Michelle Zink packs good humour into every polymer bead she creates, from retro Flower Power beads to fairies and clown faces and jungle or farmyard critters.

You’ll find Michelle at home in a small coastal Oregon town with 2 dogs, 4 cats, 11 chickens & Petals, her goat (oh, and a couple of teenagers, too)… and you’ll find her original polymer creations on her website, Michelle’s Clay Beads.

Right now I’m crazy about the Chunky Princess beads from her Fantasy beads collection. And please don’t get me started on her silly bee beads, or those tiny polymer ice-cream cones…

Tie down your wallet, crafters! Yes, she does take custom orders.

For those truly obsessed with all thing Harry Potter, IVY has announced The Wizard’s Chamber a complete set of wall stickers in the magical Hogwarts theme:

• Owl: 28 x 60 cm
• Rat: 30 x 25 cm
• Spider on Web: 5 x 36 cm
• Spiders Web: 67 x 42 cm
• Broom Stick: 22 x 102 cm
• Gothic Window: 18 x 55 cm
• Candles (x4): 12 x 43 cm
• Stars (x8): 10 x 10 cm
• Selection of Magic Books: 48 x 28 cm
• Goblet: 12 x 20 cm
• Bottles of Potions: 37 x 22 cm
• Gothic Bricks (x5): 18 x 8 cm
• Wand: 40 x 3 cm
• Star Cluster: 50 x 37 cm
• Hour Glass: 13 x 30 cm
• Cauldron: 24 x 30 cm

A quick update for your Junior Wizard’s bedroom decor. Easy to apply on any clean smooth wall, the graphics are almost as easy to peel back off again when the spell is lifted  — like, when Junior discovers girls…

£39.95 GBP to international customers, for your choice of black-and-gold or silver-and-blue colour schemes.