Is it spring yet?

The weather hasn't exactly felt like spring lately on the east coast of Canada. 

New Brunswick really hasn’t been making it easy to soak up any golden rays lately! Grey skies and constant rain can feel like an energy drain, especially when creativity thrives on warmth and light. 

Being a tech admin during the work week, I always hope for sun on the weekends and lately have had my hopes dashed.

I haven't had many opportunities to spend time in the studio over the past 8 weeks with my day-time role capturing my waking hours and my creativity has been replaced with sleep and rest.

Being immune compromised, I rely on balancing my energy with rest with spoon theory.

Spoon Theory is a way to explain the energy limitations faced by people living with chronic illness. It uses "spoons" as a unit of measurement for energy, with each activity in life requiring a certain number of spoons.

It’s a great way to frame energy management when health demands extra mindfulness. Prioritizing rest is just as valuable as creating, and it is a thoughtful method for pacing yourself.

Even with the limited studio time, I am still bringing new bead sets to life! 

I hope my Pendragonfyre family will enjoy seeing what I have been able to craft during these fleeting moments in the studio. 

I share these in this post with you and these will pop up on Etsy tomorrow.

Created with rare Bullseye Special Production glass named Raspberry Cream, these round beads have striations of dark raspberry pink and streams of creamy white. 

This glass is no longer in production and my stash is getting smaller each time I pull a rod.

A spring floral inspired glass frit bead set! 

Starting on a base of Bullseye Dense White, a sprinkling of Glass Diversions Spring Violet glass frit was melted into each bead. 

A couple of medium purple spacers complete the set.

In case you needed extra small spacers, this set of CiM Creation Is Messy Poi purple opaque would be great in earrings!

A few new Big Hole Bead mini sets using 99% fine silver leaf and Glass Diversions Praline glass frit. These unlined beads will fit the popular "P" style jewelry.

First up, on a base of CiM Creation Is Messy Osage Wood wrapped in silver leaf and Praline frit. The spacers are the caramel colored Osage Wood.

Next up, on a base of Bullseye Carnelian with same combination of silver leaf and glass frit. Spacers are dark carnelian glass that seemed to strike dark in the kiln.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I look forward to sharing more bead sets in future blog posts this month! 

Smiles, Darlene 

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