like Christmas morning -- jewellery day!

At just after 10am, Postman Pat (yes, that's really his name) rang the doorbell and gave me a package from Madcow Beads -- my jewellery making supplies. Before I even had coffee, I had the beads out and was dreaming up my new creations.

It's been years since I made jewellery, but within minutes it all came back. Picking the right colours and combinations, measuring the tiger tail (black and silver as always), choosing the right findings, crimping, stringing, knotting, and then finally hanging the new pieces on a display board.

You can see on overview of today's work here (from left to right -- a selection of bracelets, a close-up of a bracelet made with handmade newspaper beads, and a garnet, clear glass, and celtic charm choker.)