posted: Friday, 30th September 2011
I am a big fan of the learning new things and procrastining so I'm sure I'm just the person the internet was created for.
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posted: Thursday, 29th September 2011
Today I headed off to StitchnCraft Beads to teach my Interlocking Crystals.
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posted: Tuesday, 27th September 2011
I was pleased today to finish the beaded rope for my Rivoli Roses necklace. It's a simple herringbone rope but as I was eager to begin something new, I found it slow going.
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posted: Monday, 26th September 2011
This week is a busy week with lots of diagrams and instructions to write and draw, heaps of beading to produce and a class on Thursday.
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posted: Saturday, 24th September 2011
Today I headed off to Clacton to teach my Geometric Stars to a nice busy class of enthusiastic beaders.
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posted: Sunday, 18th September 2011
This project has gone really well and I've now made my third Rivoli Rose.
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posted: Friday, 16th September 2011
Today is the last day of class and it's a time to finish projects, ask questions and says good-byes.
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posted: Thursday, 15th September 2011
After all the animal excitement yesterday we headed back to Earnley to bead and I began a new project. Or rather a variation on an old project.
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posted: Wednesday, 14th September 2011
The bangle is done!
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posted: Tuesday, 13th September 2011
When I came away this week, I (as always) packed a ridiculous number of projects to finish, books to read and magazines to peruse. The books have so far stayed unopened, the magazines have been only briefly browsed but at least one of the projects is racing on.
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posted: Monday, 12th September 2011
Today I'm managing to race on with my latest pentagon bangle but am torn as to whether or not I like the colours.
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posted: Sunday, 11th September 2011
Despite my sadness at this probably being my last ever visit to Earnley, it is nice to be back here again.
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posted: Saturday, 10th September 2011
It's funny how life, inspiration and the brain works. Yesterday I came to the computer thinking I was going to write a blog about seeing Dolly Parton in concert, but my sadness about Earnley closing, and its repercussions on students, staff and teachers, took over and I never even mentioned it.
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posted: Friday, 9th September 2011
I'm working like mad today as on Sunday I head off to teach at the lovely Earnley Concourse for a week and I have much beading, writing and packing etc to do before then.
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posted: Thursday, 8th September 2011
I finally gave in and saw my Dr today about my sore finger and the verdict was that it wasn't broken but was probably fractured
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posted: Wednesday, 7th September 2011
Today between my sore finger and bruised and battered body I have to cancel my plan to visit the Treasures of Heaven exhibition at The British Museum with Francesca Walton which is a real shame but hopefully I will get to see it before it finishes.
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posted: Tuesday, 6th September 2011
I'm once again working on my beaded lock and this time am changing the look of it and the beads I'm using. So far it's going well but I'm reserving full judgement until it's all completed.
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posted: Monday, 5th September 2011
My new necklace is progressing nicely and I have beaded some more Geometric Crystal Squares and a new Crystal Star. This one is my first reversible one which fits in with the rest of the necklace which will be fully reversible.
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posted: Sunday, 4th September 2011
So, of course, my finger didn't magically get better and, if anything, I'm ever more battered and bruised after my bout yesterday. I had a few spectacular 'falls' (Does it could as a fall if you were pushed over? The terminology seems wrong)
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posted: Friday, 2nd September 2011
My first piece using this technique is finally completed.
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posted: Thursday, 1st September 2011
I'm still working on my collar and each time I pick it up I'm changing it! There seems to be so many variations which you can play around with that I am constantly torn between which direction to take.
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posted: Wednesday, 31st August 2011
I have to admit that I am such a ignoramus that my favourite part of a museum is often the shop. But when it comes to the Victoria & Albert Museum it becomes a toss-up between the shop and the restaurant.
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posted: Tuesday, 30th August 2011
Today I'm back to working on a collar which first began as an experiment back in February.
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posted: Monday, 29th August 2011
I put my head down today and apart from a trip out to take a walk in a local park I beaded, beaded, beaded.
