I am so lucky and BTW

To have found a lot of artistic friends all over the world thanks to my beading obsession 

so there are  some things to show ya at my bead table today

I got those gorgeous raku  fired dogwood flowers  some days ago from my dear friend

Dorcas Midkiff at Woundrousstrange designs

I keep them on my table and think of her every day sending her healing thoughts

 as she just now struggle with cancer treatments 

Those flowers are at the top of beauty I ever saw in ceramic art beads !!

And those horses are at my table too...got them from the lovely  Rebekah Payne at 

Tree Wings studio

We made an exchange of beads and she made the ivory one specially for me 

I love those horses and she also sent a surprise for me :)

Those gorgeous running horses  actually a new style she just made and Im the lucky

owner of the first pair !!  Thank You Rebekah  :) I do love them ALL!

And some other beauties even if not beads 

 gorgeous paper tags specially made for my line of jewelry I will sell in a  store at Ängsbacka Kursgård in Sweden 

made by Sommer at Summer Time Designs  She is making a big bunch in exchange for some of my jewelery  :)   Thank You Sommer !

So I would also like to show what was found in the kiln early this morning

I fired up higher than usual 2200 F ( 1200C)testing some new clay types

This is a VERY rustic kind of clay i got from a pottery artist friend

I like the way it turned out with this redox glaze as I like things to look 

very oooooooooold

This is a very black clay that also turned out good

looks like old iron IRL   as most of the times pictures do not do them justice

Porcelain with a wash of brass glaze  turned out a bit bone looking :)

and finally a porcelain pendant with a new matte green glaze

I wish You all a good and  creative day 

Birgitta