Moo Moo Raku

I liked Jen's cow bead so much I had to give them a try myself, they are fun to make!

Here are Daisy and Ermintrude, Eustace now has two lovely ladies to keep him company, I just wish they would learn some manners and get their tongues out of their noses!



Then I did what I told myself I wouldn't do, I tried Raku ...again... why? I have no idea, I couldn't tell you if I wanted to.

This bead is called Raku Tears, it should be called Louise's Tears and you will understand why when you see that THIS is all the colour I can coax from this glass that should be bursting with blues, violets and oranges.

The hardest thing about lampwork is staying focussed!

Too many colours, too many shapes, too much wonderful inspiration out there, I don't think I'll ever be able to make a set of beads for a necklace I'm having way too much fun flitting from bead to bead.

Here are three barrels I made yesterday - I even named them! - Christmas in July (because it's got red and green but not Christmas red and green and it sparkles but it feels like a summer bead), Dreamtime and Codex. Dreamtime is my thinnest and longest barrel to date, I love the length and want to get 'em longer and tapered. I know, I'm naming them, that's a bad thing, that means they are becoming family members and you can't sell family members!!