So, some of you may know that I've been making beads out of glass bottles, and then making them into jewellery.


I took some to the Plymouth Image gallery, and some to the Brownston Gallery, leaving myself without any!


so I thought I'd spend some time editing the photos that I miraculously managed to find the time to take before I sent the jewellery away, and I've made a gallery so you can see them!

Here are my favourite earrings:

Well, I chose my winner, and she picked the bracelet as her prize.


better luck next time everyone else! and there will be a next time soon!

ok, so I've chosen two things that I think people might like, they have the same retail value.

I will choose a winner at random from my mailing list and they can pick which of these two items they would like:

	first is a macrame bracelet featuring 4 of my handmade beads. its currently a small-medium but it can be adjusted.
Second is a silver cored bead in double helix ekho, it is a lovely purpley blue colour that looks like its over an amber base.This is a fairly small bead but still has a big enough core to fit on your troll/pandora/biagi bracelets, or simply thread onto an ordinary chain or cord.

Well, 2010...

I shall start it, as always, with good intentions!

The first one being...to give away beads more regularly, I know that I've been a bit rubbish on that score lately.
so this week, there will be a draw!

more news on that one soon, but for now, I wish you all a happy, prosperous, healthy and peaceful new year!

All my website and Artfire stock is now available to view and collect for Free at the Vivian Gallery in Dawlish!
The jewellery is on display in the back room, the loose beads and artfire stock are available to view on request.


also my ranges The Emotions Collection, and Flock are available here exclusively!

	Emotions Collection
	Flock Jewellery

There's also much more of my jewellery on display and that of other local artists, jewellers, photographers etc

To go to The Vivian Gallery Website click here

A new Mailing has just gone out, if you think you should have got it, and you haven't, please add an up to date email address to the box on the left


I'm getting some of your email addresses bounced back.


Prize Draw information coming soon...I'm getting there I promise!

please forgive me for my website being in a terrible mess for the next little while!

in the meantime, you may find it helpful to navigate by using the links on the lefthand side, rather than clickable links within pages.

sorry for the inconvenience and randomness of pages!

I have just taken some zip rose brooches, some cored beads, and nautilus necklaces and matching earrings to a gallery in Chudleigh

Dandelion
6 Fore Street
Chudleigh
Devon

TQ13 0HX

01626 859333

www.dandeliondevon.co.uk

I have been working for the last few weeks on a new collection for the Brownston gallery in Modbury, Devon. (find their address on the 'where to see and buy my work page' )

I delivered it on friday so why not wander on down there and take a look!


Pieces included are the not for sale before recycled bead collection, and some new designs featuring a nautilus shell design with my textured tactile focal beads. I also took goddess pendants and silver cored beads, so there's something for everyone!


Photos coming soon!

Some new ones:






























I made the dusky pink/pale terracotta one up with antique copper coloured findings, I'm particularly pleased with the way it looks.


let me know what you think! leave a comment or sign my guest book!

Jelly babies!


These were fun to make! glass jelly baby beads!

I've been having a smashing time lately! with bottles!

I collected various coloured bottles, and made them into beads!
some of them I've made into jewellery:

These are the colours I have so far, and I hope to have more soon.

since bottles are an unknown coefficient of expansion, and they are known to vary somewhat, they are most likely incompatible with each-other, so a bead can only be made from one colour. I can however add different metals and finishes to these beads, including gold and silver leaf, silver wire, pixie dust and cubic zirconias.

hopefully these will be available on the website soon! if you can't wait, feel free to contact me and I can tell you what is available!

More new things! Zip Rose Brooches!


I have been meaning to do something with textiles for a while, I've now combined the macrame bracelets and beads, with a zip rose! these are made from old zips!  some are never used but old, and some have been salvaged from wherever (cardigans, pencil cases, all sorts!) Isn't it great to have a zip box? much like a button box, but with zips! Each one is hand stitched by me and then my handmade beads as well as cords, chains, lace etc are selected and attached ready for you to enjoy!
They have a nice vintage feel and can be pinned onto clothing, bags, or anything else you want (not skin though, that wouldn't be fun!)

just a thought, I could also put these onto a hairclip, grip or a tiara! mmm pretty bridal type jewellery with a twist!

New!
I've been working on these colourful summery bracelets, they've been popular so far at the Vivian gallery! some coming soon to Plymouth! If I can make enough without selling them first!

prices are £15 to £20

I've been busy making lots of silver cored beads, not only have I sent a batch down to the Plymouth Image gallery, but I will be adding more to the website very soon!

so watch this space! (well this one actually, its where the shop is!)


This will include yellow ones, which were requested recently.


I've been working on some new designs using my own frit blends (for the non lampworkers, frit is small broken up pieces of glass) and cubic zirconias. I'm really pleased with these, and not only because I've finally found something I like to make with my frit!


pictures soon!

I've fixed all the links now! (well I think I've done them all!)


Let me know what you think of the new arrangement!

Those of you have been trying to access my site recently, may have noticed a few little glitches, this is because I'm updating alot of things. apologies for the disruption!

hopefully these changes will make my site look and work better, It should be easier to navigate too.


I'm changing the order of my pages, Ive condensed the main menu down into sub-pages so its not a huge long list down the page.

Theres alot more information on the about pages, and its been broken down into easier to read chunks.

I've added yet another gallery!

I'm changing the title of this page from Blog to News, in order to condense my homepage into a more user friendly, easier to read page that will lead you to where you want to go.

That also means that this page will be updated more frequently, so this is the place to come!



