Anyone for spankles?

I added a couple of new sets of beads to my Sooz Beads Etsy shop today. The British Sellers on Etsy team have a Team Discussions Section and there's a thread where you can link to new items to promote them. I was merrily adding my latest additions, typing a bit of a description about the set below but instead of typing "silver spangles", it came out "silver spankles". I like the word so much, I keep saying it to myself!

If you're a touch typist (rather than the 2 finger variety!) try typing the word yourself, is it just me or do your fingers just want to type a "k" after the "n"?!

Recycled glass of two kinds combined

You probably all remember the celebration of my first Etsy sale a little while ago, well, Deb, the lovely lady who bought some of my etched Harveys Bristol Cream sherry beads has made these earrings which I think are just brilliant! They're available to purchase along with a matching pendant from her northcoastbeachglass Etsy shop. Another first for me - my beads in someone else's jewellery!

Deb was so pleased with the beads that she ordered 15 more. The first ones only took a week to reach her in the USA but we're a bit concerned that the follow up order seems to be taking forever - hope they arrive with you soon, Deb as I'm looking forward to seeing more combinations with the beach glass you find close to your home.

Look - jewellery!

I've been posting far too much about new beads lately and not enough on jewellery. Here is a new recycled/upcycled pair of earrings using etched beads made from a melted Harveys Bristol Cream sherry bottle and pretty sterling silver leaf charms. The earrings are available to buy both in my Etsy shop and will also be on my stall this Saturday.

Hope you all like them!

The saga of the pre-dug hole

At the back end of last week, we had some very windy weather but it was mild so I decided to put some washing out. It managed some shirts and trousers fine but when I added the second load (sheets) within a couple of minutes the big sail area almost completely collapsed the rotary drier which was only anchored by a hammered in stake rather than being properly concreted in. I didn't take a picture of the sheets half trailing on the ground, I was too busy washing them again (and swearing at whoever it was that didn't put the dryer up properly first time!)

It has taken said person a little over a week to get round to remedying the problem, claiming that B&Q, Jackson Shipley and the Co-Op had all run out of pre-dug holes to put the concrete in! But anyway, here he is all kitted out in his site safety gear.

Taking the p*** a bit with the hard hat ....

Getting down to business now

"What do you mean I've put the hole in upside down?"

Make sure it's upright. (Ooer, his hat has come off!)

Ta dar!

What a clever chap! Thank you DH xxx

Whilst I had the camera out in the garden, I snapped this one of the snowdrops just opening up to remind us all that winter will soon be over!

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.

Sneak previews

It was just an afterthought (suggested by DH) that I take the beads that I've offered for sale in my new beads only Etsy shop to my stall on Saturday. I got four commissions for necklaces and another for a pair of earrings with a possibility of a necklace or bracelet to match later on.

Regular customers, in particular, seemed to appreciate a "sneak preview" of what I'll be making jewellery with in the future. I'll definitely be doing that again!

The weather in Cambridge was cloudy but dry when we arrived at around 8.30am; I think it must've been raining earlier because everything was wet and the tree over my stall was dripping on me! :-) However, apart from a light shower in the afternoon, we had a pretty much perfect day weather-wise for sales. I think my Duffers' Guide has helped the fellas out as I got more Valentine's Day purchasers :-)