The Lovely Laura!

Just wanna say a big big thank you to Laura Sparling (I know she's probably the only one reading this!!!!) !!!!!! Here are a few of the lovely gorgeous beads she has made...

You can also view her blog here.

Air and Earth Designs

I have come across this quite incredible lampwork artist called Kandice Seeber from Washington State, her website is called Air & Earth Designs. As I was looking through her gallery I was over whelmed by how many gorgeous bead sets she had made... This lady has such a massive portfolio of incredible beads, I had to share some of my faves with you!!!!

I so badly just wanna get behind a torch and know what I'm doing!!!! I need to get planning who, when and where I'm going to have my beginners lesson!!! Sooooooooooo excited!!!!!!

Aren't they just the cutest things...

Well once again on my travels around the Internet - finding more and more lampwork artist out there then I ever imagined... I came across Maria Edna Britskey from Beads By Babe. Oh my god her little turtle beads are just the cutest thing!!! here are some pictures from her gallery... CHECK HER OUT!!!!

B is for Beads...

I was looking on a wesite I had found called Daisychain Jewellery which by the is a very gorgeous cute little shop full of beautiful jewellery so you should definatly check that one out!!! I was looking over the links page and came across another simply gorgeous site called "B for Beads" and well... I had to spend a bit of money didn't I!!! It a new fave of mine for not the run of the mill stuff, it's different and great prices!!!! It has all the findings you could wish for... so here are some of the things I just had to buy!!!!

Check back to see what jewellery I make with these beautiful silver findings!

Sun Rise Jewellery @ Kinky Afro

The other day I set up a couple of displays in a very funky Hair Salon Based in Stretford, Manchester called Kinky Afro. It is run by my Friend Alex's Auntie. So she very kindly helped me set the whole display up which did take a few hours. I was quite blown away when it was all set up so beautifully, to have my jewellery no longer hung up on pins on my living room wall but have it displayed in a gorgeous glass cabinet. I was amazing to see all my little creations displayed together... here are a few pictures of the displays in Kinky Afro...

"Catering for all hair types, staff are experienced and friendly, delivering hair and beauty services second to none, in contemporary and comfortable surroundings. Utilising the latest techniques, equipment and quality products. Specialising in hair/scalp treatments and hair extensions. Now Displaying AND SELLING Sun Rise Jewellery by Vicki White!!!"

4 hours later...

Well i have to say... it did take me a good 4 hours, but I got there, here is a picture of my very first Tiara. I had been searching the web trying to get some inspiration for making my first Tiara and in the end I decided to purchase a book named "Tiaras" by Hana Glover and Robin Bellingham from Mail Order Beads. I purchased it of Spoilt Rotten Beads along with some Silver Plated Alice Band and lots of different sized wires, and I was away!!! I called this Tiara "Blossom Swarovski Tiara" But it was my version of Flower Garden from the Tiara Book. I used diffrent colours swaorovski bicone beads and also made the stems longer...
Think I did alright for my first attemp... there will be lots more where this came from :-)

Finally...

Hi! My name is Vicki White and I make my own handmade designer jewellery. I have been making jewellery for about 6 months now, and I'm absolutely loving it! I want to learn as much as I can about different ways to create beads and jewellery through different medias. I have had a go at lampwork bead making after my wonderful boyfriend Fran bought me a Glass Making Beginners Kit for our 1 year anniversary. As it is a very expensive hobby I am waiting on my birthday (not long now - 5th March) to be able to have a lesson with a lampwork artist to get me started!! Also I have been getting to grips with precious metal clay. I have been using Art Clay Silver and I'm beginning to get to understand the clay a lot better, but same as the glass bead making ... it is a seriously expensive hobby!!! but I'm hooked now, so i just can't live without it!!!! Anyway... basically on here I will be making a record of my discovery into the creation of jewellery, i will be posting photos of all the new item as I'm putting them on my web page and also some behind the scenes of what really goes on in my world of Sun Rise Jewellery.

Peace and Love,

Vicki White, xxxxx