4 EASY WAYS TO GET OUT OF CREATIVE BLOCK

1. STOP TRYING TO CREATE 

Trying to force the inspiration may
 make it harder to come by. 
So just take a break, do something else 
and stop stressing about making it happen. 
When the time is right the muse will strike!  

2. .WATCH A MOVIE 

There's so much about films 
that can be inspiring,
from the costume design to
 the country or era 
 it's set in, 
why not settle down 
with some popcorn 
and enjoy an easy route to 
inspiration! 

3. LOOK ON PINTEREST 

What is not to love about this!
People pin what they love 
and looking through their boards 
is super fun and sure to give you plenty of 
pretty creative ideas. 

4.LOOK TO NATURE 

All those beautiful plants,
 flowers, trees 
and animals offer 
 instant colour schemes
galore! 

*Beautiful card/artwork from Inner Hue/ColourCult 

PRETTY IN PEACH

My latest make. 

I had a lot of kitten 'help' 
for this one.
There's something our cat 
finds  irresistible 
about lengthy threads 
and sparkly small things dangling about! 

I do love a bit of fringing too....once it's finished...! 

ARE YOU ALLOWED TO CALL THEM UGLY? - THE REALLY UGLY CABOCHON NECKLACE!

I have to say that I really didn't 

warm to this cabochon at first. 

I ordered a few different types online 

and you never really know

what they will be like until they

arrive. 

YUK! I thought to myself 

that is one horrible cabochon!

One to go to the back of my bead drawer and 

never see the light of day again... 

but somehow, I have ended up 

making a necklace from it, 

and, the shocking part is here, 

actually liking it!

Not only do I like it but I have

 worn it a lot, and by a lot I mean

practically all summer!

It's brown as well so I can see myself wearing it 

throughout the Autumn too.

It might be ugly

 but it's found a little place in my heart!

THE SPECIAL CABOCHON NECKLACE COMPLETED!

I used the 

 labradorite

 cabochon

that I had bought

 a long time ago,

 but never knew 

what to do with,

for this project.

I had originally 

intended

 to make a more elaborate 

design but 

decided to keep things

simple 

and let the stone

 do the talking.

As you can see

 from the pics

the beautiful 'flash' 

of blue that emerges 

from the cabochon is pretty 

and I wanted that to be the focal point

rather than adding 

a lot of embellishment. 

I'm so, so, happy to have 

used this cab at last! 

THE PRETTIEST UFO

I found these components 

that I had been making 

for Sabine Lipperts 

La Fleur bracelet pattern. 

For some reason I never 

finished making it. I have no 

idea why not, just look at all that 

sparkly loveliness!

It's far too pretty to live its life out 

as an 'unfinished object' so

it's definitely a project 

I want to restart.... 

GATHERING SUPPLIES...

Gathering supplies 

for my Labradorite project.

Here is what landed

 on my doormat 

this morning -

a gorgeous 

faceted strand 

of 4mm rondelles.

Mmmm mmmm!

You can really 

see the blue flash 

of colour coming out 

of these stones. 

It's going to be a while

before I can get going

on this project 

but looking at these 

little beauties makes me

excited! 

Can't wait.... 

COULD IT BE TIME TO BREAK OUT 'THE SPECIAL CABOCHON'?

When I was first getting into beading 

I saw this gorgeous Labradorite 

cabochon. 

I bought it straight away 

even though at that time 

I had NEVER 

worked with cabochons before 

and had NO idea 

of even how to start 

working with them!

I thought to myself, one day...one day 

I will make something from this, 

but the years went by 

and I didn't learn the skills

 to have a go... 

but I am starting to think 

that maybe now should be the time 

to use it ..... 

I am pretty confident that I can 

make something 

now that I have some cabochon 

experience under my belt,

but the pressure of it being 

'that special cabochon' 

does make me have a few nerves!

Wish me luck!