Wow- I woke up today to a very, very snowy London!

This is so rare that it's a real treat (until it gets slushy, dirty and icy that is) and there was so much (for London) that I even got to break-out my snow-boots that I bought 7 years ago in new York just ready for such an occasion.

We had a wander in the local park where we saw more snowmen than I've ever previously seen in my life combined. Some were more beautiful than others...

After our cold walk we headed home and snuggled down out of the cold where I finally decided on crystal colours for my new variation on my Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong. In the end I went with bicones in Sapphire 2 x AB and a Crystal Verde centrepiece.

Once I was all caught-up with the Beadalong I got back to experimenting with these sparkling Swarovski crystals...