Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Contest – Step 2) Post Your Comments
“Wondering where the entry pictures are… I was thinking you were going to start showing them last week.” ~Freda-K
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Glad to hear you are anxious to see the photos for the contest entries, Freda. The first batch is presented below, right here in this post. As the giveaway continues into the month of February, I will continue to add additional photos to this page, until everyone who is going to participate has had a chance to follow through.
I would strongly encourage anyone who has not got involved yet, to do so. The prize that one lucky winner will receive as a reward, will make it well worth your while. Click on the following link to see a large photo of winnings: Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Prize
And as an additional benefit, you may also experience some Polymer Clay Happy Dance side effects, like Silverleaf did…
As most of you already know, to participate in this fun contest, Step 1 is for you to email your photos to me, along with your First Name; Last Name; City; State/Province/Region, Country; and a Short Caption or Title for Your Photo. You can read the full details of Step 1 at this link: Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Step 1
Step 2 is for you to leave a comment on this page about your photo entry. Each photo is numbered. Reference that number in your comment so that others will know which photo you are referring to. In your comment, say a few words about your entry. Part of this contest is about encouraging everyone to interact. So feel free to share tips about lessons learned as you were creating your beads or jewelry items for this contest. You can also ask questions of each other and leave supportive compliments or helpful suggestions.
Step 2 Strategy Tip: Each comment on this page will be assigned a number. It is one of these comment numbers that will be drawn as the winner… and NOT the numbers associated with the actual photos. If you understand what I am saying, you will realize that the more comments you make, the better are your chances of winning. So for those of you that entered multiple photos, be sure to talk about each one in a separate comment. Non participants are allowed to comment as well. In the event that one of their names is chosen in the final draw, I’ll just reach into the hat again, until a qualified contestant is selected.
Since there is a Step 1 and 2, you probably guessed there is also a Step 3. Full details about Step 3 will be provided in next Friday’s blog post. But since Step 3 ties in with the Step 2 Strategy Tip that I shared in the previous paragraph, I will give you you some Step 3 hints and tips today as well.
As you can see further down on this page, the contest photo entries are fairly small. If they were any larger, this page would take too long to load and possibly even crash your web browser. Not a good thing.
So what I’m hoping for, is that at least a few of you will post larger pictures of your contest entries, at your own blogs or on photo sharing sites like Flickr, Photobucket, Facebook, etc. For those of you who do go to this extra effort, you will be able to post another comment here at the contest page, to let everyone know where they can go to view your extra photos. And as I said above in the Step 2 Strategy above, more comments means that your chances of winning also increase.
@Rachelle-W – I agree, the web is full of adventure and fun! On Flicker and Facebook when you post photos of your beads and jewelry that are related to my tutorials, what would be great is if you could say a little about this contest in a way that might inspire other clayers to get involved, or at least to come have a look. For tips on linking, read the following paragraph.
Step 3 Strategy Tip: There will be some added perks for those of you who decide to post additional photos of your contest entries out on the web as described in the previous paragraph. I’ll explain more about this next week. But so that you know, it will involve you connecting back to one or more of the following links (as appropriate):
- Polymer Clay Jupiter Beads Tutorial (Video Intro)
- Polymer Clay Faux Raku Tutorial 1 (Video Intro – Smooth)
- Polymer Clay Faux Raku Tutorial 2 (Video Intro – Deep Crackle)
- Polymer Clay Torn Watercolor Tutorial (Video Intro)
Contest Photo Entries
^^ Photo #001 ^^
Rachelle Whetzel
Martinez, Georgia
USA
^^ Photo #002 ^^
Anna (Silverleaf) Roberts
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
England
^^ Photo #003 ^^
Carlee Nave
Pasco, Washington
USA
^^ Photo #004 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #005 ^^
Cindy Graveline
Quebec City, Quebec
Canada
^^ Photo #006 ^^
Lupe Meter
Glendale, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #007 ^^
Nancy Reddick
Pensacola, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #008 ^^
Carlee Nave
Pasco, Washington
USA
^^ Photo #009 ^^
Lupe Meter
Glendale, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #010 ^^
Cindy Graveline
Quebec City, Quebec
Canada
^^ Photo #011 ^^