Ive added a whole pile of new silver cored beads to my online shop




so...what are you waiting for? come and have a look at the new bits of my site!


alot of links have been broken or moved in the re-arranging, so you may find it best to use the menu on the left for the time being, as I have to go and find and re-link almost all of my links! this could take some time!

once again, My apologies for any inconvenience caused by the disruption!

Heres me next to my work.




Below is the work that was in
my cabinet.














Thanks to everyone who came to see me at New Designers!

I've got some items for sale on artfire, you can see them...Here
http://MadelineBunyanLampwork.artfire.com

Artfire is a place to buy and sell handmade goods, without any selling fees!


And for those of you creative types out there who want to try artfire for yourself...use me as a reference...When I get 12 reference points I get a free for life account for me, and one for a friend! go on...help me out...you know you want to! put MadelineBunyanLampwork in the box for who told you about artfire, or click this link!

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=power_up&refuid=19111

Thanks!

I'm giving away this lovely silver cored bead to one lucky person on my mailing list tomorrow!
so if you're not on my mailing list already, sign up now for your chance to win!
(its the box under the menus on the left!)

and for those of you that are on my mailing list, I sent out a mailing yesterday about this prize draw, but a few bounced back, so if you didn't get one yet, please enter your email address again, or your current email. thanks!

Hello! You may have noticed some changes...

Well, I thought It was about time for an update, redecorate and suchlike.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the new decor, please feel free!


The new banner is my soon to be revealed to the world piece "Flock" which will have its debut at the Plymouth College of Art summer show in June. From there it will travel to New Designers, Islington, London in July.



Oh, also there's a new video on my 'about lampwork' page.

The CGS 'unpolished' exhibition is now available to view online,

Click below to view

Take a Look at Sara Fell's work, 'o' precious too

Thanks to everyone for their support.

Some of you may know that I was working on a piece of experimental jewellery for the Contemporary Glass Society Online Exhibition entitled 'unpolished'


My piece 'eardrop' was selected and will be displayed alongside artists who featured in the book 'Wearing Glass' and exhibition of the same name, also artists who featured at the Glass Biennalle In Stourbridge.


The exhibition will be accessible soon via the contemporary glass society website http://www.cgs.org.uk


Thanks to everyone at PCAD for their support!

Hello Everyone!

Just Saying Happy New Year really.

New Things on the way are my bead rings as can be seen on my homepage and in the New Gallery http://www.madelinebunyan.com/page8.htm here.

Currently I've been working on some raised floral and marine themed beads, yet more silver cored beads including some in a new colour from those lovely people at Double Helix, Pandora. This is a really unusual colour which strikes to an intense streaky purple with hints of turquoise and shocking pink.

Still to be developed are blown borosilicate beads and reverse twist beads. Pictures when I get around to it!

Madeline

  These silver cored beads are now available in my online Shop!

well hello...

The website developments are slow at the moment, I've been busy at the torch playing with some techniques I have been meaning to have a go at. I bought a wonderful Goddess beads tutorial from Teresa Laliberte and got stuck in to making some figurative beads. They started as little fat venus of willendorf type things and have now progressed into ivory coloured statue type things, and I have decided not to make them skinny, but slimmed them down a fair bit, I like to think of them as real women shapes, curvy, and not entierly symmetrical, I've also started giving them a bit more movement rather than standing straight up.

The new stuff gallery ( apart from one random bead that managed to have its photo taken and an elephant) contains all my goddesses in the order that I made them.
this one is the latest.

I have joined some lampworking forums, and found many a bit of interesting information and helpful advice. links to the forums on the links page.

I even won the weekly challenge on the Lampwork etc forum, which means I get to set my own challenge!

I have been trying out some of the new techniques, including marbles, which I have been meaning to do for a while. When I have pictures they will go in the gallery somewhere.

I also gave shells a try, its not exactly working yet but I'm going to work on it.

I'm also feeling a return to fish coming on, I had a brief flit with some koi carp ideas a while back, going to work on those.

Thats about it for now, except to say that as soon as I decide what August's random giveaway will be I will post it here and on the site, so keep checking back, and join the mailing list!

hello again!

well, I've been fairly busy on the website the last few days, the shops finally have items in, albeit one each. unfortunately it seems I can only have one photo per item. To get around this problem I have added a new gallery, 'other views of shop items'  which has all the pictures of the items for sale. everything is linked everywhere possible so that you can find the other pictures easily and then return to the shop easily.

Other developments are a few new links, including glassartists.org where I have my own profile, and a few other artists who I have come across at various times. I will also be working on a page to go on the gbuk site

Also you may have noticed, there is a new random bead giveaway, for people on my mailing list. currently there arent many people on it (good for them, they stand more chance of winning beads) bad for everyone else who isn't in with a chance...go join my mailing list now!

I'd appreciate some feedback on the site please, use the guest book, or email me! (spent a good while making my website emails go to outlook so I can check them easier, no good if no-one sends me any!)

This was my plinth at new designers for all of you who didn't see it.
The hands are glass casts of my own hand. The cylinders of glass echo test tubes and scientific ware, the glass I use for my vessels is borosilicate tubing, the same thing they make test tubes out of, and the same kind of glass as pyrex.

well...this is it! its here! I have a web presence... if you want to call it that!

I will be building this website over the coming weeks, but bear with me...this is all pretty new to me and I have a summer show to put up next week...and after that, New Designers in London.


The Summer show at Plymouth college of art and design will run from Friday the 20th to Thursday the 26th of June

come and see my work! it will be  on display in the recpetion area!

New designers runs from the  3rd to 6th July at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London.

stand J14 Plymouth College of Art and Design (Jewellery)