posted: Tuesday, 27th June 2017
Time to head home today and it's with excitement at seeing Mr Jean Power but sadness at leaving all my friends here. But I have already broken my 'no international travel in 2018' rule and will be back here, and at the Heart of Texas bead retreat, in September 2018.
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posted: Monday, 26th June 2017
A day off today and I spend it beading in the sunshine (with a glass of wine at the appropriate time...).
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posted: Sunday, 25th June 2017
Today was a Tetra Star class at Creative Castle and, of you've been reading the blog the last few days, then I barely need to tell you that there were some interesting colour schemes happening.
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posted: Saturday, 24th June 2017
I had so much fun yesterday i completely forgot to take any photos - oops.
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posted: Thursday, 22nd June 2017
Today was a Craw Cradles class at Creative Castle and again some very inspiring colour schemes were used today.
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posted: Wednesday, 21st June 2017
Today is a Peacock Flower Necklace Class at Creative Castle and I was so inspired by the colour scheme that 2 people used that I ended up beginning a new piece for myself in those colours!
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posted: Tuesday, 20th June 2017
I'm here in very sunny California and today is a day off with lots of beading and having fun.
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posted: Monday, 19th June 2017
I'm heading from Texas to California today to teach at one of my favourite places in the World - Creative Castle.
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posted: Saturday, 17th June 2017
It is always such a pleasure to get to see the colour & beading variations that people do of my work. It is inspiring in so many ways.
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posted: Friday, 16th June 2017
I'm here in Texas (I actually got here 2 days ago but was too caught up in everything so forgot to take any photos - oops).
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posted: Monday, 12th June 2017
Before heading home today we popped to see the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
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posted: Sunday, 11th June 2017
After a busy, blustery, day wandering Liverpool this evening brought the original reason for our trip here - to see Kraftwerk.
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posted: Saturday, 10th June 2017
A trip to Liverpool today to combine some time off with a class. I'm here to teach my Moroccan Tiles set of projects and it is was great to see just how much people got done in one day - one person finished 3 pieces!
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posted: Thursday, 1st June 2017
These bangles have been slow going but my Marun bracelet variations are all done and will be a pattern in a month or so
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posted: Monday, 29th May 2017
I fly home today but get to spend a few hours beading, chatting and laughing (and shopping!) in WirWar Kralen first.
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posted: Sunday, 28th May 2017
My second day teaching at WirWar Kralen and today's class is Iskra and again it is such a joy to see the many colour combinations appear.
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posted: Saturday, 27th May 2017
Today is my first day teaching at WirWar Kralen and what a treat!
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posted: Friday, 26th May 2017
Today was a day full of surprises, laughter and new experiences. A real roller-coaster.
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posted: Thursday, 25th May 2017
It is wonderfully hot and sunny here in the Netherlands and we cram as much as we can in to make the most of it.
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posted: Wednesday, 24th May 2017
I headed off to The Netherlands today ahead of teaching this weekend.
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posted: Monday, 22nd May 2017
Way back in February I posted about the David Hockney exhibit and my craving for sunshine.
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posted: Friday, 19th May 2017
I'm working like mad at the moment in preparation for lots of big trips that are going to keep me away from home for a lot of time from now until September.
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posted: Wednesday, 17th May 2017
A trip to Bungay today to see everyone at Moth Crafts today in the lovely sunshine.
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posted: Tuesday, 16th May 2017
It's a friend's birthday today so I took some of the day off and 3 of us ran around London having fun in the sunshine.
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posted: Sunday, 14th May 2017
My love for cycling is growing!
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posted: Saturday, 13th May 2017
I decided to go with the right-hand crystal from the selection I showed yesterday and I love how it's turning out.
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posted: Friday, 12th May 2017
I'm making a new beaded box using these blue Delicas and coral pearls but I can't decide on which focal crystal to go with them...
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posted: Thursday, 11th May 2017
Phew- the Great British Bead Show sure wore me out.
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posted: Sunday, 7th May 2017
It's the last day of the Great British Bead Show and my first stand selling kit...
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posted: Saturday, 6th May 2017
It's my last class at the Great British Bead Show and today it's Zaila.
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posted: Friday, 5th May 2017
It's only a few hours since my Iskra Box class yesterday but some bases are done and some lids nearly finished!
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posted: Thursday, 4th May 2017
It's the start of the Great British Bead Show and I'm delighted to be teaching the masterclass - my Iskra Box.
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posted: Wednesday, 3rd May 2017
I've headed off to Daventry this evening for the Great British Bead Show and I can't wait for it to all begin!
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posted: Saturday, 29th April 2017
It's another photography day here as I frantically work on getting ready for the Great British Bead show and my stand selling kits on the Sunday.
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posted: Friday, 28th April 2017
What began as a plan by my friend to cycle to Somerset this September has someone morphed into a plan for me to accompany her...gulp...
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posted: Thursday, 27th April 2017
I'm pleased today to be able to launch my new Cate Bracelet kit.
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posted: Sunday, 23rd April 2017
Some more sparkle today as I bead a variation on my Marun bangle. Fingers crossed it works as I hope it does...
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posted: Saturday, 22nd April 2017
I didn't manage to get all 24 of my crystals done yesterday, but a couple of hours this morning was time enough to finish the job and have my new Regal Abundance necklace all done.
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posted: Friday, 21st April 2017
I'm stepping away from the computer this afternoon to spend the rest of the day bezelling these beauties for a very sparkly kit that will be coming soon...
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posted: Wednesday, 19th April 2017
It's a busy day at Power Towers as I photograph this stunning bracelet full of unusual crystals ready to launch it as a kit very soon...
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posted: Sunday, 16th April 2017
It's been many years since I've been to Cass Sculpture and Chichester so it was a real treat to visit both today.
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posted: Wednesday, 12th April 2017
As I pack up some new My Favourite Rivolis sets I think i fall in love a little bit more with each colour I open.
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posted: Saturday, 8th April 2017
It's a colourful day at Charisma Beads from their cabochons, to their tiny bottles of charlottes, and the flowers outside on this sunny day.
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posted: Friday, 7th April 2017
Not all crystals are created equally... there are just 2 colours of crystal in this photo despite how it seems.
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