posted: Sunday, 31st March 2013
I am addicted to making these and won't be happy until I have armfuls!
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posted: Thursday, 28th March 2013
Phew - my first batch of new projects for the book and all their instructions are done and ready to hand in. I have also done all the instructions I need to for the other contributors and am starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. Just in time for the countdown for the next batch to begin!
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posted: Sunday, 24th March 2013
I recently found out about the London Gastronomy Seminars and when I saw they had one planned for this evening entitled 'Microbial ecology, fermentation, and flavour' I rapidly booked a ticket.
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posted: Thursday, 21st March 2013
My lastest necklace, which will appear in my new book: 'Small Beads, Big Jewelry' next year is growing nicely- though of course far too slowly for my liking.
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posted: Wednesday, 20th March 2013
I am so busy at the moment I barely have time to even raise my head hence why I am so quiet here.
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posted: Friday, 15th March 2013
I was so busy last year I didn't get to see the Knitting & Stitching Show so when a friend told me they were putting on a spring show in London I was very excited- even more so when I realised it was another great excuse to see Merle again.
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posted: Thursday, 14th March 2013
The fabulous Merle Berelowitz (who hand painted the flowers I used recently in my new lariat) is in town and I am pleased to spend time with her, especially on my home ground.
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posted: Friday, 8th March 2013
I have been so busy recently that I have completely forgotten to mention some beady things which have happened.
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posted: Thursday, 7th March 2013
A huge thanks to Joanna Prowse who beaded this variation of a Geometric Suspension bangle for me.
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posted: Wednesday, 6th March 2013
I'm working away behind the scenes on projects for my new book and here's a sneak peek at one of them. The finished result will be a full necklace with lots of interchangeable pieces but this is as far as I have got.
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posted: Monday, 4th March 2013
My life has been taken over my beading for my new book (check back soon for more details) but I raised my head from my beading tray this evening for gin adventures.
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posted: Saturday, 2nd March 2013
Phew- I finally got my latest newsletter all written and emailed out and my latest pattern- Lucky Diamonds- all done and ready to purchase.
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posted: Thursday, 28th February 2013
I love learning new things and really feel you just can't beat an actual in-person class where you can interact with the teacher, ask questions and get feedback. I find that no matter what the class may be billed as, I can get so much more out of the time
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posted: Tuesday, 26th February 2013
I flew back to the UK on Saturday night and was home by Sunday afternoon and ever since I have been answering emails and fitting in some beading.
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posted: Saturday, 23rd February 2013
It's almost time for me to head home to cold London. Reading about the fountains in Trafalgar Square freezing whilst I'm sitting here in the sun nursing my sunburn just makes it even more surreal.
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posted: Friday, 22nd February 2013
It's still very warm and I'm still tired so today is pretty much like yesterday except for a visit to a restaurant for a wood fired pizza and a mozzarella ball as big as a baby's head.
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posted: Thursday, 21st February 2013
When I packed to come to Malta I was expecting cold and rain (the weather forecasts are still telling us to expect that every day but fortunately they're very wrong) and today I gave in and visited the shops to buy some less wintery clothes
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posted: Wednesday, 20th February 2013
Today we left the island of Malta to visit its neighbour- Gozo.
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posted: Tuesday, 19th February 2013
The sunshine is still holding up and we start the day with a harbour tour which proves to be a great way to see Malta.
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posted: Monday, 18th February 2013
The sun is still shining and we're all in a good mood and open to exploring.
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posted: Sunday, 17th February 2013
When, months ago, my parents mentioned they were going to Malta for a week with one of my sisters and my niece it wasn't long before I asked if we could tag along with visions of beaches and sunshine filling my brain.
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posted: Friday, 15th February 2013
Phew- another day of emails and diary checking to confirm 6 new classes for this year: 4 in April at Beads Gone Wild in West Palm Beach, Florida and 2 at Beads By Blanche in New Jersey, NY. You can see all of my classes by venue here.
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posted: Thursday, 14th February 2013
Today's Valentine's day and I'm celebrating it by spending most of it beading.
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posted: Monday, 11th February 2013
I enjoyed myself so much at Charisma Beads last weekend that I'm back again!
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posted: Saturday, 9th February 2013
I have got an incredibly busy few months coming up so today I gave myself the day off in preparation for it all and sat and crocheted- heaven.
