posted: Sunday, 31st December 2023
Finishing 2023 in a colourful beady way with some earrings to wear this evening which match my new pendant which will be a class in 2024 with the first date in February at Creative Castle… fill details and photos will appear soon…
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posted: Thursday, 28th December 2023
My most popular social media posts of 2023 show a lovely colourful and fun year!
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posted: Wednesday, 27th December 2023
I've been working all day so now time for a bit of fun beading with this lovely kit from Spellbound Beads that someone kindly gave me for Christmas
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posted: Monday, 25th December 2023
As always I can never resist adding more to the Beadalong and this one includes details of earrings (one pair of which you can see here) plus how to vary the components...
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posted: Sunday, 24th December 2023
It's here!
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posted: Saturday, 23rd December 2023
Day 23 and my messy bead mat is a sign that I'm all up-to-date and ready to finish the project tomorrow…
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posted: Thursday, 21st December 2023
Day 21 and I'm all caught up with my other colour variation of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong ready to finish it on Day 24…
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posted: Tuesday, 19th December 2023
It's Day 19 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and the collection of beadwork is still growing.
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posted: Sunday, 17th December 2023
Much too quickly my trip to France is over but just some time to enjoy some more good food and a lovely way in the bright sunshine.
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posted: Saturday, 16th December 2023
These few days in France are passing by in a blur of good food and lovely company.
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posted: Friday, 15th December 2023
Another day in beautiful Northern France with lots of nice walks and scenery admiring.
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posted: Thursday, 14th December 2023
I've popped over to France for a few days to see my parents and once again I'm reminded I need to do this more before I can't.
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posted: Monday, 11th December 2023
It's Day 11 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and the collection of beadwork is still growing.
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posted: Sunday, 10th December 2023
It's Day 10 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and the collection of beadwork is still growing.
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posted: Saturday, 9th December 2023
You can join in the Beadalong in 2 ways:
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posted: Friday, 8th December 2023
You can join in the Beadalong in 2 ways:
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posted: Thursday, 7th December 2023
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posted: Wednesday, 6th December 2023
It's Day 6 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and the collection of beadwork is still growing.
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posted: Tuesday, 5th December 2023
It's Day 5 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and the collection of beadwork is still growing.
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posted: Monday, 4th December 2023
And it continues… It's Day 4 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and the pile of beadwork is growing … and if you haven't signed-up yet there's still time- there's no time limit on joining in and many people start even years later!
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posted: Sunday, 3rd December 2023
One thing I love about out this time of year is how the names on my orders change… some of you have got lovely surprises from your loved ones in your future
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posted: Saturday, 2nd December 2023
It's Day 2 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and things take a change...
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posted: Friday, 1st December 2023
And so it begins… It's Day 1 of the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and I'm so excited to see all the colour variations that appear over the next 24 days (and weeks, months and years…) …
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posted: Wednesday, 29th November 2023
Facebook reminded me today that incredibly it's 5 years since Rivoli Beadwork came out!
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posted: Tuesday, 28th November 2023
It's just 3 days until the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong begins and if you're signed-up to the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong and want to dive in early then you might want to check your emails…and if you haven't signed-up yet there's still time
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posted: Sunday, 26th November 2023
Can you believe it's only 5 days until the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong begins?!?!
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posted: Saturday, 25th November 2023
It's day 4 of the Maggie Meister master class and sadly it's our last day.
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posted: Friday, 24th November 2023
It's day 3 of the Maggie Meister master class and once again we're having so much fun I forgot to take any photos other than of the beautiful rooms we're in.
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posted: Thursday, 23rd November 2023
It's Day 2 of the Maggie Meister master class but I was having too much fun and forgot to take any photos.
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posted: Wednesday, 22nd November 2023
A wonderful start to the Maggie Meister master class.
