creative journeys and other stuff

To blog or not to blog ??

2010-02-10T09:57:00.005Z

I am so slack at blogging these days... I suppose the problem is choosing what to blog about really.... sometimes, when times are hard, it's good therapy to offload and write... and sometimes it's probably best to keep stuff to yourself... and when times are good, does one shout it from the roof tops at risk of getting egg in the face when it (usually) inevitably hits the fan ??

There are always beads to blog about I suppose, but then all it does is repeat what has usually been shown off and said on facebook anyway.... ahh well...

Soooo... what's been going on with me lately then ... hmmmmm.....

Well life is starting to look up for me at the moment.... I am feeling better in myself than I was last year... a LOT better, although there is still much work to be done there !

I can finally feel some enthusiasm creeping back in to my work... yep... amazingly, I was finding what appears to be a dream job to some people so very dull, pointless and tedious for quite some time, but I think that was more a symptom of how tired life had made me.

I still love making my critters and little vikings, but I am finding a renewed love for creating pretty organic style beads :)
I suppose I shyed away from making them as the bead market filled up with lots of new lampworkers and they became so very popular, I felt that I was getting lost in the crowd. This is not a slur on everyone else... I mean, once a lampworker discovers the beauty of silver leaf and ivory glass, there is no turning back.... and they're easy... I know ... I was just the same.

Now I feel it is time to go back to my roots a little, and I am really enjoying it :)

I'll never leave my puss cats though.... I adore making those little guys, but it's time to expand on them now :)

I am making more effort with jewellery too... I do so enjoy making finished jewellery, but rarely find the time or energy to make jewellery as well as beads, but I am working on that :)

So what's going on with me ?
Well the kids are all growing up and are good.... dysfunctional but good, hehe :)

Ben is now FINALLY starting to job hunt a little.
Sam is settled in High School now, and has found a new passion.... Warhammer 40k gaming :)
Pop is still Pop ! Fortunately she still appears relatively unnafected by the events of the last year or two, so I am grateful for that... so very grateful :)

I decided to get rid of my natural dreadlocks. I have returned to wearing synthetics instead as they are just so much fun to wear :)

I can't blog about how I am without mentioning the man in my life :)
We met in November last year and well... what can I say ? I am just so very happy :)
He has been an absolute rock and has gone more than the extra mile to be there for me.
I am 38.... my child bearing carreer is well and tryly behind me, and I have finally met Mr. Right... so you see girls and guys... no matter what your age... never give up the search for true love and companionship :)

All I shall say for now is that 2010 is chaping up to be the best year ever here :)

There you go then.... work and home... blogged.. sorted !

Oh and I burnt my damn hand on the oven yesterday... OUCH !

Well bye for now... speak soon... take care guys xXx

Oh yeh .... and what's the deal with the Vatican wanting to get it's pilfering hands on The Staffordshire Hoard ??? Don't they have enough wealth stashed in their vaults, kept away from us heathens ????
Grrr...........

Kicking 2009 in to touch .....

2009-12-31T20:56:00.003Z

Well that was that eh .... another year done and dusted.

I don't understand all of this optimism that suddenly seems to spring out of nowhere, come December 31st ??

Yep... on the whole, 2009 has been yet another difficult year, both financially and emotionally, but hey... I'm still here... still breathing and functioning.... as are we all.

I am (as is everybody else), hoping for a much better run of things during 2010. If only it was as simple as rebooting and starting over with no crappy hangover, but it's not is it.

Another year of robbing Peter to pay Paul beckons... another year of wishing I had the time and energy to get the jobs done to the house, that REALLY do need attention.... another year of feeling inadequate for various reasons.... another start to the year with a (possible) court case revolving around a paedophile hanging over my head... hey ho.... here we go again eh.

I'm not saying that I'm not going to attempt to make changes in my life.... in fact, the exact opposite is true. I'm just not going to be daft enough to implement everything by tomorrow morning.

I won't use the word 'diet' any more, but I shall endeavour to change my eating habits and that of the kids. Eat more fresh fruit and veg... yadda yadda yadda.... hopefully some weight loss will occur naturally.

I AM going to stop smoking again.... I did it for about a year and a half last time, I CAN do it again. I know where the pit falls are this time too... the pit falls that lead me to start smoking again, that is. As soon as the doctor's surgery is back open, I am making an appointment with a smoking cessation bod, and use all the help that is on offer.

