For the last few years almost all of my beads have been matte, often aged and pitted. I really like that look, creating beads that look like ancient relics, dug up from an archaealogical site.  

But for the last few weeks I've been enjoying doing something a bit different. I'm making (shock horror) shiny beads with lots of silver and frit on the surface. Lots of them sold direct to customers before they even made it to my shop but I'm hoping to get more done and to list them here. 

There is one set I've just added. I love these. They look like a photo of deep space, swirling galaxies and sparkling stars. What do you reckon?