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posted: Tuesday, 21st November 2023
We've got today off before the Maggie Meister master class begins and we spend it in central London with a visit to the amazing Hand & Lock, a trip to Liberty and a great hours-long lunch full of good food & conversation at one of my favourite restaurants.
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posted: Monday, 20th November 2023
We've got 2 days off before the Maggie Meister master class begins and we spend it enjoying Hitchin which is a lovely town and full of great restaurants and independent stores and feels very Christmassy.
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posted: Sunday, 19th November 2023
Incredibly Bead Sparks, which we work hard all year planning, is already over and it went by in such a whirlwind that didn't even take a single photo during the event today.
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posted: Saturday, 18th November 2023
What a day!
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posted: Friday, 17th November 2023
It's Day 1 of Bead Sparks 2023 and it's so busy I barely took any photos but it was wonderful to do an in-person class and at the end of the day look at everyone's beautiful beadwork which is one of the highlights of a in-person class.
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posted: Tuesday, 14th November 2023
My beaded bead for the swap at Bead Sparks is all done and I couldn't resist making another one (and an extra for me as I'd forgotten how much fun these are to bead and how addictive they are)
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posted: Monday, 13th November 2023
I'm so excited to finally teach my Chartres Project very soon at the Bead Sparks retreat.
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posted: Sunday, 12th November 2023
Day 2 of the 'English Banqueting and Dessert Dishes' course at the School of Artisan Food with Ivan Day and today we worked on making a whipped syllabub (using a handwritten recipe from ~1670 and placing into glasses from the 1700s) using birch whisks plus a handmade syllabub pump, cooking wafers...
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posted: Saturday, 11th November 2023
I'm at the School of Artisan Food for a 2-day course with the amazing Ivan Day for a course called 'English Banqueting and Dessert Dishes'.
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posted: Thursday, 9th November 2023
A visit to the Guildhall Art Gallery to see the fantastic exhibition Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire.
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posted: Wednesday, 8th November 2023
I'll never tire of how one project or technique in beadwork leads to another… which leads to another… which leads to another…
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posted: Monday, 6th November 2023
If you're signed-up to the Winter 2023 Secret Beadalong then check your inbox as there's an email on the way to you… and if you haven't signed-up yet there's still time!
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posted: Sunday, 5th November 2023
New Gebed class added for 2024 and now for multiple times zones! Discover how to combine geometric beadwork with crystals for this striking series of beadwork.
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posted: Saturday, 4th November 2023
It's back!
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posted: Friday, 3rd November 2023
5 years ago!
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posted: Wednesday, 1st November 2023
A sky-high visit to Horizon 22 today where you can stand 254m above the ground and get 360 degree views out over London.
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posted: Wednesday, 25th October 2023
A fabulously invigorating trip to Waddesdon today and it was wonderful to walk in the bright sunshine and chat whilst absorbing the inspiration all around.
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posted: Friday, 20th October 2023
The instructions for all my projects get checked, double-check, re-beaded, triple checked and even more as I hate the thought of getting something wrong and wasting any beaders time.
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posted: Thursday, 19th October 2023
Both of these classes are back by popular demand and I have no plans to repeat them!
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posted: Wednesday, 18th October 2023
'Crown to Couture' is an incredible exhibition at Kensington Palace which uses over 200 items to show parallels between the Georgian royal court in the 18th Century and modern showstopping outfits.
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posted: Tuesday, 17th October 2023
Today I went to see 'Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto' at the Victoria and Albert Museum and it's hard to know what to say.
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posted: Monday, 16th October 2023
Each set of instructions I write is check multiple times by me and others.
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posted: Sunday, 15th October 2023
I've been lucky enough to give a few talks about beads & my beading to other beaders over the years, whether that's been virtual, in many bead stores all around, a memorial occasion at a church in New York and even a very unusual evening at the British Embassy in Cairo, but talking about...
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posted: Tuesday, 10th October 2023
My first 2024 Sheba class is now available to book!
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posted: Monday, 9th October 2023
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