And then there's my business... Tackling the latter half of 2009 minus any anti-depressants has been so very difficult. The business has suffered. I am feeling better than I was back in the autumn... a lot better, so now it's time to start focussing on the business again. I had a great few weeks in the run up to Christmas, and I really need to keep the momentum going now.

I do intend to look at diversifying a little too.... quite how, I'm not sure yet, but I know that I want to spread my energies a little further than just glass... maybe I'll pick up with the textile stuff again and see what I can make from that... who knows ???

This blog doesn't sound like I am very happy, does it ? But rest assured I am... but that happiness is tempered with the knowledge that 2010 is going to be a VERY challenging year if I am to accomplish even half of what I want to.

And last, but by no means least, I do have to give a special mention to a very special guy. His outlook on life and the support he's given me over the last couple of months have been amazing.

He has made such a difference to my life in a very short space of time... so thank you xXx

And my friends.... where would I have been over the last 12 months if it wasn't for you guys propping me up ? I dread to think sometimes.... so again... thank you.

Maybe I'll get around to blogging again sometime soon, and maybe I won't.... those of you who do read this blog will know just how inconsistent I can be... the least I can do is try :O)

So here's to yet another year.... more highs... more lows.... no doubt more stresses too, but hey... I suppose the trick is to alter the way we view these things, and ultimately how we deal with them eh.

Signing off for the last time in 2009.... lets see what 2010 has to offer.... bring it on !

coming down....

2009-08-18T23:15:00.003+01:00

OK... so today has not been a good day.

Yesterday wasn't so bad, but today has been hideous.

I have spent the whole day with 'The Fear' ..... for those of you who don't know what it is, it is an uncontrollable knotty feeling of absolute dread, in the pit of your stomach. Your irrational thoughts are telling you that you are going to get hit by a bus, or that something awful is going to happen to yoru nearest and dearest :O( No matter how irrational it feels, you can't help but listen to it from time to time. SO that hasn't been good :O( The good thing is that I have been monitoring it all day, and telling myself why I feel like I do, and that it will pass.

I tried going out and about to distract myself for a while, which helped for a while. I treated myself to some new curtain fabric for my bedroom... nice and dark. I don't sleep too well, and the street lamp outside my window is driving me insane at nights.

I am persevering (sp?) with the 5-htp suppliment. Today hasn't been good, but I am aware that it could just be because my withdrawals are knocking up a gear as the meds leach out of my system. I have only taken them for 3 days anyway, so I doubt they'll be having much of an effect just yet.

I do feel so guilty though... I have been so short tempered with the kids. It's like I know what I am doing... and can see myself from outside of it all... but just can't seem to nip it in the bud :O(

I feel so sorry for my kids sometimes... they bear the brunt of it all, but each day, they get up and start afresh with me. Bless.

Feeling a bit icky this evening too... don't know if it is coincidence or what, but I hope it passes. I don't much fancy the idea of being up half the night throwing up :O(

Ahh well... lets hope that tomorrow is a better day... am doing my utmost to stay optimistic about it all.... I know I am doing the right thing as I was so low whilst taking the pills...

Just wish I had someone to snuggle up next to and hug though sometimes.... it's no fun going it alone almost all the time, but hey... what doesn't kill you and all that ...

Oh I did make a few halloween skulls yesterday though... so there is one little ray of sunshine :O)

Signing off for now.... night night... sleep well....

meds

2009-08-14T09:21:00.005+01:00

OK... so maybe deciding to come off my Citalopram, un monitored, isn't the best decision in the world to make... but almost a week with no meds and I am still feeling (fairly) sane.

I just want to point out that this isn't a decision I took lightly...I was finding it hard to remember taking my pills, and after almost 6 months, I was still very down and having some very disturbing thoughts about myself.... lets just say that it proper scared me, and leave it at that.

I am still trying to stay chipper, and get the odd job about the house done. The side effects are a wee bit unsettling though.... dizziness... palpitations... my face keeps feeling a bit wierd and tingly, and I keep getting these really wacky (pardon my french) brain fucks... it's like the inside of my head jumps and shifts for a moment or two.... VERY odd !!!!

I have been recommended a dietry suppliment to take, to aid coming off meds and help me feel more balanced, it's called 5-HTP.... this is the stuff.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-Hydroxytryptophan ... so it is on order from ebay as I type.

