posted: Thursday, 31st December 2020
Are you ready to join in the fun and share more about you and your beading next week?
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posted: Wednesday, 30th December 2020
A new soft colour scheme for a new project which is moving from years old samples to actual finished pattern...
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posted: Tuesday, 29th December 2020
Lots of beading yesterday with 2 pairs of earrings and a pendant added to the stash of extras made with the instructions from the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong.
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posted: Monday, 28th December 2020
Today I enjoyed beading some Rivoli Charms using the start of the 'Sparkle Square' component from the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong instructions.
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posted: Friday, 25th December 2020
Merry Christmas!
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posted: Thursday, 24th December 2020
It's Day 24 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today it all comes together!
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posted: Wednesday, 23rd December 2020
It's Day 23 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong we're so close to the final result... tune in tomorrow to see how it all comes together!
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posted: Tuesday, 22nd December 2020
Day 22 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and the 8th, and last, Triangle slots into place...
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posted: Monday, 21st December 2020
Day 21 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today was all about finishing to bead the optional storage/ display stand...
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posted: Sunday, 20th December 2020
It's Day 20 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and another Triangle is added in.
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posted: Saturday, 19th December 2020
It's Day 19 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and it's back to adding in Triangles
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posted: Friday, 18th December 2020
It's Day 18 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and my optional display/ storage stand is as tall as I want it...
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posted: Thursday, 17th December 2020
It's Day 17 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today's beading is adding another triangle....
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posted: Wednesday, 16th December 2020
It's Day 16 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today's beading is adding height to the display/ storage stand....
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posted: Tuesday, 15th December 2020
It's Day 15 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today's beading is working on the optional display/ storage stand...
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posted: Monday, 14th December 2020
It's Day 14 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and some of it is starting to come together...
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posted: Sunday, 13th December 2020
Can you believe it's already Day 13 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong?
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posted: Saturday, 12th December 2020
It's Day 12 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today's it's time for another Triangle...
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posted: Friday, 11th December 2020
It's Day 11 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today's it's back to beading Squares...
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posted: Thursday, 10th December 2020
It's Day 10 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and it's time to go back to the optional beaded display/ storage stand...
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posted: Wednesday, 9th December 2020
Today is Day 9 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and today's beading is working on the wearing/ hanging chain.
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posted: Tuesday, 8th December 2020
Today is Day 8 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and the shape of the piece we're making has started to change....but there's still plenty of time for it to change again...
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posted: Monday, 7th December 2020
Today is Day 7 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and its back to the familiar with another Square being added to the main piece.
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posted: Sunday, 6th December 2020
Today is Day 6 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and it's time for something completely different...
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posted: Saturday, 5th December 2020
Today is Day 5 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and annoyingly I've got tendinitis in both hands so having to take a beading break so no new beading to show- just a previous version at Day 5.
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posted: Friday, 4th December 2020
Need some more sparkle or an excuse to use some more Rivolis?My new 'More Crystal Cages' pattern is a 'Thank You' to all those of you who bought my book 'Rivoli Beadwork (or who buys it in the future) which is now 2 years old.
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posted: Thursday, 3rd December 2020
Day 3 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and another Square is added...
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posted: Wednesday, 2nd December 2020
Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong Day 2...
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posted: Tuesday, 1st December 2020
It's Day 1 of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong!
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posted: Monday, 30th November 2020
Back to more gold & grey (this time Delica #168) for some more variations of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong.
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posted: Sunday, 29th November 2020
Grey & gold is one of my favourite colour combinations and today I'm working with Crystal Dark Grey Swarovski Rivolis and Delica #1832 and #2367.
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posted: Saturday, 28th November 2020
I'm planning on beading my 9th & 10th version of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong (can you tell I love it?) and I couldn't resist beading these using the fab laser-etched Swarovski Rivolis from Old Bicycle Shop so had to add to my stash..
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posted: Friday, 27th November 2020
You can never have too much sparkle!
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posted: Thursday, 26th November 2020
Some warm colours on this cold evening.
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posted: Wednesday, 25th November 2020
Coming soon... #mybeadingyear
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posted: Tuesday, 24th November 2020
I know hundreds & hundreds of you are waiting for these to arrive in your inbox but I can't resist one last proof-read...
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posted: Monday, 23rd November 2020
I was having a tidy-up today and was struck by just how many unfinished samples and unrealised projects I have scattered all around.
