Another Sticks & Stones Sneak Peek

posted: Wednesday, 13th August 2014

Just to whet your appetite, and prove that I do get a lot of beading done behind the scenes, here's a sneak peek at another variation of my Sticks & Stones bracelet.

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Sneak Peek At More Sticks & Stones

posted: Tuesday, 12th August 2014

Now I have revealed my Sticks & Stones Bracelet, as well as the colours I'm using for one of the variations based on it, here's a sneak peek at two of the components.

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Sticks & Stones Bracelet

posted: Monday, 11th August 2014

I have long been inspired by city skylines and especially of London with its tower blocks of varying heights.

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Colour Injection

posted: Saturday, 9th August 2014

An article on make-up in a Sunday magazine has got me inspired today to ditch the all gold colours I was using for a project variation I'm working on and turn to Miami inspired colours instead.

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The Hinds Head

posted: Wednesday, 6th August 2014

If you're at all interested in food then the name Heston, rather than just being a miserable place I lived for a 2 years many moons ago, sums up images of wondrous and magical creations.

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Bumps And Bruises

posted: Sunday, 3rd August 2014

As the main purpose of this trip was to buy wine for a wedding it seemed silly not to buy many samples and try them all before making final decisions.

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France And Fun

posted: Friday, 1st August 2014

Two of my favourite people in the world are getting married very soon so we've escaped to France for a few days with them to see my parents and buy vast amounts of wine for the wedding.

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Hidden Work

posted: Wednesday, 30th July 2014

So much of what I'm doing at the moment is either not interesting enough to photograph (emails answering, kit packing, tidying-up) or is beading that I'm keeping fairly hidden until I have the finished pieces all done and ready to show off.

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Some Sneaky Time Off

posted: Monday, 28th July 2014

My 15-year old niece is here for a couple of afternoons to help me and so we've sneakily taken some time off (all educational and inspirational of course) to vist the wedding dress exhibition at The Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Colour Everywhere I Turn

posted: Sunday, 27th July 2014

All this use of white in my beading and decorating has made me crave colour (even more than usual) and a trip to IKEA for furniture and storage makes me see it all around me.

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