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posted: Sunday, 28th August 2011
Not feeling too good at the moment, those late nights of beading must be catching up on me.
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posted: Saturday, 27th August 2011
Still working away on my second pentagon bangle and loving it. I'm really excited to finish this and see how they both look together.
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posted: Friday, 26th August 2011
Today was all about beading and all about pentagons.
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posted: Thursday, 25th August 2011
... pain.
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posted: Wednesday, 24th August 2011
A busy day today with starts with beading, and a meeting, before some time off.
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posted: Tuesday, 23rd August 2011
Today I'm busy working on making a lock to go with my recently beaded key.
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posted: Monday, 22nd August 2011
Just when I think my brain can't fit anything new in, and that there is nothing new in my little world to discover, the universe shows me just how wrong I am.
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posted: Sunday, 21st August 2011
Today was roller derby training as I am on the B-Team for our next bout: The Need For Greed (our bouts are themed around the 7 deadly sins this year).
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posted: Saturday, 20th August 2011
Today I was in Hertford to teach my Geometric Stars to a bead group. I was greatly looking forward to the class as I knew it would be a chance to catch up with old friends and get to meet new ones. I wasn't disappointed.
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posted: Friday, 19th August 2011
Still beading but today I decided to concentrate on my 'collar' project which sprang from an idea I had back in February.
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posted: Thursday, 18th August 2011
Today I've ditched the pentagons in favour of working on a project which has been in development since I first began it back in February and has lain untouched (but frequently pondered) ever since.
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posted: Wednesday, 17th August 2011
Today I'm playing around with my new variation of the pentagon bangles I'm currently working on. I want to increase some parts of the shape to give me more surface area to show the stripe/ spiral design whilst keeping the beading, and instructions, easy.
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posted: Tuesday, 16th August 2011
So of couse it wasn't 1268- that would be too lucky!
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posted: Monday, 15th August 2011
A busy day today trying to catch up with all those emails I haven't replied to over the past two weeks and get myself back on track.
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posted: Sunday, 14th August 2011
Today is more pentagon beading and I begin by carrying on with my latest bangle. By the end of the day I realise I have beaded about 20% of a finished piece. Seeing as I want to bead 3 of these (or maybe 5 now I have thought of new ideas) I need to really get a move on with them!
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posted: Saturday, 13th August 2011
I came home last night sure I was going to straight away begin beading triangles, but somehow pentagons have begun appearing from my fingers.
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posted: Friday, 12th August 2011
Today is my last day of the course and whilst on the one hand the time has flown by, on the other it feels as though I have been here for months which is lovely.
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posted: Thursday, 11th August 2011
Isn't that the most amazing tree?
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posted: Wednesday, 10th August 2011
A busy beading day today.
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posted: Tuesday, 9th August 2011
Still busy beading and today we continue with triangles before tackling squares and my Geometric Stars.
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posted: Monday, 8th August 2011
My latest week-long geometric beading class started yesterday afternoon and so far we have just looked at triangles and will continue to do so all day. If I had my way we'd spend all week doing triangles- all the possibilites are endless!
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posted: Sunday, 7th August 2011
Having been home for around 36 hours I have just enough time to unpack, wash clothes, answer emails, clear out mouldy food from fridge, open post and pack again before I'm back on the road.
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posted: Thursday, 4th August 2011
Today we're up early and raring to head back to St Valery Sur Somme, have fun and maybe fit in some jewellery shopping...
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posted: Wednesday, 3rd August 2011
It's still sunny!
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posted: Tuesday, 2nd August 2011
Yet another sunny day (we really must have prayed hard) and off we head to the beach.
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posted: Monday, 1st August 2011
After all the busy-ness of the past two days we all need a quieter day today and so plan to do almost nothing.
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posted: Sunday, 31st July 2011
It's the day after the wedding and after a late start (some people have sore heads) it's on to more events.
