Latest Pebble Sets

   Here are some of the latest pebble bead sets that I have made, they are listed in my Etsy shop,  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/pebbledreams  these beads are special to me because as most of you know I find the world of glitter and bling of no interest. My aim in bead making is to produce the more natural looking bead, the bead that has beauty without having to sparkle. I find it amazing how some people lust after the glitz and manufactured glamour that seems to command attention these days, when every day they walk past designs made by the greatest creator of all, mother nature and it is her amazing designs that really interest me.

   From an early age the natural world as been an infatuation of mine, from those snail shells I would collect in the garden, to the beautiful smooth pebbles picked from the beach on day trips, it all had an appeal that I still today find hard to explain. So I guess it was only natural that when I took up bead making the fancy pretty glam beads, busy with sparkle, flowers and gold stone would not appeal to me. Instead my first thoughts were around stone and wood effects, I soon found that by letting the glass and my flame mix and move the way they choose was producing the most stunning results, yes of course I had to make additions to the glass with metals and silver but they made the magic and very soon each morning became one of excitement when it came to opening my kiln door, a feeling I still experience today.