Melinda Herron
Helena, Montana
USA
^^ Photo #012 ^^
Joyce Folsom
St.Petersburg, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #013 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #014 ^^
Freda Kramer
Wadsworth, Ohio
USA
^^ Photo #015 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #016 ^^
Anna Sabina
Des Moines, Iowa
USA
^^ Photo #017 ^^
Joyce Folsom
St.Petersburg, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #018 ^^
Melinda Herron
Helena, Montana
USA
^^ Photo #019 ^^
Carlee Nave
Pasco, Washington
USA
^^ Photo #020 ^^
Melinda Herron
Helena, Montana
USA
^^ Photo #021 ^^
Nancy Reddick
Pensacola, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #022 ^^
Joyce Folsom
St.Petersburg, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #023 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #024 ^^
Cindy Graveline
Quebec City, Quebec
Canada
^^ Photo #025 ^^
Melinda Herron
Helena, Montana
USA
^^ Photo #026 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #027 ^^
Joyce Folsom
St.Petersburg, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #028 ^^
Carlee Nave
Pasco, Washington
USA
^^ Photo #029 ^^
Anna Sabina
Des Moines, Iowa
USA
^^ Photo #030 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #031 ^^
Melinda Herron
Helena, Montana
USA
^^ Photo #032 ^^
Cindy Graveline
Quebec City, Quebec
Canada
^^ Photo #033 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #034 ^^
Nancy Reddick
Pensacola, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #035 ^^
Carlee Nave
Pasco, Washington
USA
^^ Photo #036 ^^
Melinda Herron
Helena, Montana
USA
^^ Photo #037 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #038 ^^
Anna Sabina
Des Moines, Iowa
USA
^^ Photo #039 ^^
Carlee Nave
Pasco, Washington
USA
^^ Photo #040 ^^
Carlee Nave
Pasco, Washington
USA
^^ Photo #041 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #042 ^^
Melinda Herron
Helena, Montana
USA
^^ Photo #043 ^^
Bonnie Kreger
Sun City West, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #044 ^^
Kerri Crawford
Lindon, Utah
USA
^^ Photo #045 ^^
Lupe Meter
Glendale, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #046 ^^
Loretta Carstensen
Cathedral City, California
USA
^^ Photo #047 ^^
Janine Kloubert
Huerth, NRW
Germany
^^ Photo #048 ^^
Susan Bates
Florence
Italy
^^ Photo #049 ^^
Bonnie Kreger
Sun City West, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #050 ^^
Lisa Whitham
Midland, Michigan
USA
^^ Photo #051 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #052 ^^
Loretta Carstensen
CathedralCity, California
USA
^^ Photo #053 ^^
Freda Kramer
Wadsworth, Ohio
USA
^^ Photo #054 ^^
Susan Bates
Florence
Italy
^^ Photo #055 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #056 ^^
Lisa Whitham
Midland, Michigan
USA
^^ Photo #057 ^^
Kerri Crawford
Lindon, Utah
USA
^^ Photo #058 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #059 ^^
Susan Bates
Florence
Italy
^^ Photo #060 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #061 ^^
Loretta Carstensen
CathedralCity, California
USA
^^ Photo #062 ^^
Freda Kramer
Wadsworth, Ohio
USA
^^ Photo #063 ^^
Kerri Crawford
Lindon, Utah
USA
^^ Photo #064 ^^
Susan Bates
Florence
Italy
^^ Photo #065 ^^
Bonnie Kreger
Sun City West, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #066 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #067 ^^
Anna (Silverleaf) Roberts
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
England
^^ Photo #068 ^^
Catalina Ledesma
Allen Park, Michigan
USA
^^ Photo #069 ^^
Susan Werner
NewLondon, Minnesota
USA
^^ Photo #070 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #071 ^^
Cheryl Hodges
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
^^ Photo #072 ^^
Elizabeth Schydlower
El Paso, Texas
USA
^^ Photo #073 ^^
Lupe Meter
Glendale, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #074 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #075 ^^
Susan Werner
NewLondon, Minnesota
USA
^^ Photo #076 ^^
Anna (Silverleaf) Roberts
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
England
^^ Photo #077 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #078 ^^
Cheryl Hodges
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
^^ Photo #079 ^^
Susan Werner
NewLondon, Minnesota
USA
^^ Photo #080 ^^
Catalina Ledesma
Allen Park, Michigan
USA
^^ Photo #081 ^^
Elizabeth Schydlower
El Paso, Texas
USA
^^ Photo #082 ^^
Cheryl Hodges
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
^^ Photo #083 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #084 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #085 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #086 ^^
Susan Werner
NewLondon, Minnesota
USA
^^ Photo #087 ^^
Lupe Meter
Glendale, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #088 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #089 ^^
Helen Sperring
W. Palm Beach, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #090 ^^
Elizabeth Schydlower
El Paso, Texas
USA
^^ Photo #091 ^^
Susan Werner
NewLondon, Minnesota
USA
^^ Photo #092 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #093 ^^
Cheryl Hodges
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
