Christmas Decorating

posted: Sunday, 13th December 2015

One of my sisters and nieces came over today to help me decorate the house and myself in time for Christmas. I was reinstated to my natural dark blue hair colour and the house became adorned to match.

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My New Book Arrived

posted: Saturday, 12th December 2015

An advance copy of the book that I've been busy working on behind the scenes this year popped through my letterbox this morning. It was such a treat to flick through the pages and get to see all the hard work that I and others had put in come to fruition.

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Rivolis And Recovery

posted: Friday, 11th December 2015

I'm back in London and trying to undo the damage that so many days of packing have done to my neck and shoulder but after 3 massages in 24 hours I finally seem to have gotten rid of my migraine and halo of pain.

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Packing And Presents

posted: Wednesday, 9th December 2015

I'm out of London, down in Essex, for a few days to help out at Clouds & Currents, the fab business owned by one of my sisters and her husband.

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Christmas 2015 Secret Bead-Along Day 4

posted: Saturday, 5th December 2015

My Secret Christmas Beadalong 2015 has begun and I'm trying to bead along with it as best I can. Fortunately I have beaded lots of components to test the instructions and take photos so I'm both behind and ahead at the same time.

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Chrysolite Crystals

posted: Friday, 4th December 2015

The best thing about packing up all 7,200 rivolis for my Rivolis Collection is discovering new colours and getting to discover new favourites.

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Back To The Crochet Blanket

posted: Thursday, 3rd December 2015

My neck and shoulder issues are stopping me from beading at the moment but I hate sitting and not doing anything with my hands so I've picked up my never-ending-and-I-really-hate-it-now crochet blanket.

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Even More CRAW

posted: Monday, 30th November 2015

The joy of beading all my pieces for my CRAW Ropes Class is getting to play with beads sizes, shapes and colours to get different looks.

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More Beads And CRAW

posted: Saturday, 28th November 2015

Almost as soon as I decided the other day that I simply had too many beads I went and ordered many. many more.

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The Perfect Cure

posted: Thursday, 26th November 2015

Today was a hectic day of emails, packing beads and dealing with life so when it got to 4pm and I hadn't stopped to eat or drink all day the wonderful Mr Jean Power stepped in with the perfect cure: food and drink prepared by someone else.

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