It's so pretty!

Well that's the most money I've spent in one go that hasn't been on a holiday or a house!

I've talked about it for longer than I care to admit but yesterday I took a huge step to update my setup.

$2,500 in 5 short minutes on a website and I'm eagerly anticipating the arrival of the following:

Cricket Torch (pictured)

Kiln

Oxygen Concentrator

"Passing the Flame" beading book

 and some boring hoses, arrestors and regulators...

So, if you're wondering what all this means, then I'll tell you, hold your horses, sheez..

It meeeeanns that I can anneal my beads so that they don't crack and break, it means that I can make bigger beads, it means that I can get some cool effects with frits and enamels, it means that I can do fuming and oxidizing and boiling and best of all, I can make some beads that I've been hanging out to make for some years now. I'd tell you about them but I'd rather show you when I've made them, I'm counting on them being ah-maze-ing!!

So start getting excited, well I will anyway :)