And in the style of Blue Peter, "here's one I (Martha) made earlier ..."
Jewelled snowflake decorating our Chriwtmas tree
This is an extension of my jewellery making for friends and family. The combination of red and clear beads is rather lovely, I think.
It was more tricky to make than most pieces, in particular not breaking off the arms of the wire star which the beads are strung on. Do drop us a line or Facebook one of us, if you'd like me to do some for you for next year.
Now that we've got Monty-the-dog, we don't have space for a big real tree. So we thought we'd create one to hang on the wall. After a week of making, it's now hanging in the lounge ... If people are interested I'll post a description of how I made...
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