Do you remember me telling you that I had ordered a lot of Tibetan Silver from China to make my hatpins with ???
Well here it is and if you look carefully at the label you can see that I got stung by the Customs charge ... and had to pay another £28 on top of the cost of the items and postage.
I was not a happy bunny I can tell you.
Once the box was opened this is what I have and it was like Aladdins Cave.
Silver filigree beads and bead caps and spacers and pearl beads .... Oh it was fabulous.
So of course I just had to have a play with it all and see what goes with what.
The pins I used for this are 4 1/2 inches and they are from The Sparkles Group and they are complete with end protectors.
These are just an idea of what I can make and they look really pretty.
In the box was also some beautiful glass beads as well as the pearl ones.
I am going to really enjoy making these hatpins up into lovely collections for my Etsy Shop.
There is one more box on its way and I just hope the customs man keeps his charges to himself on the next one.
More tomorrow ...
Hugs xx