Book Thongs & Treasuries

This week I’ve stocked my Etsy shop with more book thongs including some brand new colours! Most of them are mini bookmarks, designed especially to fit paperbacks or small diaries and journals up to 8″ in height but if you spot a colour you like and would prefer a regular size just give me a shout : ) From just £2.00 each they make great stocking fillers!

I’ve also been having fun making treasuries on Etsy, here’s a few I made this week…
 

‘Purple Moonflowers’ by TheCrimsonMoon

CyberMoon $17.00	EmersonBindery $30.00	BlackDaisyDesi… $22.00	MissVioletLace $118.90
moaningminnie $39.50	ColorfulDesign… $14.95	Blythaholic $209.00	whimsyfunk $10.00
ButtonedArt $75.00	joanyg $40.00	owenlana $23.00	Raceytay $25.00
krystarka $6.00	susansheehan $28.00	sparksoffire $30.00	WeddingLab $39.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

‘Soft Green and Cream’ by TheCrimsonMoon

katrinshine $21.00	TutusChicBouti… $65.00	PrinceDesignUK $39.00	FirebirdJewell… $21.00
KnitFrekkles $78.00	fishandlotus $10.00	littlemisslool… $98.00	LoveFuzz $33.00
themagpiesdaug… $19.95	BiscuitScout $690.00	AlchemyLampwor… $10.00	Lori411 $29.00
DreamsFactory $45.00	buechertiger $12.00	BitsBeadsAndBu… $2.75	jjevensen $120.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

‘Raspberries And Chocolate With Lashings Of Cream’ by TheCrimsonMoon

HoneyBeeHolist… $6.75	Dianthusa $20.00	SweetlyScrappe… $3.25	thefinelime $30.00
CedarTreeFarmS… $10.00	Katiedidonline $8.00	franticaboutfr… $20.00	GardenOfBeads $10.00
thecardboardma… $28.00	SueGregor $70.00	JeannieMacaron… $15.00	CreazioniDelCe… $3.50
BigFish $7.00	MyissaG $50.00	bedbuggs $31.00	AmericanMadeJe… $20.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Flowers In The Attic (Or In My Bead Stash!)

On a rare sunny afternoon last week I had a lovely time sitting in the garden making these glass flower book thongs. These were the first book thong designs that I ever made but for reasons known only to the bead gods I abandonded them in favour of the beadwoven variety.

Having a little rest from beadweaving I thought it would be fun to do some simple wire wrapping, so armed with a bag of thonging, pretty glass flowers and my trusty box of Swarovki crystals I set to work. I only intended to make two or three but before I knew it I’d made ten!

Two have already sold but the rest are on my website and I’m adding them daily to my Etsy shop. If you see a mini and would like one made into a regular size (or the other way around!) then please contact me : )

Enchanted Forest

Well my last post was a complete disaster! I was playing around with the Gallery feature here on WordPress and accidentally hit Publish instead of Preview. I’ve fixed it now but that will teach me not to mess around with things that I know nothing about. Hmm, thinking about it, it probably won’t!

What I was attempting to show was this new brooch. Made using a gorgeous walnut heart button that was handmade by Etsy seller WendyElf, who I featured in this post. I recently treated myself to some Toho Hybrid seed beads which are the most gorgeous shade of green and brown and along with an autumn mix of Miyuki beads they work wonderfully with the button. I’m planning on making another and turning it into a pendant so watch out for that coming soon. In the meantime the brooch is available in my Etsy shop and website.

It was featured in this gorgeous treasury curated by ALDDesigns…

I’ve also added three more mini book thongs to my shop, this time featuring gorgeous faceted beads!

Bucket or Bouquet?

“The lady of the house” instantly came to mind once I’d made the mix for these beads so I just had to name it after the queen of snobbery, Hyacinth Bouquet from Keeping Up Appearances! The whole show was hilarious but my favourite part would always come at the end when she got her comeuppance and and often ended up being literally dragged through a hedge backwards and looking like the family she despaired of. Personally I would much rather be like her sisters (except for the one with a Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony ) they were always having so much fun! ; )

Anyhow, back to the book thong. Lilacs, greens, blues and a touch of lemon make up the beaded beads and I’ve added violet Swarovski crystals and a length of lime thonging to finish it off. Available via my website and Etsy shop. Although this one is made for small books up to 8″ high, I can also make a regular size on request.

Sacrifice to the Blood Moon

A quick post to share this with you.  Etsy seller Crimson Presence included my Vampire Ball book thong in this absolutely gorgeous dark and seductive treasury…

Lady of the Rings

Wow, has it really been 5 weeks since I last posted? Shame on me! But I have been really busy creating (as well as having a nasty virus) and pretty soon I’ll be sharing some very exciting news with you. But in the meantime I have lots of beady eye candy for you to look at.

I’ve added some new colourways to my range of book thongs. For now they’re made-to-order on my website and in my Etsy shop but I should have some ready made up very soon…

Hollywood

Majestic

Treasure

The past week or so I’ve been on a huge ring making binge, I just couldn’t seem to stop! They’re just so much fun to make and fairly quick once I’ve decided on my colours. I’ll be adding them all to my website tonight and in my Etsy shop over the next week…

Sunshine

Snowdrop

Eye of Sauron

Strawberries and Cream

Sea of Tranquility

Lemon and Lime

Citrus

I Want Candy

Gothic Heart 1

Gothic Heart 2

Gothic Heart 3