Exacting Structure From A Messy Tray

posted: Friday, 15th August 2014

Some beading projects seem to come from nowhere and be perfect right from the start, whereas others become a real labour of love with a lot of annoyance, experimentation and frustration built in.

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Bezelling Inspiration

posted: Thursday, 14th August 2014

Seeing as I'm doing so much bezelling of the same component at the moment it's giving me lots of opportunity to let my mind wander and to think about what I'm doing.

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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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