Barcelona Beadventure - Day 3

posted: Friday, 25th April 2025

Today begins with a visit to Palau Güell which is simply astounding.

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Barcelona Beadventure - Day 2

posted: Thursday, 24th April 2025

Our first full day in Barcelona with Beadventures begins with a walking-tour of the city which showed us just how beautiful and interesting this city is.

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Barcelona Beadventure - Day 1

posted: Wednesday, 23rd April 2025

Today I flew to Barcelona for a very long-awaited trip with Beadventures where I'll be hanging out with a group of beaders and teaching my Sacred Star project which was designed especially for this trip and inspired by the star which was added atop the Sagrada Família in 2021

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Summer 2025 Secret Beadalong Requirements On The Way

posted: Tuesday, 22nd April 2025

It's getting closer... and it's nearly time to shop (or rummage through your stash...).

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Summer 2025 Secret Beadalong Film Editing

posted: Wednesday, 9th April 2025

The Summer 2025 Secret Beadalong is slowly creeping ever closer and today I'm having colourful fun editing the videos including the one which shows all the colours I've used…

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Climbing Big Ben

posted: Tuesday, 1st April 2025

I'm terrified of heights but try to not let it put me off doing anything (hence going to the top of the Eiffel Tower the other week) but when I discovered that you could climb up inside Big Ben to see the bells and walk behind the faces I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it...

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Memories of Kew Master Class

posted: Monday, 31st March 2025

Kew is travelling to Texas… virtually!

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Paris 2025 - Day 4

posted: Friday, 28th March 2025

More exhibits today with first up being a visit to the 'With Gold Thread' exhibition which is to put it simply, dazzling.

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Paris 2025 - Day 3

posted: Thursday, 27th March 2025

A beautifully sunny day today so we headed off to Versailles where all the gold gleamed so dazzlingly in the sunshine.

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Paris 2025 - Day 2

posted: Wednesday, 26th March 2025

Our first full day in Paris is spent trying to fit in as many things as we can and we begin with a trip to the Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery school to see their exhibition 'Paris: City of Pearls'.

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