Every issue of Bead Magazine has a feature where a range of surprise supplies are given to some readers and it's completely up to them what they produce- I call it Bead Soup.

After watching this for nearly two years and had so much feedback from participants about their enjoyment of the challenge, I figured it was time I got to have a go!

The next issue features Shrink Plastic from Wizard Toys as the supply and I had great fun playing around with it and some coloured pens.I didn't realise just how much it would shrink and just how cute and dinky everything would look when melted. I will definitely play around with this again and thoroughly recommend it for anyone looking for something a bit different to add to your beading or jewellery making.