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posted: Sunday, 22nd November 2020
Playing with fishing bits & bobs today to get my new beaded ornament spinning how I want it to...
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posted: Sunday, 15th November 2020
After the Swarovski news I decided to go through my stash and make sure I had the crystals for all those colours schemes I had mentally planned to bead things in...
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posted: Tuesday, 10th November 2020
Some more colourful work happening as I want to make some more of my Stallur pieces..
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posted: Monday, 9th November 2020
Phew- it's 12:20am on Sunday night/ Monday morning but I've now filmed all of the 49 videos for the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong and am excited to get the remaining ones edited and out there for all those of you eager to dive in.
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posted: Sunday, 8th November 2020
I think I've stopped panicking about Swarovski...
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posted: Saturday, 7th November 2020
If you're signed-up to my newsletter then you've already had the sad Swarovski news from me but, if not, you can read it here.
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posted: Wednesday, 4th November 2020
Today I'm launching BeJewels which is one of my most-addictive projects ever!
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posted: Tuesday, 3rd November 2020
I've visited the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition for at least 30 years (usually sneaking in multiple visits) and it's always a highlight of my year.
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posted: Monday, 2nd November 2020
New day, new happy colour scheme.
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posted: Sunday, 1st November 2020
The news, weather and dark evenings are depressing so I'm adding some colour, sunshine & light to my life with my beads and using a bead board given to me by a kind friend.
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posted: Saturday, 31st October 2020
Coming soon...
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posted: Wednesday, 28th October 2020
Yesterday was all about more photos & editing videos for my BeJewels pattern/ video set which launches soon.
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posted: Tuesday, 27th October 2020
2020 is racing along and I've got some exciting changes & plans for 2021 with new events & products launching soon.
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posted: Monday, 26th October 2020
A lovely time yesterday as The Ukrainian Museum of Canada have just launched a new exhibition 'The Spirit of Beads: Sharing our Stories' and they had their launch virtually.
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posted: Sunday, 25th October 2020
Such a lovely day teaching Karratu today- loved seeing all the finished pieces that have already appeared.
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posted: Friday, 23rd October 2020
It's so autumnal when I walk in the park so I'm trying to ignore the rain & grey skies but instead enjoy the wonderful colours that are all around.
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posted: Thursday, 22nd October 2020
My 3rd new class 2021 is; Lemon Blossoms.
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posted: Wednesday, 21st October 2020
The next class I'm launching for 2021 is: Crystal Ribbons.
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posted: Tuesday, 20th October 2020
I can finally publicly announce my classes for The Great British Bead Show 2021 and next-up is this: Ceilte.
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posted: Monday, 19th October 2020
Finishing the photos & instructions for 3 brand-new classes which start launching soon...
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posted: Sunday, 18th October 2020
I've now fully beaded 6 of the 9 different basic variations of the Winter 2020 Secret Beadalong (the other variations were of course tested too) and am thoroughly addicted to them!
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posted: Wednesday, 14th October 2020
Today my Crashing Waves advanced pattern launches so even if you're stuck inside you can bring the outside scenery we love to your beadwork.
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posted: Monday, 12th October 2020
Another evening beading in front of the screen and this time it was a talk from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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posted: Sunday, 11th October 2020
A new colour scheme for the same project as the last one... and I'm definitely in a blue/green/gold frame of mind.
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posted: Saturday, 10th October 2020
A new colour scheme today and I'm planning on using some of the new Delica bead colours (not sure which ones yet but they'll be from this selection) along with these bright gold Delicas (#1832) and seeds (Miyuki #4202) Green Sphinx Rivolis and then either Jet 2xAB bicones or Ruby 2xAB for a...
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posted: Friday, 9th October 2020
I wrote recently about all the virtual talks & lectures etc I've been watching and I squeezed in 2 more this week with a talk from Lee Child about writing his Jack Reacher books and an incredible talk from Tim Spector all about his work.
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posted: Wednesday, 7th October 2020
I love revisiting my instructions a few years later when I prepare to launch them as patterns having been retired classes.
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posted: Sunday, 4th October 2020
My virtual classes are still ongoing and I'm loving them more than ever.
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posted: Saturday, 3rd October 2020
Time to get shopping or diving into your stash!
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posted: Friday, 2nd October 2020
These stunning crystals have been on a little journey all around Europe these past few months, but now they're back home with me and it means I have 4 Limona kits (Antique Pink or Ernite) back in stock.
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posted: Thursday, 1st October 2020
This make me so happy!
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