It's just 2 days until the Big Bead Show now and we're all getting even more excited.

Of course, in-between all of the preparations, we're still working away on issue 19 and Bead-TV as normal. I've actually just got back from filming two projects for the next issue- my Onye Pendant and St Petersburg Pots, both of which have been shown here recently.

Whilst planning issue 19, it soon became obvious that we had 2/3 possible contenders for the front cover- and despite multiple votes being cast in the office we were no closer to making the final decision. So, I came up with the bright idea of getting all of the show attendees to vote for their favourite- what better people to decide than the largest group of beaders gathered at any one time in one spot in Europe?

The next discussion was how people would actually vote. An obvious suggestion was beads or buttons being thrown into pots which led me to think of coins being thrown into a wishing well and once my mind had gone that way it soon seemed obvious. If people did vote with coins then we could potentially raise a bit of money for a charity- and as this is the 25th anniversary of Breast Cancer Awareness month, it seemed an obvious choice.

So, if you're coming along on Saturday, do remember to vote for your favourite with any coin and, once I've counted them all up when I get home, I'll let you know just how much we raised.