posted: Sunday, 31st December 2017
What a year 2017 was!
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posted: Friday, 29th December 2017
I really should stop beading variations on my Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong but maybe just one more of these Stars first...
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posted: Thursday, 28th December 2017
With all the wonderful photos of what people have made from the Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong or shared with me on the Facebook page is it any wonder I'm so inspired and these stars are all I want to bead?!?!?
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posted: Wednesday, 27th December 2017
I'm loving all the photos of finished versions of my Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong that I'm being emailed or that are being shared on the Beadalong Facebook page - all so inspiring!
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posted: Tuesday, 26th December 2017
I am always so inspired by seeing what people make using my instructions or from my classes etc and this year all of December seems to have been an overwhelming stream of inspiration!
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posted: Monday, 25th December 2017
The 'beading along together' days of the Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong may be over but the beading of it continues.
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posted: Sunday, 24th December 2017
4 new Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong ornaments all done and hanging on the tree or being worn!
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posted: Saturday, 23rd December 2017
Phew - another evening of intense beading as I really wanted to bead the an elf bauble to match the Santa one I did the other day using the pattern from Donna Louise Sanders/ Delicate Sparkles.
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posted: Friday, 22nd December 2017
It's Day 22 of my Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong and today's the day when we begin the back and add in the large crystals.
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posted: Thursday, 21st December 2017
A busy beading day today working on the Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong.
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posted: Wednesday, 20th December 2017
I decided to treat myself today to some other Christmas beading with this cute bauble pattern from Donna Louise Sanders/ Delicate Sparkles.
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posted: Monday, 18th December 2017
My Star ornaments for the Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong are slowly creeping towards being finished and hanging on the tree.
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posted: Sunday, 17th December 2017
My Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong is beginning to look like something...
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posted: Saturday, 16th December 2017
I had made all the components for the ornament I'm making for my Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong but have managed to lose one - arrghhh!
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posted: Friday, 15th December 2017
I'm working on my new necklace (which is staying under-wraps for now) and have moved onto trying to perfect the rope I want the pendant to hang on.
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posted: Tuesday, 12th December 2017
It's Day 12 of the Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong and I, and everyone beading along, has 6 of these components and are preparing to move onto something a bit different.
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posted: Monday, 11th December 2017
This evening I'm experimenting with a few variations on the rope for my new project using this mix of Crystal Scarabaeus Green & Crystal Iridescent Green 2xAB.
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posted: Sunday, 10th December 2017
Wow- I woke up today to a very, very snowy London!
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posted: Saturday, 9th December 2017
Today was my last class for 2017 with a trip to Charisma Beads for my Peacock Flower Necklace Class.
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posted: Friday, 8th December 2017
It's Day 8 of the Christmas2017 Secret Beadalong and I now have 4 of these little components...
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posted: Thursday, 7th December 2017
I've been busy working behind the scenes of a new 'Lisa' series of work and here's my recently finished necklace.
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posted: Wednesday, 6th December 2017
It's Day 6 of the Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong and my stash of components slowly increases...
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posted: Monday, 4th December 2017
It's Day 4 of the Christmas 2017 Secret Beadalong and my collection of components is growing...
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posted: Saturday, 2nd December 2017
My Saturday afternoon plans are to have fun with this Christmas String-Art kit that I treated myself to recently.
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posted: Friday, 1st December 2017
Today I'm launching my very limited Rick-Rack Starburst necklace kit.
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posted: Thursday, 30th November 2017
It's Day 4 of Meet The Maker Week and today’s theme is 'Why'.
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posted: Wednesday, 29th November 2017
It's Day 3 of Meet The Maker Week 2017 and today’s theme is 'Where, when & workspace'.
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posted: Tuesday, 28th November 2017
It's Day 2 of Meet The Maker Week 2017 and today’s theme is 'What'...
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posted: Monday, 27th November 2017
it's Day 1 of Meet The Maker Week 2017 and today's theme is... 'You'.
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posted: Saturday, 25th November 2017
Tonight my beading uses gold and emerald - a classic combination that I love to use.
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posted: Thursday, 23rd November 2017
I'm still working on photography for my new Rivolis book and here's a sneak peek at another project which comes in the 'Pearls' section.
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posted: Tuesday, 21st November 2017
A colourful day here with finishing a big Rivoli necklace and still working on my ginormous crochet scarf.
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posted: Monday, 20th November 2017
The photography for my new book is progressing and I'm enjoying playing with lighting, positions & props.
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posted: Sunday, 19th November 2017
A trip out today to the lovely the Landmark Art Centre to the Sparkle Craft Fair where we got to ooh and ahh over some beautiful work and Mr Jean Power treated me to some beautiful artwork pieces but they're going to be hidden away until Christmas...
