Bright Idea

posted: Tuesday, 13th March 2018

When you get a bright idea to turn an old sample into a full bracelet and then 2 other projects which means 50+ extra hours of work to be done ASAP...

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Return to Samples

posted: Monday, 12th March 2018

I keep all my samples & experiments as even if they didn’t work for what I was doing at the time they may be perfect for something else...

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Dried Flowers At Kew

posted: Sunday, 11th March 2018

A trip to Kew Gardens today to see the amazing installation of 375,000 dried flowers by Rebecca Louise Law.

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Heart Of Glass Necklace Class

posted: Saturday, 10th March 2018

I can finally reveal my class for the Heart of Texas beading Retreat in September this year!

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More Secret Pieces

posted: Friday, 9th March 2018

I'm having a very busy week but soon I'll be able to reveal my project for the Heart Of Texas Bead Retreat...

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Quatre Flowers Necklace

posted: Thursday, 8th March 2018

I’ve had to keep this necklace secret for months but I can finally reveal it today!

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Fan Flowers At The Bead Scene

posted: Wednesday, 7th March 2018

A lovely day teaching my Fan Flowers class at the very lovely Bead Scene.

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Some More Stars With Sparkle

posted: Tuesday, 6th March 2018

No matter the weather, or how bad events & people are, there’ll always be sparkle if you look hard enough - and boy do some days need it more than others!

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Stars With Sparkle

posted: Monday, 5th March 2018

I'm working on my Advanced Stars with crystal bicones beaded directly into them with this one which has even more crystals beading into crystals...

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Snow Day

posted: Saturday, 3rd March 2018

Last Saturday it was so hot & sunny when I was teaching that people were stripping off and the frosting on cakes was melting. This Saturday my teaching is cancelled as trains aren't making it through the snow & ice and my students are snowed in - what a difference a week makes.

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