I'm still working away on my Armarria Necklace variation of the bracelet and it's beginning to take shape.

I know exactly the look I'm after but I'm not sure how many components I need to bead or exactly how I'll join them so until I've made a lot more it's all up in the air.

I'm busy working away on the text for my new book (which will be out February 2016). The book will be technique based with 3 projects from me and 6 from invited designers and will cover wirework, stringing and beadwork.

At the moment I'm writing the wirework section and have had fun getting my tools out and playing with wire. It's a long time since I've done any wirework, strange to remember I used to teach this a lot and often was working on wirework proejcts for magazines and books when it's now been so long since I've had a chance to sit and play.