posted: Sunday, 31st March 2024
I seem to have spent the last few days taking photos of the sky and the long views out to the horizon, I guess I'm craving more light and sunshine in my life.
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posted: Friday, 29th March 2024
I've headed to France for a few days with friends to see family and it's lovely to be in the countryside and wander in the sunshine.
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posted: Tuesday, 26th March 2024
I couldn't resist snapping this photo as I made my way around London on the bus.
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posted: Monday, 25th March 2024
Adding 8mm Rivolis to my 14mm Rivolis from a couple of days ago for a project variation…
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posted: Saturday, 23rd March 2024
The Cute exhibition at Somerset House wasn't what I thought it would be but I had a great time wandering it and discovering all it had to offer (and learning that you can get Hello Kitty contact lenses and motor oil).
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posted: Friday, 22nd March 2024
I treated myself to lots of new Delicas from Tanzee Designs for some projects I'm working on and hoped to find inspiration for these Crystal Paradise Shine Rivolis I'm using… but now I have too much choice!
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posted: Thursday, 21st March 2024
A really fun & colourful visit to the Swatch Art Journey with Swatch. The exhibit, designed to showcase their new range of watches inspired by artwork in the Tate galleries, and was laid out as a maze where we wanted and discovered the inspirational artwork and installations.
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posted: Monday, 11th March 2024
The beadwork has to stay hidden for a while longer… but I'm loving my current colour phase… but tomorrow it'll turn to orange & red…
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posted: Sunday, 10th March 2024
Excitingly I've added a new Crystal Ribbons class for 2024.
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posted: Tuesday, 5th March 2024
After many requests I've added a new Gebed class for 2024.
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posted: Sunday, 3rd March 2024
Sadly at least once a week I hear from someone who's missed out on a class, event or limited kit etc as they didn't know it had launched. Unfortunately you can't rely on Instagram or Facebook to show you all the posts you want to see, when you want to see them
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posted: Friday, 1st March 2024
Estrella is back! This Zoom beading class is to make a striking and unique pendant/ brooch/ ornament which combines geometric beadwork with crystals for a real wow factor. The centrepiece is strung on an optional beaded chain designed to let the pendant stand out in all its glory
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posted: Thursday, 29th February 2024
I've been working on some Rivoli projects and the original versions (some beaded 8 years ago… yikes!) used more muted colours so I'm having fun making new samples in these bright Matubo Rivolis I bought from Tanzee Designs
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posted: Monday, 19th February 2024
I'm hopeless at sewing or using a sewing machine but I bought some beautiful patches at Hand & lock at my visit there last year and have been waiting to get them onto a denim jacket so bit the bullet today and got them added.
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posted: Friday, 16th February 2024
The art exhibitions at Kew Gardens never fail to delight and this time I got to see Petrichor by Matt Collishaw which was amazing beyond words.
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posted: Thursday, 15th February 2024
I try to get to the Orchids festival at Kew Gardens every year as it's full of colour & texture inspiration.
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posted: Wednesday, 14th February 2024
I love the work of Stephanie Burnham and have been eyeing up her daffodils project for a long time so was delighted when she added a new class date I could do.
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posted: Tuesday, 13th February 2024
A wonder through London took us past a beautiful building in small grounds that I'd never been to before so we wandered in and what a treat it was!
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posted: Thursday, 8th February 2024
Every now and then I seem to focus on a specific geometric shape and have fun exploring it.
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posted: Thursday, 1st February 2024
Memories of Kew is coming!
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posted: Monday, 29th January 2024
I love beading variations and adding class dates so this post celebrates both.
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posted: Sunday, 28th January 2024
Returning to a UFO from 3 years ago hoping to get it done and launched very soon… Now to find the time to bead all the variations I want to show… Some of you spotted a finished version of this on the table at Bead Sparks last year… and some of you spotted it there back in 2022… and some even back...
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posted: Monday, 22nd January 2024
We announced at the last Bead Sparks retreat that we'd be taking a year off from running the retreat but we'd still be doing other things and excitingly today we can announce that Stephanie Burnham and I are running our Memories of Kew class as an in-person class in Hitchin this November.
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posted: Sunday, 21st January 2024
Another day, another colour dilemma…
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posted: Saturday, 20th January 2024
A fantastic visit to the 'Colour Revolution' exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum.
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posted: Friday, 19th January 2024
I love the dagger beads so much the other day I couldn't resist making 2 pairs of my Silma earrings… and there are a few more on my mat… Some of you have been waiting literally years for this class so I'm excited to soon be teaching this project again
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posted: Wednesday, 17th January 2024
Choices, choices…
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posted: Tuesday, 16th January 2024
A visit to the lovely 'Memories are made of this' exhibit at the Sarah Myerscough Gallery.
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posted: Monday, 8th January 2024
I finished my duck earrings kit from Spellbound Bead Co and I'm loving wearing them as I do some very sparkly beading...
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posted: Wednesday, 3rd January 2024
After many requests I have added some 2024 dates for my Silma class.
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posted: Tuesday, 2nd January 2024
Happy new year!
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