posted: Sunday, 30th June 2019
Thankfully the heat has dropped down today and the classroom only got to 28 Celsius/ 82 Fahrenheit which was much more conducive to beading, concentrating & learning.
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posted: Saturday, 29th June 2019
Phew - we have definitely hit a heatwave in England (thankfully not as bad as much of Europe) but when the temperature hit over 30 Celsius/ 86 Fahrenheit in the classroom today the organiser kindly ran and got us all ice-cream sandwiches and the silence as we all began to cool down and...
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posted: Friday, 28th June 2019
A long day today finishing with a long train ride but thankfully I have my Yellow Opal 2 x AB Crystal Diamonds kit with me to keep me occupied.
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posted: Tuesday, 25th June 2019
I've written before about my love for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and today was the day I got to go this year.
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posted: Monday, 24th June 2019
It's probably 20 years since I last did any screen-printing but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to do some with Dan Mather at Fedrigoni.
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posted: Wednesday, 19th June 2019
My first visit to Tanzee Designs today and I had such a lovely day!
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posted: Tuesday, 18th June 2019
The joy of tidying up... I've finally found the bead sets I put in a 'safe place' over a year ago and promptly lost!
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posted: Monday, 17th June 2019
I'm still working on my new Crystal Diamonds bracelet using Yellow Opal 2 x AB Bicones and cannot stop stopping my beading to admire these crystals - I need more of these and all other Yellow Opal variants in my life.
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posted: Sunday, 16th June 2019
Treating myself with making one of my Crystal Diamonds kits in the Yellow Opal 2AB & Silver combination - I'm in love with these crystals!
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posted: Saturday, 15th June 2019
This really should have been the quickest 'beading' I've ever done. All I had to do was buy the components & crystals, glue the crystals into the bezel, join them with jump rings and... voila!
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posted: Friday, 7th June 2019
I have a very bad habit of making notes of exhibitions I want to see... and then promptly forgetting about them until they have finished.
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posted: Thursday, 6th June 2019
I'm pleased today to launch my Peacock Flower Necklace pattern for sale.
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posted: Wednesday, 5th June 2019
It's slowly starting!
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posted: Sunday, 2nd June 2019
I'm having such a lovely time at Bead FX that I'm not remembering top take photos but managed to snap one today of the results of my second Peacock Pearl Box class before it was time to pack up and head home just 70 hours after I got here.
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posted: Friday, 31st May 2019
I've headed to Canada for a few days to visit the fabulous Bead FX.
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posted: Sunday, 26th May 2019
I'm still using Pewter but today I'm pairing it with Sapphire Rivolis and Sapphire 2 x Shimmer Bicones.
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posted: Saturday, 25th May 2019
These Buttercup Swarovski Square Rivolis are so sparkly and full of sunshine and I can't wait to show off my finished pieces made using them soon.
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posted: Friday, 24th May 2019
A lovely time visiting beautiful Bungay today to teach my Estrella class - so many wonderful variations were begun!
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posted: Thursday, 23rd May 2019
It's a very sparkly day here in Power Towers as I bead using these Burgundy DeLite Swarovski Cushion/ Rivoli Squares.
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posted: Wednesday, 22nd May 2019
The Summer 2019 Secret Beadalong is creeping closer and the requirements for the project are now ready and sent out to everyone who has signed-up.
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posted: Tuesday, 21st May 2019
Very exciting news!
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posted: Sunday, 19th May 2019
My Hugs & Kisses kit just launched online 2 days ago and already 2 colours have sold out and 2 are about to...(but don't worry I do plan to restock them at some point in the future so you can contact me to be told when and have even added another colour today (Rose Gold & Gold seed beads)).
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posted: Saturday, 18th May 2019
A lot of my designing life is learning to be patient and live with mistakes, design dead-ends and frustration.
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posted: Friday, 17th May 2019
My Hugs & Kisses kit launches online today and whilst there are currently 7 different colour variations available I know that already some are about to sell-out...
