ON HER BLOG (http://beadingbuzz.blogspot.com), Melissa describes herself as ‘another self confessed bead addict who is completely obsessed with designing and creating beautiful, sparkly jewellery’. It was an obsession born out of a simple curiosity to explore the small craft shop that had opened near her home town nestled in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.
“I have been a keen crafter for many years,” explains Melissa. “Even before children. I remember when the craft shop opened in Katoomba. I was curious and on the hunt for something to do that was ‘just for me’. It was a delight to find their small but complete range of beading basics. I was able to get started that very afternoon.”
“Like many beaders, I started out making earrings
