Suzieq's Dab Hands: I'm sure I saw the sun yesterday!

I can't believe how long I've been away from my blog. I've had a couple of bad bouts of illness, one straight after the other, so I haven't really had the energy to make anything. Fortunately, I found my mojo again at the weekend and had a couple of days locked away in my craft room. I know that seemed a tragedy given the glorious weather, but I had my CD player on, the window wide open and hours of uninterrupted jewellery making - I was in heaven!

I've been trying out a few new things, but mostly I'm trying to build up my stock for the summer. The leather bead wrap bracelets are still my most popular seller and fortunately I love making them.

Sorry for the poor quality of this photo - my camera does not like close-ups. I'm trying to make a variety of sizes to fit very small and very large wrists. This is the biggest complaint I get from customers, which is why they always opt for bespoke item.

I'm also trying out a macrame bracelet with seed beads on the outside. The one in the photo is just going to wrap round the wrist once, but I will probably make some 3-wraps ones too for sale. I think this bracelet is going to be for me, as I love it so much already. That's the trouble - I end up making stuff and keeping it rather than selling it. Must stop doing that - bad Suzie!!

I love neutral rather than bright colours, like this.

so I always have trouble selecting colours that I probably wouldn't normally wear, because not everyone likes the same stuff as me. I think pink is where I get my mental block, because I really do not like that colour generally. I did like these colours though and think they will make some great summer items.

So, other items I made at the weekend:

These bracelets are proving very popular too, so I think I'm going to be making quite a few more of these. These two were just prototypes, but I think they're a winner.