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posted: Sunday, 12th May 2019
Today was the bazaar part of the Great British Bead show and I got to meet even more old & new friends and even go home with a few sparkly things myself....
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posted: Saturday, 11th May 2019
Today is sadly my last day of teaching at the Great British Bead Show but it was another great one.
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posted: Friday, 10th May 2019
Another day of fab beadwork at the Great British Bead Show!
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posted: Thursday, 9th May 2019
Day 1 of classes at the Great British Bead Show and have you ever seen so much done in one day's beading class?!??
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posted: Wednesday, 8th May 2019
I never get tired of experimenting with my projects and now have 2 new pendant variations of my Ligilo necklace and a new 27mm round one in progress...
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posted: Saturday, 4th May 2019
Trying out a new photography set-up for one variation of my new Hugs & Kisses necklace which launches as a kit at The Great British Bead Show on Thursday and then on my website after that...
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posted: Thursday, 2nd May 2019
It's less than a week until the Great British Bead Show and I can't wait to show off some new samples for my Connesso class.
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posted: Wednesday, 1st May 2019
Can you believe it's creeping closer to that time of year already.... today the Summer 2019 Secret Beadalong launches!
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posted: Tuesday, 30th April 2019
And before I know it I'm back home and again and I had so much fun over the weekend with the South Jersey Bead Society that I forgot to take a single photo (not even of all the amazing pizza I ate!).
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posted: Thursday, 25th April 2019
Any time I think I have a handle on life it throws me a curveball and then I'm in New York looking at paintings by Monet and Picasso before sitting at what feels like the top of the world drinking fabulous cocktails and watching the sun go down.
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posted: Wednesday, 24th April 2019
I have long been a fan of Thomas Heatherwick and when I learn that The Vessel would be open in time for my trip to New York I knew I had to try and get tickets - and fortunately I managed to.
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posted: Tuesday, 23rd April 2019
I'm in New York and always love wandering and seeing so much colour & texture all around whilst spending time with friends enjoying good food & drink - heaven.
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posted: Monday, 22nd April 2019
Kew Gardens is always a wonderful place to visit but at the moment, when the sun's out and there's lots of Dale Chihuly pieces there, it's especially magical.
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posted: Sunday, 21st April 2019
One of the hardest things about the Summer Secret Beadalongs is deciding which of my ideas and samples to turn into the finished pattern...
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posted: Tuesday, 16th April 2019
Edited to add: Sadly Mind have now let sponsorship and advertising infiltrate the boxes so I no longer support them or want to promote them
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posted: Monday, 15th April 2019
The journal for the Beadworkers Guild arrived this morning and I couldn't wait to dive in a have a read.
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posted: Saturday, 13th April 2019
I teased you with this back in January and can now reveal that my Jua series of beadwork features in the April 2019 issue of the Beadworkers Guild journal!
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posted: Friday, 12th April 2019
A lovely day teaching at Spoilt Rotten Beads for the first time.
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posted: Thursday, 11th April 2019
I can't get enough of these crystals! Hundreds of the 19mm ones arrived today all ready to be packed into kits ASAP...
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posted: Wednesday, 10th April 2019
Phew I've been busy behind the scenes today working on all parts of things including a huge pattern price reduction and tagging project.
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posted: Monday, 8th April 2019
I'm making up more colour variations of my new Hugs & Kisses kit (which will launch in May) and am dazzled by the Crystal AB version of the crystals I'm using.
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posted: Sunday, 7th April 2019
When your physical or mental health is a struggle self-care is often one of the first things to be dropped, even though it's the time it's needed most.
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posted: Saturday, 6th April 2019
I'm always on the look-out for new or unusual beads, crystals & components I can use in my work as they can be a great challenge to design with and often it means I can bring you unusual projects using materials it might not be financially viable, or physically possible, for bead shops to stock.
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posted: Monday, 1st April 2019
My Cate Bracelet kit was relaunched today for the last time and within minutes I now only have a couple of Crystal AB kits left so if you want one be sure to grab it quick.
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