^^ Photo #094 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #095 ^^
Cheryl Hodges
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
^^ Photo #096 ^^
Helen Sperring
W. Palm Beach, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #097 ^^
Susan Werner
NewLondon, Minnesota
USA
^^ Photo #098 ^^
Anna (Silverleaf) Roberts
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
England
^^ Photo #099 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #100 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #101 ^^
Elizabeth Schydlower
El Paso, Texas
USA
^^ Photo #102 ^^
Helen Sperring
W. Palm Beach, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #103 ^^
Anna (Silverleaf) Roberts
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
England
^^ Photo #104 ^^
Catalina Ledesma
Allen Park, Michigan
USA
^^ Photo #105 ^^
Cheryl Hodges
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
^^ Photo #106 ^^
Lupe Meter
Glendale, Arizona
USA
^^ Photo #107 ^^
Susan Dyson
Miami, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #108 ^^
Susan Werner
NewLondon, Minnesota
USA
^^ Photo #109 ^^
Dawn Boone
Fort Collins, Colorado
USA
^^ Photo #110 ^^
Helen Sperring
W. Palm Beach, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #111 ^^
Catalina Ledesma
Allen Park, Michigan
USA
^^ Photo #112 ^^
Helen Sperring
W. Palm Beach, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #113 ^^
Dawn Boone
Fort Collins, Colorado
USA
^^ Photo #114 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #115 ^^
Dawn Boone
Fort Collins, Colorado
USA
^^ Photo #116 ^^
Helen Sperring
W. Palm Beach, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #117 ^^
Dawn Boone
Fort Collins, Colorado
USA
^^ Photo #118 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #119 ^^
Carolyn Fiene
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
USA
^^ Photo #120 ^^
Carole Holt
Cleckheaton, wYorkshire
England
^^ Photo #121 ^^
Linda Kropp
Killington, Vermont
USA
^^ Photo #122 ^^
Joan Wallace
Palm Coast, Florida
USA
^^ Photo #123 ^^
Linda Kropp
Killington, Vermont
USA
catherine r
Thanks again, Cindy, because I know that you have now taken on a bigger load than what you are already carrying to get US to practice what you teach! Your kindness of giving us a Reward for doing that is just another sign of your generosity! You’ve made it very clear that this contest is more about each one of us than just one superstar. I hope everyone really understands your intent and not nip pick if something during this contest doesn’t go as smoothly as you plan.
Thank you, Catherine, for understanding and restating the purpose of this contest. It really is all about providing you guys with motivation to use and practice the skills you are learning about each week. The techniques are not difficult. But to master them, you must actually DO them.
I love teaching. But what I love even more is seeing that my teaching is having a positive impact in your lives… no matter what the reasons are that inspired you to start up with polymer clay. Not only will this contest give me positive reinforcement that my work as a teacher is making a difference, but it will also help each and every one of you, to learn from, and be inspired by each other. I know ALL of you can accomplish great things!
I also want to point out and add emphasis where you said, “… I know that you have now taken on a bigger load than what you are already carrying to get US to practice what you teach!”
This is truer than many of you may realize. My workload in writing the daily articles here at the blog, answering everyone’s questions, plus getting the video tutorials prepped, filmed and published each Friday at the members library… is already a VERY taxing job.
But I know that if this contest turns out to be a hit with you guys, it will mean that more of you will end up becoming at least as passionate as I am (if not more), about this incredible polymer clay art medium. So for that reason I am putting in the extra time, effort and energy to do this.
cheryl h
I have been making jewellery for about a year mostly with crystal, glass beads and semi precious. I’ve done a couple of clay pieces which I think I need to work at to improve. I’m trying to summon the courage to send in pictures!
Here’s to summoning up your courage Cheryl… and everyone else who hasn’t sent in your photos yet. The ball is now in your court. The success of this initial contest will determine whether or not I am able to continue to provide it as an ongoing benefit to members of the Polymer Clay Library. Bottom line is… participation. Any fears or reservations that you may be holding onto… set them aside and just do it :-)
** Links to all of the articles in this fun and educational contest series, are posted here: Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway
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Hi all,
here I am lagging along as usual, but so glad I found the page with all the bead competion beads here. I did not get to send anything in, still thinking about it LOL,but not to worry, enjoy all I do here and just love seing everyones work all diffeent but from the same tutorial.