I am still managing to be semi productive... although I've not yet made any beads, I sold a wizard the other night, and listed a couple more beads on Etsy... see my widget thingy :O)

I was utterly amazed yesterday.... a beacon of light in the stress filled days... my kids cleaned the kitchen and washed, dried and put away all the crocks and pots..... I could have hugged them forever !!!

I felt totally awful afterwards... but they don't seem to have been as badly behaved since the other day.... I had one of those parent breakdown moments when they were fighting over some lego.... I just suddenly started sobbing... just couldn't stop . I think it made them stop and think about their behaviour.. they have been pretty difficult lately.... boredom I suppose, but hey... I went for a soak in the bath, and they've been easier to deal with ever since.

Right... GLASS ! ..... I've not managed to make anything new for what feels like forever.... but the lovely Sam, of Beadysam Glass www.beadysamglass.com sent me some wonderful extras with my glass order ... it arrived this morning.... I ordered 100g of that new Multicolour from Riechenbach, and she also sent me a bundle of Chalcedony and a bundle of the Silver Brown too..... I am actually looking forward to lighting my torch up to experiment with these new clever colours !!!!

I've still not got my council tax paid... something I aim to put right before the end of today, and maybe I will also manage to produce 2 sets of beads. I really need to be more organised with things. Still a couple of days untill my week's deadline... lets see if I manage it :O)

Well it's a beautiful day today..... well it is here in stoke on trent, lol... I hope that you (whoever you may be) have a lovely friday :O)

Bye for now xxx

Goals

2009-08-08T23:18:00.004+01:00

And no... I don't mean football .... horrid game !

I'm thinking life goals.... at this time in my life, I find mysef beginning to look for a more concrete direction in my life. I am 38 years old... my children are all growing up fast, and I find myself questioning whether my life (as it stands) is a good example to my children.

Yes, I am self employed now... something positive that I think most of us aspire to in some shape or form... but I find mysef questioning whether I am focussed enough in my new business.

I know what I want to do, mostly. I want to make pretty things out of glass.... sell them, and make people happy and smiley :O)

Life and business, unfortunatey, demands far more than just wanting to do something. And this is where I find myself thinking about goals, and setting them.

Is it a good idea to set them... to add focus to life, or are they detrimental to your emotional well being if you fail to achieve said goal ?? But then, having no real focus can also lead to dissappointment, as we don't know what to aim for, and end up failing about in the dark.

Well anyway.... I have, personally, found mysef doing lots of flailing about over the ast couple of years. I had no definate goals .... did'nt really have a plan. So I am thinking that this is going to have to change, in order to break a cycle that just seems to perpetuate itself.

Long / Medium / Short ???

My life has been so uttery chaotic and unpredictable since I was a child, in one way or another, so I still find the concept of making a long term plan almost impossibe to grasp. So I find it easier to think about shorter term goals at this point in life.

What do I want out of life ?? I still don't know really ?? I know that I want to be happy... I don't want to feel lonely ... I want the best for my children... I'd like for my business to be a success.

These are all quite lofty aspirations I suppose... but I think that in starting to make short term plans, then these might be more achievable.

So.... short term, at this point in my life is very short term. I have been slowly sinking in the mire of a very complicated life, and it's time I started pulling myself out ... litte by little.

I want to share a few short term goals with you... whoever you may be... and hope to be back with an update on progress next time. More importantly, I hope to be able to share how I feel about achieving the goals I have set.... or not....

Some tasks to get me started for this coming week... August 9th - 16th 2009.

pay council tax
assemble my new PC workstation
make 1 finished piece of jewelery
make 2 sets of beads

This blog post may seem like a long piece of rambling thought.... but that's exactly what it is... my thoughts... just thought out loud. It's easier for me to pick through them this way.

If you do read this blog, then please feel free to leave any comments, perspectives or tips.

I's a complicated business, is trying to unravel the way you live and approach life...

Thanks for taking the time to read my thoughts... whoever you may be.

Fingers crossed I come back next week with some good results :O)

(please excuse any missing 'L's ... they're not spelling mistakes, I have a dodgy L key :O)

A new project

2009-06-19T19:41:00.004+01:00

Hiya.... I just thought I'd record something new I am trying, just for posterity.

