See what I've been doing...

Remember I said that I make glass beads?

Well, now I've got proof. I've been learning this fine craft for about five years, if you can believe it. I had limited time, given that I work 40+ hours a week at a day job that tends to leave me brain-dead at the end of the day.

Also, I had to slowly buy the necessary equipment: a dual-fuel torch, an oxygen concentrator, and a kiln.

Anyway, long story short, I have just recently felt brave enough to offer some work for sale. (www.paulinabeads.etsy.com - I'll have a link up soon)

I make mainly sets, meaning beads that all "go" together. I've been making these encased swirly beads like a crazed person. they really sent me into a Zen space.

Rather than offer them just as loose beads on a ribbon, I thought I would offer them on a stretchy cord. Is it a bracelet? Is it a loose set? Either! Snip the cord (I've heard that somewhere before) and transform into something else.

Look for these on Etsy in the coming days