Phew- what a year.

Somehow in 2012 I squeezed in 28 flights with trips to Tucson, Florida, Colorado, Egypt, Paris, Northern Ireland, France and Germany.

I also managed to accidentally co-author a book- Beaded Bugs and then publish my own book- Geometric Beadwork.

Add in the ups and downs of filming of two DVDs, meeting Kyle Cassidy, having a photoshoot in the desert, eating fried pickles, having a 17 course meal, learning how to use scary camera, my parents 40th wedding anniversary, a trip to the zoo, learning how to make a hologram, a kimono and two different types of books, tearing my achilles tendon, bursting a blood vessel in my hand and very sadly losing my father-in-law plus plus a million other things and it's no wonder my body has said 'enough' and I am still wiped out with flu.

I am trying not to make resolutions I won't be able to stick to so I will simply say here's to 2013 being a good year for us all.

Here is a random selection of some of my favourite memories of the year.