Will I manage to finish them ?? Will they work out the way I hope ???

Who knows ???

Handbag and purse.... in VERY early stages ...

Oh... the first is a picture of a bracelet I sold the other day.... I just wanted to share it :O)

This is (I think) going to be a little bag for a child... or a little purse type thing :O)

And this is (hopefully) going to be my first proper bag. We shall see eh .....

Well the weather seems to have left us just lately, which is why I decided to try to make something with nice bright colours, that would hopefully raise a smile. I hope the finished articles have the desired effect !

I hope you all have a lovley weekend... whatever the weather !!

Bye

Hmmmm

2009-06-03T15:31:00.002+01:00

I think I'll watch Coraline again tonight... I was too tired to stay up and watch it all last night

2009-06-03T15:06:00.002+01:00

Where to start after such a long time eh ??

To cut a very dull story short, I ended up having a wee bit of a crisis, just with life in general.
I think I just let everything get on top of me really.

Anyway... meds were prescribed..... I relapsed a few weeks back, and am just getting back on track with my medication at the moment.

One thing I have learned from all this is that pressure makes me ill, so I am going to have to try and tailor my life to deal with that.

I've taken to spending time in my little garden . It's so very therapeutic. I love to find all those little hidden away treasures in the garden.... a beautiful garden spider in it's web.... snails with those lovely stripey shells... odd looking little bugs, and finding plants emerging. I keep finding baby plants breaking through, and love waiting untill they grow to see what they might be.
Just hope they're not all weeds, LOL

There's also a really amusing pair of magpies that I see in the tree most mornings... they are always squawking at eachother and playing chase me !!

I've bought some lovely plants to put in the garden too, and it's slowly becoming the little oasis that I want.

I am eventually getting back on track with my work too. So many times, it seems, I make progress, then it seems to crumble away from me. But hey ho.... I just have to keep plodding away and hope that one day things will become stable once again.

I think that spending time in my garden has had quite an influence on the beads I have been making just lately... I suddenly seem to have the urge to make little bugs, toadstools, and such like ... I am really enjoying making less 'sensible' beads... they are so cheerful and colourful, so I am going to keep running with it, to see where it takes me.

Anyway.... I'm going to have to get some stuff done here, am expecting mum at the door to pick the kids up, so I'll just leave you with a few random photos of what's been going on in the flame born house...

There are new beads cooling in the kiln as I type... so we'll see what comes out later :O)

Oooohh.....

2009-05-31T19:14:00.001+01:00

...... have I finally managed to networ this blog with Face Book ???

Very long time, no blog...... I shall try to be a bit more chatty .....

legal stuff thats going on here.....

2009-01-27T10:46:00.002Z

I just thought I'd share an update with regard to the divorce hassles I have been having just lately.

I've just C&P'd this from a forum post to save time... but I'd have to say that if anybody out there is having a hard time with a divorce... SHOP AROUND !!!!! Good advice may be hard to come by, but is worth it's weight in gold......

She was fantastic

An update ..... it seems that my solicitor has been less than helpful....Greta, AKA: The Rottweiller, (shit hot solicitor) tells me that the one option that my solicitor said wouldn't be a goer, is my best option and that the courts would find in my favour as the children are resident here.

The option in question is called a Mesher order (Mesher v Mesher 1980)

Mesher Order

If this is granted, then the court can order that the sale of the property can be deferred for a certain period of time, for instance until the children are no longer dependent.

And she also tells me that the ex's capital share in the property as it stands can be capped if he is no longer contributing towards the mortgage, so that when the house eventually has to be sold, he will only gain his 50% share at today's rate and I will gain the rest of the proceeds from the sale.
My old solicitor also advised that court proceedings would not be available on legal aid to fight the ex... Greta said that I could fight him on legal aid, and that 'some' extra costs might have to be paid back at a later date...

She has also personally recommended me to another solicitor who she passes all her legal aid clients on to. I go to see her on monday

So... I warn you now that I shall still be a bit all over the place with a nasty divorce going on, but I now feel more confident that this house will remain to be our home

So the open house is back on !!!!
Just need to figure a date out now

Thanks for all your positive thoughts and well wishes. It's far from over, but at least I have the right advice to fight my corner with
xxx

So once things are in motion, I hope to feel more like my old self and start to feel more creative once again :O)

I've been away for longer than I thought.....

