Daffodils Part 1

posted: Wednesday, 14th February 2024

I love the work of Stephanie Burnham and have been eyeing up her daffodils project for a long time so was delighted when she added a new class date I could do.

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Actors Church

posted: Tuesday, 13th February 2024

A wonder through London took us past a beautiful building in small grounds that I'd never been to before so we wandered in and what a treat it was!

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Shape Exploration

posted: Thursday, 8th February 2024

Every now and then I seem to focus on a specific geometric shape and have fun exploring it.

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Memories Of Kew Classes 2024

posted: Thursday, 1st February 2024

Memories of Kew is coming!

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New Andromeda Variation

posted: Monday, 29th January 2024

I love beading variations and adding class dates so this post celebrates both.

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Return To A UFO

posted: Sunday, 28th January 2024

Returning to a UFO from 3 years ago hoping to get it done and launched very soon… Now to find the time to bead all the variations I want to show… Some of you spotted a finished version of this on the table at Bead Sparks last year… and some of you spotted it there back in 2022… and some even back...

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A Partial Bead Sparks Return

posted: Monday, 22nd January 2024

We announced at the last Bead Sparks retreat that we'd be taking a year off from running the retreat but we'd still be doing other things and excitingly today we can announce that Stephanie Burnham and I are running our Memories of Kew class as an in-person class in Hitchin this November.

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Another Colour Dilemma

posted: Sunday, 21st January 2024

Another day, another colour dilemma…

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Colour Revolution Exhibition

posted: Saturday, 20th January 2024

A fantastic visit to the 'Colour Revolution' exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum.

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New Silma Earrings

posted: Friday, 19th January 2024

I love the dagger beads so much the other day I couldn't resist making 2 pairs of my Silma earrings… and there are a few more on my mat… Some of you have been waiting literally years for this class so I'm excited to soon be teaching this project again

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