Well. 2026 has certainly been an eventful year for us as a family. Whilst I'm not at liberty to share a lot of the detail, I can say that it has led to a fairly monumental decision on my part, the upshot is that I will shortly be retiring from beadmaking altogether.

I have a huge amount of jewellery stock which I will be photographing and listing as and when I can. alongside the current production work obligations that I still have.

If there are any pieces that you are interested in and can't see photos, do please reach out and I can make listing those a priority.

As ever I am extremely grateful for the amazing 17 years that I have had at the torch, and for the support that my lovely customers have provided. I will keep this website open, likely for a year or so, unless everything sells beforehand.

Tina

Well, Etsy have certainly created some publicity of late, not necessarily all of it good. Thankfully it is not something that has affected me (yet!), but they are making it more and more difficult for genuine sellers of handmade goods to be seen. I seem to remember that when I initially joined I had to prove that all of my beads were genuinely handmade by me, but these days the marketplace seems to be filled with unregulated mass produced items.

I will continue to maintain a presence on Etsy, but more and more of my work will now be moving to this site. I have a number of customers who like to be able to purchase single beads, and the listing fees make it uneconomical to list these elsewhere. So, now you will find single beads, bead pairs and all manner of sets available, as well as some made-to-order beads too. If you have an idea for a bead that isn't listed, please do make contact and I will see what I can do.

I am, as ever, extremely grateful to be able to make beads for a living. I am lucky enough now to be working with several jewellery companies undertaking production work for them, in addition to my own designs.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Tina