posted: Sunday, 30th September 2018
It's my last day at Creative Castle and though I'm excited to get home I'm going to miss the sunshine and getting to spend my time around supportive & inspiring beaders.
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posted: Saturday, 29th September 2018
I'm having such a lovely time at Creative Castle that I keep forgetting to take photos!
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posted: Thursday, 27th September 2018
My second day teaching at Creative Castle and the class is Gates which has lots of variations and options and can be made into a necklace or bracelet.
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posted: Wednesday, 26th September 2018
Today is my first day teaching at Creative Castle and the class is BeJewels.
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posted: Monday, 24th September 2018
I'm heading from Texas to California today for 5 days of classes at the lovely Creative Castle. This is one of my favourite places in the World to travel to and teach at so I'm really glad to be returning.
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posted: Sunday, 23rd September 2018
It's my 3rd day teaching my Heart of Glass project at the Heart of Texas Bead Retreat and I've finally succumbed to the temptation to make another one!
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posted: Saturday, 22nd September 2018
Another fun day at the Heart of Texas Bead Retreat teaching my Heart of Glass necklace.
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posted: Friday, 21st September 2018
I'm at the Heart of Texas Bead Retreat and today was my first day teaching my Heart of Glass necklace project.
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posted: Wednesday, 19th September 2018
It's been a crazy 24 hours but I'm heading out to Texas today to begin a 2-week trip and I'm still reeling from yesterday but the very long flight gives me plenty of time to ponder it all.
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posted: Tuesday, 18th September 2018
25 years ago I did my first driving lesson and loved it!
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posted: Monday, 17th September 2018
So much of what I’ve been beading the last few months is still under-wraps for a little while but finally something I can share!
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posted: Friday, 14th September 2018
Another day at the lovely StitchnCraft Beads and this time I'm teaching my Zaila Class.
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posted: Thursday, 13th September 2018
A trip to the lovely StitchnCraft Beads today for an extra date of my Peacock Pearl Box Class.
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posted: Friday, 7th September 2018
One thing that always tickles me when I teach is that you can often match people's chosen bead colours to what they're wearing that day or the fabric colours of the beading board they're using.
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posted: Wednesday, 5th September 2018
If you've seen me over the past 9 months you'll now that I'm experimenting with being natural and letting my hair go grey.
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posted: Tuesday, 4th September 2018
Behind the scenes I've been working very hard on my new Rivolis book but also on lots of new kits which will be launching on my website over the next few months and in person at The Heart of Texas Bead Retreat and with me at Creative Castle in California.
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posted: Monday, 3rd September 2018
It's hard to believe it but December is creeping closer and so it's time to launch the Christmas 2018 Secret Beadalong!
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posted: Thursday, 30th August 2018
Wandering Marchmont Street in London today and I spotted something glinting in the sunlight...
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posted: Wednesday, 29th August 2018
All postal deliveries should be this colourful & sparkly!
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posted: Monday, 27th August 2018
Our lovely heatwave seems so long ago now as autumn seems to have hit London with all its cold and rain.
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posted: Sunday, 26th August 2018
My Geometric Cog pendants have sat patiently for many years waiting for me to kit them up. Finally their time to shine is nearly here...
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posted: Saturday, 25th August 2018
I'm surrounded by thousands & thousands of crystals at the moment as I finish packing-up some very sparkly kits.
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posted: Friday, 24th August 2018
Earlier this year I gave away 5,000+ free copies of my Love Heart Stars charts (and a version of it which covers making all the Stars shown here is still free with my Geometric Stars pattern).
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posted: Sunday, 19th August 2018
I couldn't resist beading another colour variation of my Heart of Glass necklace which is going to be a one-off class at the Heart of Texas bead retreat this September.
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posted: Saturday, 18th August 2018
Behind the scenes I'm working like mad on the new Rivolis book and also busy packing lots of new kits to launch soon (they will launch over the next few months on my website and in person at the Heart of Texas beading retreat).
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posted: Friday, 17th August 2018
Just 6 weeks to go until I launch my Gates class with a variety of projects at the absolutely lovely Creative Castle in California- hope to see you there!
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posted: Thursday, 16th August 2018
A trip out this evening to hear a wonderful talk on automata by Michael Start who runs The House of Automata.
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posted: Wednesday, 15th August 2018
I planned an afternoon of photography and 2 minutes in it’s wasn't going well with a broken lightbulb but thankfully it got better and I was able to spend the rest of the time trying to capture lots & lots of sparkle in a photo.
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posted: Monday, 13th August 2018
I have finished 2 new variations on my Estrella Necklace using my recent sunshine & peacock colour schemes.
