is a coffee lover, so it ended up being relatively easy. 


Starbucks was the inspiration for this one. I started by using a red background, then used some brown ink through a coffee bean stencil on white card. I then stamped and cut out a coffee cup and cake, using chameleon pens to colour it in. Finally i cut a strip of card and cut out the word happy, and cut out the word happy in red card, using a script stamp. 

Until next time (hopefully given the camera situation!)
Ems

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