A new Treasure Bottle bead

I have been making more of my treasure bottle focal beads. They take so long to make that I stagger away from the flame...but I love making them! This one is an inch and a half tall
 (c 4cm) - the pictures show both sides of one bead. They are really hard to photograph and come to life in the hand as is often the case with glass. See my post in May last year for the story behind these.

Returning to the studio

After a pause to heal a broken arm, I'm back and beading again - and it feels good!

I like to see the sea at least once a year: we've just come home from this year's summer break in Sidmouth, Devon:

Now I have to pace myself, but there's so much I want to make!