Back to the ocean!

As some of you know, a lot of my earlier beads were ocean themed, and I still love to make them.  However I wanted to bring them up to date with what I am doing now.  So I spent some time with a pen and paper (make that pencil, eraser and paper) and began drawing out seagulls.  I wanted to include the ocean, sand and some shell type bits as well.  So here is a picture of the first in a new series of "Shoreline Seagulls".

Shoreline Seagull - side 1

Shoreline Seagull - side 2

I want to explore the idea further before offering these up for sale in my Etsy - but look for some in the next few weeks.

Have a great weekend!

Sea Orbs

I tried yesterday to upload these photos, but Blogger was down for some "maintenance",  so I was not able to complete the post.  Of course, now I have forgotten what I was going to say - oh well.

I hope you enjoy my new "Sea Orbs".  The first two pictures are different views of the same bead, and the last photo is a group shot of a days torching.  These are so much fun to make, but each one takes quite a bit of time, expecially when you consider all the bits and pieces that go into the bead, and have to be made first before I can even start on the bead itself.

I had my first market day of the season today, and it was good to see old friends again.  Unfortunately, this year I am right beside the "Cookie Lady" who sells all kinds of yummy cookies - I am doomed!!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Old Theme - New Design

I have been playing around with a new design for an old theme lately.  I made one of these "Under The Boardwalk" focal beads a few weeks ago, and a friend snapped it up right away - so I figured I had better get a few more made.

I am really pleased with how they have turned out. These are quite large, and are freeform crunch style beads. The shell-like core, the bubbles of the "seeded" glass giving it a watery look, the ocean waves, and the small ocean wildlife, all made to represent what you would find "Under The Boardwalk".   These two beads will be going into my Etsy shop sometime today.

Now that you have that song in your head for the rest of the day, you will probably be cursing me - lol!