I made another tube Natasha bead but then decided to make some balls so I cut it in half and reshaped them. I think the tube bead works better cause you appreciate the ‘mirror’ better but it is always good to try something new. Hope you are all having a fab weekend. I had a wonderful afternoon with the girls enjoying cream tea in the sunshine and then a night of cocktails – fun, fun, fun!

I had a few minutes today and wanted to try something new. I went to Google Reader which I now use to follow all those lovely blogs people write and found some of my items tagged  ‘want to try’. I decided to have a go at this anemone cane from Dora’s Explorations blog as it looked like I would get it done in the time I had (lovely husband has gone to pick up the kids from school for me).I went with rainbow as I wanted to try...

Finished braceletOriginally uploaded by surfingcat claySo they have been growing on me and now I love this little bracelet! I hope my friend does too.I started making spliced flower canes when I watched Cindy Leitz’s tutorial

For my latest Bam Bam bracelet I tried putting twists of extruded clay around the end of one of the parts to disguise the join. This would have worked well if I hadn’t of snapped one of the pieces whilst sanding a bit too roughly! I repaired it with Kato Paste but I can’t get the elastic through so I guess some paste must of got in hole. I may try poking some wire down to see if I can clear it. This is what it would look like if I...

Zebra spoonOriginally uploaded by surfingcat clayAnother birthday present this time a funky zebra print tea spoon.

IMG_2844Originally uploaded by surfingcat clayI made this bam bam bangle (follow the link for details of the tutorial and my first attempt at a bam bam bracelet) a little larger than the others and therefore it slips over my wrist without needing to be in 2 parts. I covered the join with a little extruded string. I made another curved tube bead and have strung it on a simple cord. After sanding I buffed them with my home made muslin buffing...