posted: Sunday, 21st March 2021
New project, new colour scheme. The gold is Miyuki #4202 and the blues (from front) are #4475 #4481 #2030
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posted: Saturday, 20th March 2021
I've been having fun with a new series of beadwork with bracelets, ropes, beaded beads & earrings all based off the same basic technique... now I just have to figure out if it's too complicated to write up...
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posted: Thursday, 18th March 2021
I love a colourful end to a beading class!
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posted: Monday, 15th March 2021
I finished my recent Mostra variation and now to just photograph them all and write up the instructions to send out to all the Mostra students.
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posted: Wednesday, 10th March 2021
I wrote the other day about my new colour dilemma and I made my choice and went with... the Rose.
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posted: Sunday, 7th March 2021
Another day... another Lemon Blossom... and another colour dilemma...
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posted: Saturday, 6th March 2021
My Ochrana pattern is launched!
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posted: Friday, 5th March 2021
After showing my colour experiments in yesterday's post here you can see I went with... the green!
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posted: Thursday, 4th March 2021
A snapshot to show some colour experiments I'm doing with my new samples.
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posted: Wednesday, 3rd March 2021
Packing up crystals to get in the post for future classes but also choosing some for myself to make another sample for my Lemon Blossoms class...
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posted: Saturday, 20th February 2021
I'm beading some new variations of my Mostra project and am switching between some soft, cool spring colours and hot summer ones to bead them.
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posted: Thursday, 18th February 2021
There aren't many people I'd stay up until midnight to listen talk, but Teresa Sullivan is definitely one of them.
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posted: Tuesday, 16th February 2021
If you've done a class with me before you know I love a variation... so I can't resist keeping on adding to my upcoming 'Crystal Ribbons' class and today I took this snapshot of the new bangle & reversible bracelet that will be taught in the class...
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posted: Saturday, 13th February 2021
I was tidying up the other day and I remembered some recent posts on Facebook about storage and thought I'd post about something I use quite a bit.
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posted: Wednesday, 3rd February 2021
I'm excited today to launch my Crosio pattern as it's a great project for experimenting with colours & patterns and I'm really looking forward to seeing what variations people bead.
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posted: Tuesday, 2nd February 2021
I love the embroidery done by Kraken Kreations and so was really excited to treat myself to commissioning one from her.
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posted: Sunday, 31st January 2021
I launched my Ligilo pattern back in January but am still having fun playing around with variations and new colours schemes.
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posted: Saturday, 30th January 2021
I need a break from beading metres of rope so instead working on a new variation of my Crosio project which launches as a pattern soon...
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posted: Wednesday, 27th January 2021
I've always had multiple projects on the go, and in various stages of development, and through clearing through all my stuff, and trying to get a clear idea of what to do with Swarovski projects etc, I've been finding all sorts of things that I had planned to launch at some point but hadn't quite...
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posted: Tuesday, 26th January 2021
So much rope happening at the moment...
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posted: Monday, 25th January 2021
I've been organising UFOs (UnFinished Objects) & finished beadwork and having a huge clear out too... at some point I perhaps need to accept some unfinished pieces may never be finished such as this necklace which has sat like this for 15 years now...
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posted: Sunday, 24th January 2021
Snow has hit London which means some nice cold walks in the local park before scuttling back inside to get warm and teach.
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posted: Thursday, 21st January 2021
Having taught so many virtual classes it was nice tonight to begin one as a student.
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posted: Monday, 18th January 2021
I've been beading a new project in pinks & reds and now I'm working on a new variation but back to the blues I love so much.
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posted: Monday, 11th January 2021
If you're on Instagram then do check out the #MyBeadingYear account here
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posted: Sunday, 10th January 2021
The theme for Day 7 of #MyBeadingYear is 'My beading plans & hopes for 2021'.
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posted: Saturday, 9th January 2021
Today's theme for #MyBeadingYear is 'What I learnt about beads, beading or myself through my beading in 2020'.
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posted: Friday, 8th January 2021
Today's theme for #MyBeadingYear is 'My Favourite beading tool, tip or trick'.
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posted: Thursday, 7th January 2021
Today's theme for #MyBeadingYear is 'What makes me & my beading unique'.
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posted: Wednesday, 6th January 2021
Today's theme for #MyBeadingYear is 'My favourite stitch or technique'.
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posted: Tuesday, 5th January 2021
Today's theme for #MyBeadingYear is 'What I beaded in 2020'.
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posted: Monday, 4th January 2021
I've written before about how I began beading but as the today's theme for #MyBeadingYear is 'How I started beading' here is the story again.
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posted: Sunday, 3rd January 2021
Whichever way you look at it 2020 was a colourful year for my beading...
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posted: Saturday, 2nd January 2021
I'm racing into 2021 and I spent some of New Years Eve using my new Makers Yearbook to keep me on top of all the exciting things planned for the year...
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posted: Friday, 1st January 2021
What a year 2020 was!
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