Art Chain Day 1

posted: Friday, 16th January 2015

If you have lots of beading friends on Facebook you may have seen the recent 'Art Chain' that's going on.

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Armarria Necklace Beginnings

posted: Wednesday, 14th January 2015

Whenever I design a project I always try and make as many variations on the idea as possible and see if I can make it reversible, interchangeable or adaptable or if I can use different beads to make it or even just alter the size and scale.

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Mini Tornado

posted: Tuesday, 13th January 2015

I love working away in my new workroom hidden away at the top of the house. I have a little roof terrace that I can go out on and look at the park, catch my breathe and get some calm all whilst being amongst the trees with no-one knowing I'm there.

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Onye 7

posted: Monday, 12th January 2015

The centrepiece of this new necklace is done and now I'm just working on the 3 ropes that it will hang from.

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More Onye And Facing The New Year

posted: Sunday, 11th January 2015

With the help of my niece and powered by my new electric-blue hair it's time to finally take down the Christmas tree and live without its colour and light for 11 months. Always a sad time not least as I try to fit everything back in the boxes they came out of.

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Finished Icos Pieces

posted: Saturday, 10th January 2015

I'm on a beading roll and got out two other projects that have quietly waited for me to finish them.

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Growing Onye

posted: Friday, 9th January 2015

I'm still waiting for my new rivolis so I continued working on my newest Onye piece.

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More Onye

posted: Thursday, 8th January 2015

I'm still beading my new Onye piece but have run out of the colour of rivolis I'm using so have had to begin another piece.

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New Onye Piece

posted: Sunday, 4th January 2015

It's hard to believe it's over 5 years since I first began my Onye series of work and 5 long years I've been meaning to bead a another version of Onye 4 and variations based on it.

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Beaded Windows

posted: Friday, 2nd January 2015

One of my highlights of 2014 was the Bead & Button show- not least because I got to spend time with friends, especially Dana & Glenda who I shared a room and many laughs with.

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