2009-01-25T18:01:00.003Z

My lovely friend Kieara starting her new blog has given me the nudge that I needed to log back into my own blog.

I did'nt realise just how long it has been since I last posted in my blog ... So I shall aim to rectify this by posting a quick catch up . I say quick ... so much has been happening in my personal life, that I'd be here for weeks getting it all written up, so I shall only post briefly, although the issues are pretty serious. Hopefully by reading this, you will understand why my creativity and productivity have been so poor over the last few months....

Well August turned out to be a month of massive high's and low's .... from the high of the Stourbridge Bead event I came crashing down with an unbelieveable low.... on the bank holliday weekend following Stourbridge, my 7 yr old daughter was abducted by a paedophile. I shan't go into the detail, but he was sentenced in crown court last week. The time in between has been a bit of an ordeal and left me a bit messed up to be totally honest.

Whilst that was all ongoing, I also lost my home :O( I had to move back into my marital home.

My ex had moved out over a year ago and had left it in an awful state of repair. Even though this was the case, he tried to prevent us from moving back in by changing the locks on the morning I was moving in.

I am now in, but he has also now started very nasty divorce proceedings and I am again in a state of flux as I have no idea whether I shall lose this house a second time.

I am finding it hard to get decent legal advice and have also admitted that my depression is back.

So... all things told, I hope you can understand why I have not been very consistant over this past 6 months or so.

I do have my good days though... days when I feel like making beads and jewellery .... so I'll finish up now with a few pictures of some recent work...

Thanks for reading, and hopefully, I shall be back real soon xxx

I haven't run off....

2008-08-21T23:56:00.001+01:00

I just wanted to say a quick Hi... Bye... I may not have posted much over the last week or so, but I am just soooo busy with everything at the moment.... I am so excited though as I am going to the International Festival of Glass, in Stourbridge this weekend..... expect plenty of pictures afterwards.... I'll have a proper catch up with where I am with my work then, too ..

So... night night... speak soon

Isn't this pretty ?

2008-08-13T11:01:00.000+01:00

I have no idea what flower this is... but it is so pretty.... :)

sunday cakeness...........

2008-08-10T16:48:00.003+01:00

I've been making some summery beads just lately.... while the pretty weather lasts.. hehe.........

Oh and that cake I mentioned...........

Have a lovely sunday =o)

Rainy Saturday

2008-08-09T11:44:00.001+01:00

Well it's August... and yes it's chilly and rainy... don't you just love the good old British summertime !!!!

Having said that... it'll be perfect beading weather !!!!!!

My new press arrived this morning too.... yayyyy... I bought it off a member on FH, and she couldn't have posted it out any faster !!! Thanks loads Claire =o) Can't wait to go play with it, it's great... 4 different bead shapes in one press. This is the first time in over a year that I've even had the cash spare to buy another bead press, so I am dead excited !

Going to go play with it after my coffee :O)

Maybe I'll have something to show later ??? Oh and I've not forgotten about those felties I made either.... am making beads to accompany them today... I fancy some pretty frosted pastels to go with those spikes :oD

Laters xxx

Friday friday !!!

2008-08-08T11:28:00.002+01:00

Well it's friday and the sun is shining .... the kids are going out for their dinner in a bit and I am off to do the weekly food shop .... Mum will soooo be going to Iceland =oD

Not much else to say really... I just wanted to say 'Hiya' and share some happy beads, to match the lovely weather we are having today....

Have a lovely day... whatever you are doing

=oD

..............................

2008-08-07T22:11:00.000+01:00

Hmmmmm...... think I'll have a Kit Kat

=oD

Night night xxx

Experiments in felt....

2008-08-07T14:40:00.002+01:00

Hey... I had a thought whilst I was messing with some wool earlier, and thought I'd take a few pics to show anyone who may be interested, just how simple wet felting can be... well the basic stuff, anyway... LOL... so here goes....

pic. 1 ... raw materials... dyed merrino fleece

Pic 2. ... cut and split into the required sized pieces...

Pic. 3. ... My scrotty but yummy smelling lush honey soap

Pic. 4 .... Wet the small bundle of fleece, wet it with hand hot water, add a little soap, and roll it between your palms ... like a small sausagey type thing... rinse once done.

Pic. 5 ... Ta daaa !!! Small spikey felty things...

