Pretty in Pink.

Today My Creative Space has been mostly pink.

Last week I was asked if I could make a necklace to match a lovely outfit which will be worn to a wedding next month. I love a challenge like this. First we rooted around my bead boxes and found some that were nearly right, but not quite.

Then we looked around for anything that matched the feature colour of pink.

On Tuesday I headed off to my favourite bead shop armed with a pink nail file,

An old copy of Womans Weekly

And a reel of pink craft wire

 Of course it would have been a lot easier if I had just borrowed my customers jacket and taken it to Perth with me, but it was having some alterations done elsewhere.

Anyway, I was able to find some lovely beads and have been putting together a few options today.

Apart from length and shade of pink the only other consideration was that the necklace would be worn with pearl ear rings.

Hopefully one of these will be just perfect.

I'm off to take a look at some other Creative Spaces now at kootoyoo

Wedding Request

I am pretty excited at the moment as I have been asked if I can do a full set of jewellery for a wedding next May. I have had commissions in the past for the mother of the bride, and the grannie of the bride, but this is my first for the main wedding group. Bride, bridesmaids, and flower girls. Today I was out choosing a selection of brown and cream pearls and will be putting together a few ideas this week. It's a lovely thought that my creations will be going to such a special event.
Of course this meant another trip to my favourite bead shop and I was so tempted by all the lovely new beads. I was reasonably sensible bearing in mind that Christmas is on the way, but really, you can never have too many beads.
The weekend was really busy. The craft fair at Abernethy was really good fun. Jacqui Bell was there with her bags and we had a good catch up and a giggle. My neighbour was a lovely girl called Catherine, who is a dressmaker and designer. She recycles and customises clothes and accessories. Very talented girl. Her website is still in the early stages but she hopes to launch in the near future at http://www.palefacemakes.co.uk/
And now, back to work.

Beads Beads Beads

I went to my favourite bead shop again this week. I wrote a list but it was useless. As usual I got distracted by all the lovely beads but I did get everything on my list. Okay there were a few extras by the time I came to pay but I was a lot better than normal. What I really need to do is get to the bottom of all my bead boxes and use all the bits in there before I go back to Bead Crazy. The problem is that there is always something small that I run out of and so off I go again. On the plus side Christmas is coming and I have a lot of events to sell at.
Maxine, the owner of Bead Crazy was telling me about the soon to be active Bead Crazy web site. It goes live for sales mid October but still worth a look just now. http://www.beadcrazy.co.uk/
Anne who works in the shop has recently launched her own website. She makes lots of lovely things but specialises in Tiaras. They are gorgeous so take a look whether you need one or not. http://www.creations-by-anne.com/

Now today I finished off some knitted corsages that I was working on. I am pretty pleased with all of them, though my favourites are the sunflower and the lavender tied up with tartan ribbon (very Scottish)

Not quite sure where I was going with this layout but it makes a change from straight up and down.

The kettle is calling. It's time for coffee. So Bye for now.

Bead Crazy

It's Saturday which means a day off for me. My daughter Megan takes charge of the shop on a Saturday and I get to go out for a drive, a nice lunch, and a bit of shopping with my husband. Today the destination was Perth, which was lucky for me since my favourite bead shop, Bead Crazy is in Perth and it would be such a shame not to pop in for some supplies. I was very good today and only bought a few things on a whim and pretty much stuck to my list of essentials. There are still 7 weeks till my first Christmas craft fair but preparations are going well and stock is building up. I am trying really hard not to have a last minute panic this year.
My one indulgence today were some absolutely gorgeous purple beads which I love. Hopefully they will turn in to an absolutely gorgeous piece of jewellery very soon. Will post their picture when they are done.
Fiona.