Belated Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! So sorry it has taken me so long to post on my blog, but I`ve ben soooo busy with beady orders... not that I`m complaining in the slightest. It is actually my most favourite thing to do in the whole world, and my customers are so lovely too... could life get any better?!

I have some very exciting news...

Jess Humphrey (www.jessaminedesigns.co.uk) has written a necklace tutorial which

 has been published in Februarys 'Making Jewellery' Magazine.

The beads below are featured in the magazine. 

Thankyou Jess x


Beads are available to purchase through my website
www.beadsbyclarescott.co.uk


or, through my etsy shoppe
http://www.etsy.com/shop/craftyclare

Also,

20% OFF BEADS! WHILE STOCKS LAST!

I am feeling a bit of a Spring clean coming on, so I`ve decided to offer 20% off 'Available Beads'  & 'Destash' beads... excluding Aquamarine Continuum as I`ve just put them up on the site.

And,

I am putting together a 'Catalogue' of all 'made to order' beads. It will be in the form of a PDF document, so if you would like a copy sending, please let me know by emailing me at claredscott@hotmail.com

I think that is all....

Before I go, I thought you might like to have a look at some of the photos I have taken over the Festive period, so here you go...

A frosty looking Waxwing

Low flying Swan

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Ooops, nearly forgot, I took some promo shots for Jack, and Gill`s Daughter, a Leeds based band.

Check them out here... http://www.myspace.com/jackandgill39sdaughter

They really are very, very good... come back soon! I miss you guys xx

If I`ve missed anything, I`ll be back, shortly...

Until then.

Keep warm, stay healthy.

Clare x

Photography by Clare Scott

As you may already know I have recently taken up photography. This week has been such a good week photograpy-wise I just had to tell you all...

Firstly, one of my photos made it onto the 8th episode of BBC Autumnwatch Unsprung. The photograph they showed was the one above.... an Angle Shades Moth.

Secondly, I have recently joined a local Photography club. I entered the competition last Monday night... and came away with three firsts! I couldn`t believe it... a hat trick =)

Thirdly, I have launched my photography website 

http://www.photographybyclarescott.co.uk

There are a number of Galleries where you can see my nature photography.

Most of them are available to purchase.

Prints start from £3.50 for a 3.5"x2.5" print... they would make a great Christmas present for all wildlife lovers.

If you would like any more information regarding my work, please don`t hesitate to contact me by email

claredscott@hotmail.com

I hope you are keeping warm on these wintery days.

Take good care,

Clare x

De-stash Mountain

Well, some of you may know by now that my car is poorly... so...

I have just added heaps of beads into my De-stash shop to help pay for it.

De-stash Shop

Thankyou to everyone that has already bought some... it`s a great help.

Lots of Love,

Clare xx

10% OFF!

This includes purchases from 

My Website

Etsy

Artfire

Clare 

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New beadies!

Just to let you know I have added some beads to Etsy and Artfire today... 

They can also be seen on my website, but I know some people favour these outlets, so here they are...

Hope you like them!

Thanks,

Clare x

Links, Links and more links!

I have just arrived back from a few days away visiting my Grandad over on Anglesey with my sister and her new baby Isabella. We are well rested (and well fed!) and ready to get back to the torch tomorrow... I do miss it when I`m away.

There have been a few changes in the world of 'Beads by Clare Scott' over the past few months. I thought I`d give you links to all things 'Beads by Clare Scott' - your one stop reference point!

I have decided to open an outlet for 'made to order' beads on my website. Sometimes it is pretty hard going creating new designs all the time... so I decided to make past designs available. They can be seen here...

http://www.beadsbyclarescott.co.uk/page7.htm

http://www.beadsbyclarescott.co.uk/page6.htm

Please remember if there are ever any sets from the past you would like, just drop me a line and I`ll see what I can do. Some beads are one offs, bt some I can re-make. Obviously they won`t be exactly the same, handcrafted art never is... but I`m sure you wouln`t want that anyway...

Ok, next in line is my Artfire shop! It is very much like Etsy. Keep your eye out for discounts on the right hand side of my shop page.

Artfire - http://www.artfire.com/users/BeadsbyClareScott

Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/shop/craftyclare

I`m so excited to tell you about my latest endeavour.... Photography.

I am having so much fun with my new camera. I absolutely adore being outside, taking pictures of all things nature.

I have just joined a local Camera Club, where I entered six photographs into their Club Competition. I was astonished to find my photographs had won 10th, 6th and 3rd (out of 80 photographs) in the 'General' Category. In the A3 Size Category, my photograph won 3rd place (out of 18 photographs). In the Black and White Category, my photograph won 3rd place (out of 30 photographs).... and last but not least I won 2nd place in the 'Projected Image' Category.

Beginners luck I reckon!

You can see some of my photographs here - 

On my Flickr Photostream - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23484072@N03/

On My Facebook Fanpage - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clare-Scott-Photography/107424845981180

My new Summer/Autumn Collection 2010 is available to purchase here -http://www.beadsbyclarescott.co.uk/page13.htm

A few other links for you - 

My Blog

http://beadsbyclarescott.blogspot.com/

If you are on Facebook, please feel free to add me as a friend, I`m trying to wean myself off though...!! 

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1425842704

Facebook Beads Fanpage

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beads-by-Clare-Scott-Lampwork-Glass-Bead-Boutique/152885299160

I hope I haven`t bombarded you with too much information.... 

I hope you have a lovely weekend, thanks for reading,

Love,

Clare

x

claredscott@hotmail.com

Stone-Age beads....

Two blog updates in two day?! 

That`s virtually unheard of in these parts.

Well, I`ve just been so busy thinking up new beadies for you, I thought you`d want to see them! 

This set has to be a favourite of mine, I love the way dark silver plum reacts in certain temperatures... the peacock, oil slick colours are amazing. 

I have named them 'Primitive'

Someone commented on my beads today - they said 

'your work is so natural and flowing(organic)' 

I was soooo happy! I just love the outdoors, and if this can be seen in my beads, that is wonderful.

These beads are called 'Indigenous'.

They are made with the same glass as the ones above... 

Some more beautifully organic beads...

'Rivers of Babylon'

And last, but not least...

'Enchanted Forest'

Just like the pillows I made the other day, but in nugget form.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my beadies.

Have a great weekend,

Clare 

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