The Black Kat Designs

Kat is very lovely and cool, and she also makes the most interesting and beautiful beaded jewellery. It's inspiring to have friends who makes awesome stuff!


She makes a lot of her own beads using polymer clay, they're very swirly and psychedelic with special effects like glitter and glow in the dark bits.


She uses a lot of reclaimed beads from old jewellery in her work. I think it's a super idea for finding unique beads, and I'm totally going to do the same if I can find some old jewellery that deserves being taken apart. Taking things apart is nearly as good as making things.





Kat sells her stuff through a little shop in Afflecks Palace in Manchester. She has also sold her jewellery from stalls, and have recently opened up an Etsy shop as well, so her beaded jewellery can travel the world. I made sure some travelled to Norway.

Check out my super cool and strange bracelet from The Black Kat Designs!
I've worn it all the time since I got it, and the more I look at it, the more I love it. The green beads are handmade and have both glitter and glow in the dark bits. - Kat and I both agree that more is more!

You can follow Kat's crafty adventures in her blog, where she documents her experiences with making beaded jewellery and selling online and at stalls: http://theblackkatdesigns.blogspot.com/

And most importantly, you can buy her jewellery in her Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Theblackkatdesigns