Amazing,
love
Elizabeth K.
@Elizabeth K.: You really hit the nail on the head with your comment … each different … that’s what makes it so great … same techniques, different results. No matter how closely we follow Cindy’s videos, our own personalities show through. Isn’t it fun!
@Silverleaf, No, it was a mistake! I wished I knew how I came up with it because I love purple, too. But, I know I did mix in some pearl to give it a nice sparkle. Too bad the photos don’t show it. Thanks for the compliment! Your #002 beads are still my favorite! Excellent color choice!
@Catalina: Hi Catalina, I just wanted to tell you about the reply button, if you haven’t used it (if you already know about this, please ignore me, & I’m sorry for “gettin’ all up in your bus’ness”!) If you want to answer a comment that is further up the page, you can click on “Reply” to the right side of the comment. This will put the (html?) code into the comment box. Then you just write your comment after that and submit. This will make the person’s name underlined in blue in your comment. It’s handy for people like me who are reading everyone else’s stuff (yep, I’m pretty nosy!) When I read your comment above, I had to scroll up to see which one of Silverleaf’s comments you were answering. If you use the reply button, it makes Silverleaf’s name clickable, and will take the “nosy person” directly to the right comment! Anyway, sorry if you already know this. And Congratulations on all of your beautiful watercolor beads (even exploding ones!)
@Phaedrakat: THANKS! I didn’t know that. I thought it was to reply ONLY to that person. Great tip! Your help is greatly appreciated. I know alot about computers but I lack knowledge in getting around the “net” sometimes.
@Catalina: No problem. I tried it once & messed it up; I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. It was actually Cindy who pointed me in the right direction, after fixing another link I had messed up. I thought I’d pass the info along in case you wanted to use it, too. Yep, even if we know a lot about computers, every site is different. You have to learn the way to navigate each one (kind of like how every ATM machine is different at every store. It’s like, do I slide my card first, choose debit/credit first, etc.)
@Catalina: Well maybe I’ll have to try to make the colour myself then! It’s very pretty. And thanks for saying nice things about my beads, I’ve had so many compliments about them and it’s really boosted my confidence. :)
@Silverleaf: You should be confident — your beads are amazing! You made quite a lot of beautiful beads, in amazing colors, too. I also saw some really pretty beads on your Flickr acct. Those pebble beads in the blues, made with embossing powder & tea, gorgeous! And I love your Butterfly cane. I haven’t made one yet — it’s one of the things I absolutely HAVE to learn how to do. I have three different examples that I’m using for inspiration. I can’t wait to put them all together and make my own “perfect” (to me) butterfly cane. I soooo need to get started on a gazillion things. Oh, and I also love your pretty “Pink Candy” glitter beads. What did you tint the trans. with on these? Inks? Clay? Do tell…
@Phaedrakat: Thank you, you made me blush!
I like the pebble beads too, maybe I’ll make a set for myself. I have so many types of tea in the cupboard and I love inclusions!
The butterfly was modified from one I saw in a Donna Kato book. The more I look at it though, the less I like it. Something about the lack of value contrast in the colours I think – still, everything you make teaches you something and I’d like to try it again, maybe as a backgroundless cane using the play-doh technique. And I’d like to try more complicated butterflies too.
The Pink Candy beads, I can’t actually remember what I used to tint the trans! Most likely it was bright pink coloured clay, either that or Tim Holtz alcohol ink in Wild Plum. I know I’ve used both at one time or another so either would work.
And I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who participated in the competition – isn’t it cool the variation and diversity of these pieces, considering there’s only 4 different techniques?
I really feel that I’ve take something valuable away from this – firstly I’ve really enjoyed seeing all the beautiful pieces made by you lovely people! And secondly as I’ve mentioned before, I only tried some of the techniques because of the competition, and now I have more strings to my bow as I’ve found some new favourites (like the watercolour beads). Thirdly, I’ve been so inspired by the ways people added their own spin – it’s really got my own creative juices flowing! Particularly those of you who have, for example, made a Jupiter bead then transformed it into a heart. I haven’t sent in pictures, but I made several Jupiter hearts and played around with various shapes, one of which ended up as a coiled sea shell (like a whelk or something, coiled and cone-shaped) which I love.
As someone said before, we all win. Even if we don’t get the beads!
