On Sunday 14th of May, I got to attend Pam Goodison's Fused Glass Workshop at the Crafty Business Network in the Barnsley Business Innovation Centre (BBIC). It was a fab couple of hours where I got to play around with bits of glass and other decorative bits. We have spoken to Pam before about a little tutorial she did for us, read it here: Make Dichroic Glass Pendant Jewellery with Pam Goodison



At first I was a bit overwhelmed with all of the possibilities and struggled to decide what I wanted to do at first! We has the choice of making either a pendent, a coaster, a star or small piece of artwork. I had an idea that I wanted to make something I could wear and use quite often so stuck with the pendent.


Right in front of me on the table were these little pots of metallic flakes and my eyes lit up. I had to use them in some way! So the pendent I went for was a pink and gold theme. I found this streaked pink piece of glass and loved the flowing natural look to it. I played with these long thin pieces of glass and then glued on these gold flakes. Pam then explained about capping off the piece with a clear piece of glass as the gold flakes can burn away in the furnace when being fired.


After putting way too much glue on this piece, I left this to one side and began a second pendent. I found this textured iridescent black glass and had to use it. I once again reached for those flakes and then capped it with some clear glass.




I can't wait to turn these into chokers and get wearing them! Thank you to Pam Goodison Glass Artist, like her facebook page here: www.facebook.com/PamGoodisonGlassArtist!

Enterprising Barnsley is putting on a Startup Business event this Saturday, 4th of March inside the Digital Media Centre. If you are a recently new business, thinking of setting up or has become self-employed, this is a must attend event. They will help you get all the creases ironed out and put you on the right track for you.

You'll cover 5 areas on this full day of free training, from the what's and why's of your business, a 1-page business plan, how to do marketing and getting online, plus all the money stuff!



Starting your own business can be such a daunting task and not getting your plans in place can seriously hinder your growth, make your vision clouded and not reach the right customers. Taking on this day's seminar training will put you with other startups who are in the same boat as you, which could also turn out to be a great for networking and finding your first customer amongst them. You'll also have the chance to talk about your ideas with experts and ask all the questions (even the dumb ones!) to make sure you know what you are wanting to do is going to be right.

Register for free on their eventbrite page here and more info:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barnsley-start-up-saturday-tickets-31885455255

Whether it's your office, home studio, workshop, make-up suitcase, or even your dining room! Creative spaces are needed for our hobbies and businesses to make our works of art. From our Facebook Group, some members sent us photos of their creative spaces and we love them!!

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Nicola Whitfield's Make-up setup at a photoshoot

[caption id="attachment_1295" align="aligncenter" width="536"] Raychel McGuin's Studio[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1296" align="aligncenter" width="261"] Trish Evans' Sewing desk at her shop[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1297" align="aligncenter" width="536"] Helen Booth's Photographic desk[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1300" align="aligncenter" width="536"] Leanne Brooks' Sewing corner[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1301" align="aligncenter" width="536"] Jo Noble's Workspace[/caption]

It's so interesting seeing how people work! We've been diving into the world of Pinerest to see their showroom looking workspaces and gather you some inspiration for your creative space and ideas to keep it tidy and organised.

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Pinboards and corkboards are a quick, cheap and easy way to get things up on the wall. Get your calendar up there, inspiration pictures, reminders and more. Getting things up on the wall can continually inspire you and using wall space will always benefit your room.

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Peg and wire boards are so versatile in making your space more efficient, add shelves, baskets, tubs and more. These can be changed up as and when you want as your workspace evolves and you see what you need more of or less of.

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Getting storage right can be the difference between getting something made in a short time or a long time depending on how fast you find the materials and tools to make it! If you have the space to have a good storage system, make sure if has all the comparments it needs. If space is something you're strapped for, get creative using the backs of doors, stack wooden boxes on a wall with lots of cubby holes, make sure its efficient for the space you have.

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Caddies can be great for having all your stuff on show whilst also being on the move, pull it round the room with you whenever you need it. Implement smaller storage systems within them to keep it neat and tidy.

If after all that you have a gloriously messy room and love it the way it is, here's some other chaotic workspaces to remind you that you aren't the only one!

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