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posted: Friday, 8th February 2013
Today began with the first meeting for my new book 'Small Beads, Big Jewelry' and it was nice to get dates into diaries, firm up decisions and get working on it.
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posted: Thursday, 7th February 2013
Lots more pattern updating today with new versions of Crystal Flowers and Crystal Wheels going out to previous purchasers and added to my Etsy shop and also onto Bead-Patterns.
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posted: Wednesday, 6th February 2013
I wrote the other day about my love for 'technically clever' beadwork and the bangle I'm currently working on is a perfect example of that.
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posted: Tuesday, 5th February 2013
My latest pattern is all beaded and all variations worked out and perfected.
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posted: Monday, 4th February 2013
I managed to finish my new lariat on Friday but didn't get a chance to photograph it until today
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posted: Sunday, 3rd February 2013
My second day at Charisma Beads and another new project to unleash on students. But once again the day went well and it was a delight to see all the variations that appeared.
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posted: Saturday, 2nd February 2013
Today I got to visit Charisma Beads for the first time and to teach my Liekulis Necklace- a weekend of firsts.
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posted: Friday, 1st February 2013
Wow- I know I slept through a lot of it but still it went by fast!
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posted: Thursday, 31st January 2013
I got a very exciting email today- a book I have been working on behind the scenes has been 'greenlit' and is finally happening.
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posted: Wednesday, 30th January 2013
My latest pattern to receive an update is Hidden Herringbone. If you have previously purchased this from me then I have already sent you out the updated version.
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posted: Tuesday, 29th January 2013
My latest pattern to be updated is Bejewelled Bangles. If you previously purchased this from me then I have sent you the updated file.
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posted: Monday, 28th January 2013
These two new projects use a mix of cylinder beads, rivolis and eyes (which I got recently from John Vidakovic) to create pendants and interlocking components. It's a few months since I started them and they just need minor tweeks and then they'll be finished
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posted: Sunday, 27th January 2013
I've just spent a great 2 days with the lovely Worcestershire Beaders. Unfortunately I completey forgot my camera when packing so you'll have to imagine the great things they all beaded.
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posted: Friday, 25th January 2013
This never-ending crochet project (my fault for not working on it for about 5 years) finally seems to have an end in sight.
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posted: Thursday, 24th January 2013
My photography workshop with Martin Norris seems to have paid off and with a bit of playing with my camera and lights my results are getting better.
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posted: Wednesday, 23rd January 2013
It's still snowy and I'm still working away on updating my patterns.
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posted: Sunday, 20th January 2013
Well winter has truly hit and it's gone from being so mild I was wandering around without a coat a few days ago to freezing cold and my whole World dusted with white.
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posted: Friday, 18th January 2013
This really is a week of doing scary tasks and today is no exception (though to be honest I am veering wildly betwen doing these jobs and adding to my crochet blanket).
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posted: Monday, 14th January 2013
I am such a wimp sometimes it's annoying. I'm like an ostrich with my head in the sand but instead I'd much rather hide my head in my crochet than deal with tricky tasks but today I outdid myself with facing scary things.
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posted: Saturday, 12th January 2013
Over the years I have accumulated so many pieces, frames, rings, pendants etc which are crying out for decoration and had never got around to using them. But now that I own lots of colours of Crystal Clay there's no excuse for them sitting empty...
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posted: Thursday, 10th January 2013
Apart from lots of sniffles and exhaustion my flu has subsided- just in time for me to spend days doing my tax return.
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posted: Monday, 7th January 2013
Whilst rummaging for yarn to begin a new knitting project I remembered a crochet blanket I began about 7 years ago. I thought I'd only made about 4 blocks so figured I could ignore them and use the yarn for something else
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posted: Sunday, 6th January 2013
In my fluey state handling little beads are beyond me- I'm sneezing so much it's a pain- so instead I'm still knitting.
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posted: Saturday, 5th January 2013
My flu is slowly shifting and I can see an end in sight.
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posted: Thursday, 3rd January 2013
I've once again convinced myself I can knit and to prove it have even finished my first ever knitting project (well I once knitted once sock but it didn't fit, was wonky and I never made the second one, so I don't think that counts).
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posted: Wednesday, 2nd January 2013
I still have flu but it has subsided somewhat so I have leapt up out of my seat (metaphorically of course- I spend most of my life sitting down) and am getting on with 2013.
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posted: Tuesday, 1st January 2013
Phew- what a year.
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