I'm still working away on my latest project and once again it is undergoing big changes.

So far it has gone from a full-beaded box to being just a lid for a glass. Then it became a pendant as well as a lid. Next was a change from blue to grey and lastly, today as I worked on it, I realised I wanted it to be a double-sided pendant AND a lid.

Now I just need to work out what colour I want the other side to be. Of course I don't have another colour of the crystal to hand, so now I have the debate of beading a prototype using the wrong colours, and having to re-bead it, or waiting until my newly ordered crystals arrive.

I would hate having to undo a finished piece just to redo it using the correct colours, but maybe I will hate having to wait possibly 2-4 weeks until the crystals arrive before I finish as I am so eager to get on with this.

I think I'll start a new project and then see how much I miss beading this before I make my decision.

Oh, and 70 beads weren't quite right as I continued, so I need to rethink that also.

I had a nice trip out today with a friend, the main focus of which was to go and look at jewellery. You can't beat a day spent with a friend, chatting and catching-up and looking at jewellery!

We began at Contemporary Applied Arts which was quite disappointing for what they had on show. There was nothing new, interesting or different. The only work I really loved, and have always loved since I first saw it, was the pieces by Vicky Ambery-Smith. I adore her small recreations of architecture and hope one day to have one of her rings for my very own to stare at.

Next up it was to John Lewis which had a much, much better range of jewellery. Between their contempory pieces, fashion jewellery and vintage items there was a big choice to peruse and be inspired by.

Then it was onto South Moulton Street to visit the Electrum Gallery and Butler and Wilson. Electrum had a really nice selection of all different styles including the incredible work of Maud Traon. I am in love with her rings!

Butler and Wilson was of course wonderful. Their wesbite has lots of their work on there, but nothing compares with a trip to the shop and seeing their work in person. The sheer amount of colour and sparkle contained in one place is overwhelming! You also get to see lots of extra pieces which I think are only available in the shop. As a big fan of colour and skulls I couldn't resist buying this bracelet. Good job I took all those dresses back! I would much rather have a piece of jewellery I know I will wear time and time again.

Lastly it was a trip back to Liberty. There was some really nice work here but what stood out what the work by Matthew Campbell Laurenza (they look soooo much better in real life) and that of someone else whose name I cannot remember and who doesn't feature on their website. His work was unbelievably beautiful and so skillfully engineered it was a joy to see. But unfortunately until I manage a return trip to Liberty I will have to keep you in suspense about who it was.