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posted: Saturday, 30th July 2011
The past few days have passed in a blur of work and getting ready to be away for a week. Packing clothes, jewellery, fascinators, shoes, bridesmaids gifts, cards, presents etc are all fraught with worry in case I forget something essential.
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posted: Wednesday, 27th July 2011
A busy day today with, as always, lots of emails and paperwork. Added to that I am frantically working on some projects and trying to get some bits and pieces done before my sister's wedding.
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posted: Tuesday, 26th July 2011
Years ago I beaded these simple netted earrings along with a very elaborate, very large pair.
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posted: Monday, 25th July 2011
We all got home safe and sound last night but today the exhaustion, cold and damp as well as the excesses of the last few days have got to us and I'm fit for nothing.
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posted: Sunday, 24th July 2011
A late start today- our hotel kindly let us not check out until 2pm- thank goodness.
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posted: Saturday, 23rd July 2011
Today we woke up in Sweden tired and still damp.
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posted: Friday, 22nd July 2011
Fortunately a not too early start this morning but the day is still very rainy and we decide to do some very leisurely sight-seeing on our way to the train station before heading to Malmo in Sweden where our roller derby bout will be tomorrow.
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posted: Thursday, 21st July 2011
So I flew to Copenhagen last night, as one does.
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posted: Wednesday, 20th July 2011
This photo of a jumble of beads and beadwork sums up my brain this morning.
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posted: Tuesday, 19th July 2011
I'm frantically busy today catching up with emails and paperwork having not worked much over the past 3 days, so nothing exciting to photograph.
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posted: Monday, 18th July 2011
I have a manic few weeks coming up but have scheduled in today a fun day out in Brighton.
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posted: Sunday, 17th July 2011
It is stil raining today but our fingers are crossed it clears soon.
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posted: Saturday, 16th July 2011
Yesterday was St Swithin's day and it rained, so according to tradition we are to expect another 40 days of rain. But seeing as this is England, that just means just business as usual. So far this year we have been lucky with some amazingly sunny weather so I guess we should count our blessings
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posted: Friday, 15th July 2011
Today is my second day of class and everyone is still working hard.
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posted: Thursday, 14th July 2011
A busy day yesterday with lots of paper and computer work to catch up on and then an emergency dash to my local bead shop.
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posted: Wednesday, 13th July 2011
Last night I worked on a new key idea. It didn't work. I think it was mainly that I was doing it late, in bad light and with a headache whilst trying to watch TV at the same time
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posted: Tuesday, 12th July 2011
After lots of beading, unbeading, beading, thread cutting, beading, bafflement, beading, sulking and a bit more beading I have finally finished my second beaded key.
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posted: Monday, 11th July 2011
A lovely day today teaching a one-to-one stringing and wirework lesson. It's not until I teach these classes that I remember how much I enjoy simply stringing and playing with beads
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posted: Saturday, 9th July 2011
A lovely day today teaching my chain maille class and getting to play with jump rings.
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posted: Thursday, 7th July 2011
Having spent many years wanting to bead a key, but absolutely convinced it wouldn't be possible, my beading over the past couple of days has spurred me on to thinking it might just work, and what do you know, it did!
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posted: Wednesday, 6th July 2011
I woke up this morning initially disappointed at not to be able to continue with my new project due to not having the beads I want to complete it.
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posted: Tuesday, 5th July 2011
At the moment my mind is filled with ideas, but none of them seem to be coming to fruition. This is leading me to jump from one project to another with no satisfactory outcome
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posted: Monday, 4th July 2011
I love We Make London. Anyone that encourages the making and buying of hand-crafted items is good in my book.
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posted: Sunday, 3rd July 2011
Today is the final day of the class and I continue to be productive which is great.
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posted: Saturday, 2nd July 2011
I'm up early today and raring to go with my class.
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posted: Friday, 1st July 2011
I've travelled down to Chichester to teach a weekend class on making miniature wire flowers at the lovely Earnley Concourse.
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