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posted: Friday, 10th August 2018
A lovely visit to StitchnCraft Beads today to teach my Peacock Pearl Box but though I had a wonderful time the visit is tinged with sadness as they have recently announced they'll be closing their physical shop and going online only.
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posted: Tuesday, 7th August 2018
Off to bead group today to catch-up with friends and see what everyone is up to.
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posted: Monday, 6th August 2018
I'm busy working away as much as I can in this heat. Sadly Heat & Multiple Sclerosis don't always combine well and when I reach a certain temperature everything can go haywire.
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posted: Sunday, 5th August 2018
After the success of my Sticks & Stones CRAW pattern as well as my Olympus Necklace CRAW kit I have just launched a pattern especially designed for everyone who loves CRAW and wants more of it... CRAW Ropes.
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posted: Saturday, 4th August 2018
I’ve been so caught up with work that I completely forgot to share any photos of my new classes for 2018-2020!
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posted: Friday, 3rd August 2018
The Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong sadly comes to an end today, but finally I can show you what’s made today and what the 7 days of beading have been working towards.
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posted: Thursday, 2nd August 2018
It’s Day 6 of the Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong and it’s back to sparkle again - this time combined with the Decorative Flaps from Day 2.
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posted: Wednesday, 1st August 2018
It's Day 5 of the Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong and it’s back to sparkle again - this time combined with pearls.
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posted: Tuesday, 31st July 2018
Day 4 of the Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong is here and it's all about making spaces and then filling them with pearls.
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posted: Monday, 30th July 2018
It’s Day 3 of the Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong and it’s time to get out the crystals!
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posted: Sunday, 29th July 2018
It’s Day 2 of the Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong!
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posted: Saturday, 28th July 2018
The Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong has begun!!
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posted: Friday, 27th July 2018
I'm currently busy turning 100,000 beautiful Swarovski pearls into 2,000 small bags of pearls and falling even more in love with each colour as I do so!
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posted: Wednesday, 25th July 2018
The UK heatwave is still ongoing and we've hit unprecedented temperatures and broken so many records. Which is all heaven until my office gets over 38F/ 100C and my brain cooks.
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posted: Tuesday, 24th July 2018
A day out today to go and see both the Frida Kahlo exhibition, Fashioned from Nature and The Future Starts Here all on at the Victoria and Albert Museum at the moment.
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posted: Thursday, 19th July 2018
It's only 8 days until the first day of the Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong begins.
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posted: Wednesday, 18th July 2018
The little sample from a few years ago that I wrote about recently is now a finished bracelet with the instructions all done and kits all packed ready to launch soon in Texas...
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posted: Monday, 16th July 2018
Today I'm launching my Sticks & Stones pattern for sale as well as my Olympus Necklace kit.
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posted: Saturday, 14th July 2018
I'm back home and back to full-time work and excited that it's only 2 weeks until the Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong begins!
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posted: Friday, 13th July 2018
Our last day in Cornwall and it begins and ends in the perfect way - on the beach and swimming in the sea.
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posted: Thursday, 12th July 2018
A visit today to another of my favourite places on Earth - Porthleven.
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posted: Wednesday, 11th July 2018
A fun day in St Ives with clothes shopping & cocktail drinking before heading home for more sea swimming.
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posted: Tuesday, 10th July 2018
More beaches & sea swimming today plus a visit to Porthmeor Cafe for great food & drink in the sunshine.
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posted: Monday, 9th July 2018
A day of cliff-top walks, beautiful beaches, swimming in the sea, sunburn, pasties bigger than our heads and beautiful sunsets.
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posted: Sunday, 8th July 2018
Miles and miles of golden sand and not freezing water is heaven for me and I'm soon swimming away and looking forward to the rest of the week.
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posted: Saturday, 7th July 2018
it's 3 days since I last wrote and I've travelled thousands of miles, slept for nearly 20 hours straight, caught up on emails, unpacked and re-packed and headed off a few hundreds miles again to have a few days off in Cornwall.
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posted: Wednesday, 4th July 2018
I'm still wandering New York with breaks for food & drink, barbecues with friends, trying on unusual shoes and shopping at the wonderful Fishs Eddy and ABC Carpet & Home.
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posted: Tuesday, 3rd July 2018
I'm having such a good time that I'm not remembering to take any photos - definitely a sign I'm enjoying myself.
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posted: Sunday, 1st July 2018
Today was a day filled with colour & senses overload beginning with brunch with a friend and then heading to one of my favourite places in the world - Cooper Hewitt.
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