WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!!!

I had a great time during bairam with all my family. My mother's baklava was just delicious! It was awesome to spent some time with my sister again. I enjoyed so much.

2007 was a fantastic year for me. Many wonderful things happened... I have incredible memories that I'll never ever forget for the rest of my life. Like going to Holland to meet Rachel and her beadmaker friends, meeting James Minson, that two weeks in Glass Furnace with him and all the friends, then Tom Holland class... I met so many wonderful people from Istanbul and all around the world, thanks to glass and lampworking! I am so grateful for every single one them. All my friends make my life brighter and happier. Hope they all have a wonderful new year!

Also, I bought my kiln and my concentrator (I'll tell you about it later, it's just an amazing machine) this year. I learned how to work with boro glass and as a bead maker I feel much more confident and happy with my beads and my studio. Hope I'll be able to have more time to make beads in the new year.

And finally I'd like to thank My Husband for all his support and patient throughout this year. He was there for me as always. He was a bit suprised at first when I told him about beadmaking and having a studio at home, then a bit worried when he found out there is going to be real open flame in one of the rooms of the house!!! Then he gave his blessings after understanding how important it is for me and helped me for everything!!! :)

This picture was taken on exhibition day of my James Minson class.
He showed up with a bouquet of red roses in his hands. :)

"Thank you so much for everything honey. I am the luckiest woman in the world and I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!"

I have one last good news to share with you before this year ends. I am going to be an aunty next year!!! My sister-in-law, Dilek is 7 weeks pregnant!!! It is going to be the first grandchild for both of the families so it was just a huge and wonderful news for us. I hope it is a girl!! :)

Well, that is all from me for now. Hope you all had a great year like me.

I WISH YOU ALL AN AMAZING NEW YEAR WITH FULL OF LOVE, HEALTH AND GOOD LUCK!!!!

Cheers!!!

Ilknur

Happy Bairams!!

Tomorrow we are going to start to celebrate another bairam here in Turkey.
It is going to be holiday until Monday. My sister is coming from Antalya to stay with us through bairam holiday. It is going to be a great family gathering. Mom cooked her best dishes including traditional Turkish Desert Baklava! My brothers also will be there too. I just can't wait.

I posted my last hollow beads below which I called "Bairam Candies!!!"
Hope you enjoy!

See you after bairam.
Ilknur

İYİ BAYRAMLAR!!!!!

YARIN BAYRAM!!!!!!!
Kızkardeşim Nurgül ve eşi bayramı bizimle geirmek için Antalya'dan geliyor bugün!!! Birazdan havaalanına gideceğiz onları karşılamaya. :) Yaşasııııın!!!!!
Onu görmeyeli çok uzun zaman oldu ve gerçekten çok özledim.
Maaile bir bayram kutlayacağız anlayacağınız.
Annem harika yemekler hazırlamış gene.
Baklava bile yapmış daha ne olsun! :)

Bunlar da benden size Bayram Şekeri !!! :)



Afiyet olsun!

Herkese mutlu ve huzurlu bayramlar diliyorum.
Bayram sonrası mutlu hatıralar ve bir sürü boncukla görüşmek dileğiyle.

Sevgiyle kalın

Ilknur...

Another Set...

I made this set last week but didn't have time to post it on the blog.
I was really happy the way that they turned out. :)








But I wasn't able to make any more beads after these. I wish I had more time to torch but I have started to go to a First Aid course twice a week, then I meet with Pinar nearly every Saturday. Well Sundays are my days to laze around and watch tv... Well, the list goes on like this.... :) So I guess I should say "I wish I wasn't that much of a lazy girl". lol! Hope to show you more beads later.

Ilknur. :)

Nyx Set...

Here are a couple of beads I made from Duble Helix's Nyx glass.

This glass gives really shiny effects on the surface which I really love it.

See you later.