And Yet More!

In my last detour from food (for a while, I promise...) I thought it would be nice to talk about my last hobby in terms of craft: yes, as well as stitching, latch hook, and candles I also love to make jewellery. OK, so I'm not so prolific or own a huge collection of equipment like some (I'm talking to you, Ana) but I did get a large box of beads for my birthday a few years ago, and I love using them: the beads are unusually shaped, handmade and one-of-kind so I save the centre pieces for special projects. I made these two yesterday, the first is a bracelet with a sterling silver flower and the other is a way to stop me losing my tiny memory stick. Both are very, very basic in terms of beading (a loop and a line) but the result can still be pretty, showing you don't always need to over complicate things:

As well as beading I also really like shrink art, which are basically sheets of plastic that shrink and thicken when heated for a few minutes. This is also really nice and very easy too:

 

The best thing is, however, that whilst they start looking amateurish, when they shrink the detail seems so much more professional and fine.