Been a while!!

Hello all! Has been a while hasn't it! Has been a rollercoaster of a few months. On the bright side, in April some friends and I went to the Flame Off, which is a massive lampworking convention at Towcester Racecourse. I saw many demos by great artists there and soent time with some great lampwork friends. I also won the public vote in the GBUK (glass beadmakers UK) competition for my entry "too many hats, so little time"! Very proud and excited to have been voted for by my own colleagues. I was also commended by one of the judges, Sharon Peters. My entry is below.


On a slightly sadder note, I was told a few weeks ago that my father, who has been fighting bowel cancer for 4.5 years, is no longer responding to treatment and now has months to live. I am still trusting God for a miracle but it has been and is a difficult time at present for me and my family.


I got some beautiful glass at the flame off so thought I'd share some pics of my new work with you.


"Too many hats, so little time"

Multicolour Dark Tabs

Multicolour Dark Heart

Remember if there are any beads (except the hats!) you would like to purchase, drop me an email to shahlaa@hotmail.co.uk

Lotsa love!

Shahlaa x

New beads listed on Etsy & Join my mailing list!

I have just updated my ETSY with some of the beads shown below! So do click and visit!

Also if you want to join my mailing list, drop me a line on shahlaa@hotmail.co.uk

Hope to hear from you soon! xx

New beads & a preview idea!

Hello Lovely people!

I'm so  sorry i'v not blogged in a while, but unfortunately my camera has been broken and just came back from being repaired. I've had lots of beadies just sitting here waiting to go!

Got quite a few beadies for you to see, but before i do i thought i'd share an idea I've been working on. My hubby loves bassetts allsorts so i thought I'dmake some from glass! these are just a prototype and need a little tweaking but i will be taking orders for them in the very near future.

Right now here are my latest beadies for you to have a nosy at, some of these will be on etsy in the next couple days.




Orion

Aurae Shard Heart

Galaxy

 Union Jack Heart & spacers

Twilight Pansies

 Swimming!

And finally a pointy flower!

Lots of love and happy easter (in advance!)


Shahlaa xx

http://allthatsparklesbeads.etsy.co.uk

Winner of Mailing List Prize Draw!!

Thank you firstly to all those who signed up to my mailing list! Only one of you could be a winner though, and that winner of my yummy fritties is the lucky Heather (Kalorlo)!

More beads will be up on Etsy next week, but for now, have a great week and hope you enjoyed your valentine's day :) xxx

Earwires from La Vidalerie!

I had the privilege of trying out some of the earwires from La Vidalerie and I can certainly boast of the quality! The pairs of earrings I made with them sold instantly as people loved the texture and style of these lovely designs.

These are a few piccies and you can buy some for yourself here: http://www.lavidalerie.com/Findings.html

 

 

Fantastic Feb Fritties Giveaway!

Right! I have been playing with Val Cox's scrummy yummy frit blends and created this set of fritties. They are around 12mm each and have a periwinkle base with lashings of purple frit :) They are very purple in real life, just a nightmare to photograph.

All you have to do to be in to win these beads is join my mailing list! simples! Send me an email to shahlaa@hotmail.co.uk with mailing list in the subject line & you will be in for the draw. Anyone who has previously bought from me or who buys from me until the draw will get two entries. Closing date will be Midnight on Valentines Day! (of course!).  So get emailing!

Shimmer all around!!

Oh my word!! how long has it been since I last posted!!!

Ok so Christmas was mega hectic for me and with all the snow I couldn't get to my torch :( but in the last week I've been at it again and hopefully going to bring you all some delights worth drooling over ;-)

I bought some pixie dust over christmas in loads of different colours but here are my first offerings:

Purple Shimmer Marbles

Midas Touch

I also have been playing with some lovely Val Cox frit which is so lovely and gives great colours!

This is Mood Swings on opal yellow and pink champagne

And some Big Hole Beads in Prince of Tides and Boro Bora

And finally a lovely lentil set in some of CiM's new greens with a splash of DH triton

 I would love to hear your comments! xx