http://www.crocosmiajewellery.com en-gb crocosmiajewellery.com 2010-4-2T00:00:00Z crocosmiajewellery.com http://www.crocosmiajewellery.com/page12.htm#62020 Having been inspired by someones Ballen beads on the FHF sorry but I cant remember who it was I seem to have the memory of a goldfish these days. I bought the tutorial by Michael Barley and it was brilliant. However being the sort of person I am I made a couple as per directions but then went on to come up with some of my own ideas. Im not sure if you can call them pretty but they are interesting. I have made a necklace for myself made up of assorted Baleens and it strangely works really well together. They do take longer to make than most maybe not as long as the Shipwreck beads but well worth the effort. Im now also playing about with Kaz Baildons murrini and they can give a bead a real lift. I love playing with new ideas and as you might see by my Bead Shops I hop about from style to style. Im not sure I will ever be able to do one style for longer than a weekWell must go off and feed the cats about 10 of them 2010-4-2T00:00:00Z