Jewellery By Shalini

Read more on my website:  Bead Peeps Swap n Hop... The BIG Day is here! - Shalini Austin Designs… hand-crafted for YOU! .

A VERY generous gift of beads, components and some amazing Sea-glass. Read more via Gifts from Bulgaria - Shalini Austin Designs… hand-crafted for YOU! .

Today I am planning what I will be sending my partner. As part of learning new Wire Weaving techniques I have made a few pieces which I am quite pleased with and one of these will be going to Bulgaria. Now if only I could decide which one... Read more about who my swap n hop parter is via the link below :-) Introducing Rozantia Petkova, my partner for the Bead Peeps Swap n Hop Challenge, from Sofia, Bulgaria.

This will be fun! I know it! Partners will be announced on 19th February 2014. Can't wait! :D More about this on Linda A's blog here:  http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/bead-peeps-swap-n-hop-is-coming.html

A new group has recently started on Facebook for Beaders and Jewellery Artists. Its called Bead Peeps . Fabulous place for like minded artists and designers to have a chat, exchange ideas and share their creativity. If you are a jewellery maker do come and join us! This is the first Header image for the group and guess what! My Lapis Lazuli Flower necklace is on it! Thank you Linda & Hannah for including my design on the first ever Bead Peeps Cover Photo :-) Collage created by Hannah Trost, one of the members of Bead Peeps.