Ed’s note: Please welcome Vanessa to Craftblog, our jewellery and lampwork expert! She creates some of the most beautiful beads I have ever seen and will hopefully be sharing many more of her tips and tricks in future posts. Did you know that Australia produces 97% of the world’s opal? When we think of opals, we usually associate them with sparkling little gems with colours coming in from different directions of light. Naturally, it came to my surprise when I [...]













