nguni and new focal beads

I am back on the blog at last - time seems to be flying even more than ever.I am just not ready for it to be December. But here are the new focal beads I have made after my lesson with Johan in Pretoria and the Nguni necklace for Sherry in JHB. I am at the Karkloof Farmers market tonight and on sat morning - see you there

South Africa

Black and White

"Courtney" beads -turquoise and lavender

Pretty lavender

More barbarella beads

"pandora" style "barbarella" beads

At last I am back to blogging and here are my latest beads - with a 5mm hole and sterling silver inserts they will fit most snakechain bracelets

Nguni Dreaming

Thanks to an article in "The Natal Witness" by Julia Denny-Dimitriou on Nguni cattle I was at last inspired to make some new beads- a set of "Nguni Dreaming" beads and they have really turned out beautifully. I made my first Nguni bead some months ago when my grandson Liam made me some frit and when I used it we decided that it looked just like the beautiful markings on Nguni cattle and then Julia's article set me off.

new necklace

This necklace is made from black,ivory and sage green beads and was the result of an exercise prompted by a chapter in Corina Tettingers book "Passing the Flame" on distortion - I think the result is lovely - in fact the first person to see it bought it!

bafana bafana soccer bracelet

pink and cream beads for Jane

The latest beads

These "pandora" style beads can also be ordered to fit existing bracelets or I can supply a sterling siver bracelet.

Even more soccer bracelets

As promised here are the bracelets for South Africa,Italy,Japan,New Zealand,Australia,Algeria and a "safari special"

contact me

Watch this space for bracelets for South Africa,Italy,France,Japan.Please send an email to :barbara.magrath@googlemail.com for more info or to place an order -many thanks.

Another soccer bracelet

This time its Paraguay

Red and white

Denmark

Yet more soccer bracelets

 

lovely colours

Stars and stripes

 

I love this one

This is for Spain

More soccer bracelets

This is for portugal

soccer beads

 

forget tennis bracelets, soccer bracelets-memorabilia for world cup2010, are here and now – support your team with a bracelet of handmade glass beads – proudly South African