And finally, even bigger thanks to Cindy for organising the competition, making the videos to share with us in the first place, and for being so encouraging and supporting of us all. Cindy, you are teh roxxorz, as the kids are saying nowadays! ;)
I am so glad this blog will be archived. It seems every time I review the entries, or go back to look at one mentioned (thanks, Silverleaf), I see something I’d like to try, or improvements I can make on my own work. This has been such a wonderful ‘contest’ in so many ways. Cindy, this was a stroke of genius on your part. Did you have any idea of the response you got? As of now there have been 255 comments on this blog. Is that a record, Cindy? Again thanks for the idea, and a great big thank you to our whole community for all the entires and thoughtful comments. This has been fantastic!
@carolyn: Yes, it’s been a great learning experience and fun as well! What more could you ask for? :)
#117 Dawn I love this one too, the colours are so bold and defined. It’s a very graphic sort of look, almost like a comic book or something.
#109 Wow, they look like polished natural stones! Like maybe moss agate or something. (I used to collect stones when I was a kid but I was never very good at remembering all the names!) How did you get that effect Dawn?
#104 Such a lovely purple Catalina, is that one of Cindy’s recipes? I’m a big fan of purples. :)
I was just panning through the entries again and several of these photos contain tube beads that are so uniform and beautiful. (Carole Holt – #066; #092 Susan Dyson; and a couple by Cheryl Hodges – #078 + #093 and others – all great work!) I’ve found the perfect base for tubes for me … oxygen hoses. I am one of those ‘never toss it out’ kind of people. I found quite a bit of two different sizes of spare (still in their sealed plastic bags) hoses from Don’s oxygen treatments. I cut what I need into the desired lengths and cover them with any kind or style of clay and waa-laa uniform tubes! They ‘bake’ without a problem and have larger holes so they accommodate cording real well. Just thought I’d toss this out for whatever it’s worth.
@carolyn: What a great idea! I hate to throw anything away too, I always thing “it’ll come in useful for SOMETHING…” As a consequence my house is full of stuff, and every so often I have to force myself to have a big clearout!
When I make tube beads I tend to just roll them by eye. Which is why my tube beads are not perfect. ;)
#101 Elizabeth, that’s beautiful. It looks a bit like dichroic glass, and the copper chain goes so well with it too.
#087 Lupe you are amazing, I’m completely in love with the dragonfly earrings! How on earth did you get your beads such perfect shapes?
#085 I love how you’ve used the deep red there Carole, it’s gorgeous! And the frames are great too.
#084 That’s really lovely Susan, just perfect for Valentine’s. I love the lilac colour.
#073 Another awesome book Lupe, I really have to have a go at this! My friend Lauren is mad about notebooks and carries several of them with her at all times because she writes poetry, and something like that would be a great gift for her.
@Silverleaf:
Thanks Silverleaf! I have two more books to cover before the end of next week. I will let you know they are a hit with my sisters.
#072 Elizabeth, I love these colours! They remind me of the sweets we had as kids.
#067 Deep crackle raku tube beads. I used ecru clay and Perfect Pearls in interference colours which are very subtle on light clays. The background is a dark brown mix of scrap clay. I’d like to try this in more greenish colours next time. I was scared of overbaking the crackle sheet so I used it before it was really ready, and the crackles are quite fine although they are more pronounced in some of the beads, but I like the effect anyway.
#103 More Jupe beads using scraps of various blues. I don’t like the one in the centre because it’s too “contrasty”, but I’m happier with the others. I find this technique difficult because you never know quite how the beads will turn out, and I’m a person that likes to plan everything down to the smallest detail!
#098 Jupiter beads in purples, blues and reds. I’m not entirely happy with the purple colour as it’s a bit more desaturated than I’d like, but I think they’ll be nice mixed with other beads. And I forgot to use old clay so they didn’t crackle. These were sanded and buffed in the rock tumbler and then dipped twice in Klear/Future.
#076 Some more pearl watercolour beads, this time the blend I used was pear/copper/red pearl/blue pearl. The copper seems to dominate so the other colours kind of became accents. I haven’t strung these yet because I didn’t make enough of this batch for a full necklace and I need to figure out what beads to combine them with.
I just realised I forgot a few things – to comment on my own beads, and to send in pics of my latest ones! Can’t seem to get my head together recently… :/
Oh well, once I get them done I’ll post them to my Facebook album anyway so you can all see them. I have some round deep crackle raku beads and lots more Jupiter beads, some of which I’ve made into different shapes – thank you for the inspiration guys!