You'll have to wait n see what I make with them though.... they're still drying out in the window sill...

So there you have it.... hope you are still awake... hehe ... speak soon xx

Well I have had a productive morning.....

2008-08-07T11:34:00.001+01:00

I had my first home visit, today, from my Personal Business Advisor. He's 'on loan' to me as I am a small business start up customer with Business Initiative.

He was a lovely guy, who took over my computer for half an hour and drew up a whole years worth of accounting database sheets for me to use. He is going to come back in a few weeks and we are going to look at a marketing strategy too !!!! AND..... as part of the service, he'll even do my first year tax returns too !!!! All done for free !!!! It's brilliant !!!

Now I have to actually sit down and do the figures and fill the sheets in to keep my records up to date. This in itself is no mean feat for me as I have spent 37 years being the most unorganised person on the planet.... oh dear ... LOL

I can do maths, but I just don't 'do' numbers, if you see what I mean ? I have never been a logical thinker, so this is going to be a massive learning curve for me.

Going self employed, for me, is proving to be one great big exciting process... but one that I am also finding scary, stressful and very... VERY nerve wracking too !!!

Worries about child/working tax credits..... how much I'll have to start paying towards my rent.... council tax.... all sorts are still unknown quantities. The mere thought that I won't be able to afford the rent now I am off income support is pretty damn terrifying when you are a single parent with 3 children .... they need security above most other things, and untill all my new benefits are sorted out... we haven't really got much of that.

Ooohh... I'd better stop it there before I let things start playing on my mind again... I've had enough sleepless nights already... but the up shot of all my ramblings is this....

GOING SELF EMPLOYED IS THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE !!!!!!!!!!

Whether it works out for me or not.... who can tell.... but at least I'll be able to say that I gave it a go !

Right... enough from me for now, I need to go get some felt made =o)

Speak laters xxx

PS: Oh and I defrosted my freezer this morning !

That was quick !!!!

2008-08-06T20:13:00.001+01:00

Well Jeremy (see post below) has sold already...

I feel all warm and glowy this evening =o)

xxxx

Think I'll sell this guy later....

2008-08-06T13:29:00.001+01:00

Sore fingers, but a few results....

2008-08-06T10:39:00.004+01:00

Why oh why will I not learn.... don't needle felt whilst watching the telly.... oh dear.... but hey.... no pain, no gain huh ???

Well... I made my very first needle felted 3D objects.... nothing spectacular, but hey... we all have to start somewhere, don't we ?

I have to say that the tips that I have picked up on the felting forum I've recently joined are invaluable ... thanks for sharing your knowlege ladies =o)

So here are a few pics of my progress, so far ...

Oh and I made this cutsey little toadstool pendant too......

First tentative steps using felted beads....

2008-08-05T12:53:00.001+01:00

The beads were made using the wet felting method.

The heart was made using the needle felting method.

There..... not much to look at just yet, but it's a start.

rainy day blogging....

2008-08-05T10:57:00.000+01:00

Welcome to my brand new blog page.

Sometimes I'll make sense ... sometimes I might not..... sometimes I'll share my new creations with you.... sometimes I'll just waffle about them instead.

Here's a teeny bit about me then ....I'm a 37 year old, single mother of 3 kids (7, 10, 17).

I'm pretty busy a lot of the time, so I don't know how often I'll manage to write in this blog .... but I'm going to give it a go =o)

Although I'm not making much progress at the moment, I have just gone self employed, making and selling glass/mixed media beads and jewellery, from my website ... sometimes silk painted cards too :)

I am currently marooned in the middle of the long summer school break, which is leaving me very little time and energy for making glass beads etc... which probably explains why I am starting this new blog and not upstairs getting my torch lit.. LOL ..

Most of my daily activities seem to consist of washing, cooking, hoovering, tidying, reading to kids, colouring with kids, sorting out bored kid's squabbles, then cooking again.... oh you get the picture.. hehe... well this seems to be my current timetable, untill September that is ... Roll on September !!!!

ANYWAYS...... enough moaning from me for the moment.. hehe... back to my beads.

I decided to call this blog 'Creative Journeys' as I am always looking for new techniques to use in my jewellery and bead making, so I figured I'd share my thoughts and progress on this blog.I'm not the most regimented of people, so some posts will be all worky... some may just be my bored ramblings... who knows... we shall see....