Handmade by GnT

31/05/2026

29/05/2026

Its Friday, the sun is shining, so let's add some sparkly goodness to the garden.
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09/05/2026

PLEASE NOTE: These items have now been added to our website shop. The website is still in the planning stages and needs some tweaking, but feel free to have a nosey around.

www.apocketfulofwisdom.com - click on the store button when you get there.

Here are a few more that I've completed this week. Most of the beads are glass, but there are some natural beads and the large bead in the centre of one is an amethyst. I will be adding them to our store .com this afternoon and they will be £20 including postage and packaging.

09/05/2026

Beadwork and meditation.

A strange combination, but hear me out.

At the beginning of March I became unwell, I tried my best to push through it, but it turns out that I not only had a chest infection, but double ear infection too. This led to 6 weeks of being totally miserable, antibiotics helped a little, but I was totally deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other. Even now I'm still struggling with hearing loss. No craft work or any type of art was being created. In fact I didn't set foot in my room for a few weeks.

Anyhoo, back to my original statement. Over the last few weeks, I've started a new course, it involves meditation, devotional prayers, Qigong, and becoming more attuned to our bodies and nature. This led me back in to my room and I started working with beads and wire again. Whilst I'm working, I've noticed that I have been repeating the core mantra of the course, my heart rate is slowing and my breathing is slowing too. I'm more relaxed (well most of the time) and I'm enjoying the process. I almost enter a meditative state and afterwards the need for sleep often outweighs the need to do anything else.

I still need to get my hearing checked, but my heart is no longer heavy and I feel lighter.

The photo is of a new plant stake, or wand as my husband calls them.

28/04/2026

As you enter my home, you have the main front door, then a 2nd interior/lobby door. I've said for ages that I was going to make something to welcome people in to my home. Yesterday I finally got round to it and I love it. I used my cricut app and cricut machine to cut the design on vinyl, then spent ages weeding out all the excess, but it was well worth the effort.

14/04/2026

Scorpion #2 complete with suspended crystal to catch the light.

11/04/2026

It's been a rough month here in the shire. I've had a chest infection and double ear infection that has left me bone weary tired, partially deaf and quarrelsome. I haven't wanted to do much crafting or moving to be honest. However in the last few days I've felt a little better and have managed some bead work. The scorpion is a new shape for me and needs tweaking, but I think it's almost there.

03/04/2026

I ventured out of the house today and husbeast took me to Inverurie. We popped in to and I saw these totally ridiculous carrot shaped candles. Of course I bought them and placed them in pretty holders on my coffee table.

02/04/2026

For the last 3 weeks or so I've been struggling with a chest infection and a double ear infection, so I've been pretty miserable. Yesterday the lovely Judith messaged me to say she was having a clear out and have found a couple of metres of linen fabric and would I like it. I never say no to good quality fabric as there's always lots of uses for it.
Tonight the doorbell rang and I received all this. It's fair put cheered me up as I was having a bit of a feel sorry for myself day.

24/03/2026

Had a wee walk round Penrith on Saturday and found this marvellous wee shop called . Initially I popped in for a nosy, but she had these gorgeous fabrics and webbing that I had to bring home with me. I only spent just over £20, but could have spent a lot more. It also helped that the owners were lovely and chatty too.
L to R:
1. Pale blue fabric is 50cm x 140cm and is 100% recycled linen.
2. Blue on blue is 50cm x 170cm and is 1.2m x wof and is 80% cotton and 20% polyester.
3. Navy and white striped fabric is 100% polyester, so ideal for bags etc.
4. The 3m of webbing is double faced and will make a great belt for the husbeasts viking robe.
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