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posted: Saturday, 18th November 2017
A lovely day teaching my Zaila class at Charisma Beads.
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posted: Friday, 17th November 2017
A busy day of photos here at Power Towers.
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posted: Thursday, 16th November 2017
Working away on my new Rivolis book means it's time to get down to some serious photography- arrghh!
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posted: Wednesday, 15th November 2017
My last planned Iskra Box class today and my last visit to Stitchncraft Beads for 2017.
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posted: Monday, 13th November 2017
I'm slowly working my way through each section of my new Rivolis book finishing projects, writing instructions, drawing diagrams and photographing pieces.
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posted: Sunday, 12th November 2017
We had a trip out to The Heath Robinson Museum this afternoon to view some of his wonderful drawings and have a walk in the beautiful park there. We also got to admire the lovely way the walls in the museum are decorated with simple line-drawings of local landmarks and horizons.
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posted: Thursday, 9th November 2017
I'm really enjoying finishing up all my projects for my new Rivolis book whilst also designing some completely new things - I'm swapping-and-changing constantly which is fun.
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posted: Tuesday, 7th November 2017
A visit to bead group today and as well as finishing up some projects I'm working on a new project for my Love Beading series which I hope to launch soon.
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posted: Saturday, 4th November 2017
Some last minute planning & panicking plus spiders, unwell pumpkins & ghoulish marshmallows equals a fun Halloween party
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posted: Thursday, 2nd November 2017
After much demand yesterday I launched the Rick-Rack work from my book Geometric Beadwork as a separate pattern and it is now available to purchase here.
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posted: Wednesday, 1st November 2017
This year is flying along so fast. It's already November and the air in London is filled with the sight, sound and smell of fireworks.
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posted: Tuesday, 31st October 2017
Here's a sneak peek at what I was using the gorgeous heliotrope crystals for the other day....
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posted: Sunday, 29th October 2017
Now that my major travelling is over and I'm home for the next few months progress is really speeding up on my Rivolis book.
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posted: Saturday, 28th October 2017
A lovely day in Liverpool teaching all the different possible variations on my Caroline necklace. I'm excited to see what these components turn into...
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posted: Thursday, 26th October 2017
Gold seed beads + Heliotropecrystals = a sumptuous evening of beading
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posted: Wednesday, 25th October 2017
My parents are visiting London for a day so I met them early so we can cram as much into the day as possible.
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posted: Tuesday, 24th October 2017
I'm playing around with my Lucky Diamonds and Lotus Necklace designs to come up with the perfect bezel for a new Swarovski stone...
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posted: Sunday, 22nd October 2017
I'm back home and beading away on finishing up all the projects for my new Rivolis book which will be out in less than 6 months.
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posted: Friday, 20th October 2017
Another day at Stitchncraft Beads and another Iskra class means lots of fun and lots of gorgeous boxes newly started.
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posted: Thursday, 19th October 2017
A trip to Stitchncraft Beads today to teach my Iskra class.
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posted: Sunday, 15th October 2017
I saw Blade Runner 2049 at the IMAX today and my mind was blown. it was so beautiful, tense, stressful and emotional - not what I expected at all.
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posted: Saturday, 14th October 2017
I headed to Bristol today to teach my Peacock Flower necklace and Iskra Box for the lovely Bristol Beaders.
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posted: Thursday, 12th October 2017
Off to the Knitting & Stitching Show today for some shopping and inspiration.
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posted: Wednesday, 11th October 2017
I headed to the lovely Bead Scene Studio today to teach my Zaila class.
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posted: Tuesday, 10th October 2017
A day of crystals today starting with contemplating what colour variation I want to bead for my next Cate bracelet.
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posted: Monday, 9th October 2017
I don't normally use plain crystal crystals in my work but I think it is the perfect colour scheme for a new variation for my Rivolis book I'm currently beading.
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posted: Sunday, 8th October 2017
I'm so inspired with my beading at the moment that I'm completely rethinking my Rivolis book so a change of name is going to be needed...
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posted: Saturday, 7th October 2017
The weather is miserable but I'm loving finishing off pieces for my Rivolis book as the colour and sparkle are great fun to play with.
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posted: Thursday, 5th October 2017
I'm busy finishing up projects for my Rivolis book so behind the scenes I'm beading new colour variations, finishing threads on already beaded pieces, writing instructions, taking photographs and organising pages.
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posted: Wednesday, 4th October 2017
Another day, another snapshot of a new Rivoli project from my new book out in 6 months...
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posted: Tuesday, 3rd October 2017
A busy day teaching my Faux Bead Crochet class at the Dangerous Beaders bead group.
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posted: Monday, 2nd October 2017
Today I'm launching my Tretze Necklace Pattern and my Regal Abundance kit for sale.
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