Monday, December 04, 2006

December Beads............ coming soon

I don't have any pics for now but have got some new glass and designs I am working on so stay tuned.........



If you would like to have a heads up when I post them, use the contact link on this page to send me an email with your address and I will send you the link when it is up.



hugs

Bea - Kangaroo Island





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Sunday, August 06, 2006

August on Kangaroo Island.......

Well - time is flying and I am still trying to keep up with things.......

Have made some changes to my website and updated the pages..... hopefully all the links are working now but let me know if they don't.

August is a busy month for me with lots of Italians visiting the island (didn't you know I speak Italian?) and so I am out touring as an Italian guide when I am not at Seal Bay.

Exciting things happen when we are on tour... and this is one of the most recent.........

Catch you soon

cheers
Bea

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Website updated.....

Here you go............ I have put up some pics and new pages, tell me what you think.......

My home page...........

cheers
Bea

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Winter on Kangaroo Island

Well - it is June................... so, it's officially winter !!!!!

Where has the time gone? I guess that's better than having it lag on and not having enough to occupy oneself with? I don't know.............

I have been without my torch for more than a week now *sob* because the oxygen concentrator just stopped working at the beginning of this month and if we were in Adelaide it would have been fixed and back here by now............ but of course because we are not "just round the corner" it will be a while before I get it back.

Hopefully it won't cost me too much to get it repaired and sent back - the tech said it should only be a five minute job (isn't that what they always say ?) and hopefully it is nothing serious as I have gotten to like my minor torch!!!

I guess if I am REALLY desperate to melt some glass I could always fix the good old Hot Head back up....... but, as Paul says - there is still so much I have to get done that this could be a good "break" from the torch.......hmmmmmm but it is pretty cosy out in the caravan when I am torching........... a lot nicer temperature than when I am sitting here on the computer or beading......

The light is so beautiful these days with the lovely winter tones and ther sky is always pretty even when it is grey and stormy......... I look out of the window and see about 50 mountain ducks feeding in the nearby paddock, just a couple of hours ago a cattle egret flew up and perched on one of the branches in that gum tree across the paddock......... yesterday and the day before, Paul went out for a wander with his new camera and came back with some pretty nice shots of birds and landscapes........

I managed to finish the tutorial for Beads Etc and have sent off the step-by-step beads still on their mandrels, we'll see if they make it in to the November issue......... no real hurry I guess because I still have to get my website ready - but I am one step closer today.....

Check out my new form for visitors to email me - hope that will keep the spammers away....... it took me a couple of days to sort out the code and in the end it was oh so simple !!!!!

Just one of those "duh" moments.........

Well - better start dinner........ it's going to be yummy leek and potato soup, great food for cold days (and nights!!!).

Catch you soon
Bea

Friday, May 19, 2006

Beads from Kangaroo Island

Well - I just HAD to do it.......... I created another blog....... why? I just felt that the name of this blog was quite a mouthful and I wanted to have one which was more in line with my line and website........ so here it is..........

My Studio Blog

I wanted a space which would be more for an update of the beads and other pieces I make here on Kangaroo Island and I will keep this blog for other news, vents etc.........

Had a bit of time out in the caravan tonight but I guess I must be tired because I kept dropping glass rods and had trouble even trying to get the CZ in a bead. Didn't sleep too well last night because bf is not well - he has some sort of a cold and he's even worse off today............. hopefully I won't catch it !!!

I knew he was in trouble when he said he was feeling cold yesterday while we were at the workshop - and he was sitting pretty close to the fireplace most of the day!!!!!!

Trying for an earlyish night tonight and hopefully I will sleep better.

catch you later
Bea

Monday, May 15, 2006

Back on the rock !!!!!!!

Well........ we are back from Adelaide and it has been a bit of everything !!!!!!

Some shopping, lots of family time and lots of food and beer.......... !!!

Good to be home, am exhausted for now and ots to catch up on........ got myself some (more)books on wire working AND of course how to get my site going...... not to get reading and practising.........

catch you later
Bea

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

One step closer........

Well - I got brave last night and downloaded the apache server......... now to work out the scripts and see how I go.......

Got to pack and get ready for Adelaide, we'll be away over the weekend so won't be able to do any experiments til we get back next week - stay tuned....

catch you later
Bea