Book Clear Out

posted: Wednesday, 8th January 2014

Before moving I took the opportunity to have a big clear-out but now we're here it's no surprise that I'm discovering I need to do more

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More Orbiting

posted: Tuesday, 7th January 2014

My beadwork often travels around the world far more than I do and that means I need to bead extra samples and variations so I can have them at classes as well as in shops to advertise upcoming classes. As a result I've been busy making extra beaded beads for my upcoming Orbit Beaded Beads classes.

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Small Beads Big Jewelry Is Here!

posted: Monday, 6th January 2014

The world of book writing is a strange one and I'm sure I'll never understand all its mysteries. One thing that always seems magical to me is the journey through which an idea I have travels from my mind to my hands as I bead it and then into print which then travels the world spreading that idea.

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Skating And Colours

posted: Sunday, 5th January 2014

Today is the last day off for lots of people and tomorrow signals a return to work/ school/ normal life. Making the most of the day we headed off to the Tower of London for some outdoor ice-skating and brandy-laced hot chocolate

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Settling In

posted: Thursday, 2nd January 2014

After all my debate about colour I finally decided to paint the walls in my workrooms white. The light up there isn't too bright and when we put the white cabinets in we realised just how much they helped the light bounce around and so carried that through with the walls

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Happy New Year-Welcome to 2014!

posted: Wednesday, 1st January 2014

Phew- 2013 was busy!

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Colours And Cooking

posted: Monday, 30th December 2013

The house is slowly coming together, though it will be a long process, and I'm even excitedly thinking about colours for some walls

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Friends And Feelings

posted: Sunday, 29th December 2013

I love this house, it just doesn't feel like it's ours. It feels too good to be true. It's as though we're in a hotel or self-catering and soon someone is going to come and make us check out and go back to reality and our tiny old house.

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Back Home

posted: Friday, 27th December 2013

Sadly our trip to France ended today and after a lunch of left-overs we headed back laden down with jars of homemade jam and lots of good wishes.

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Boxing Day 2013

posted: Thursday, 26th December 2013

Today passed in a blur of sleeping, eating, playing games and relaxing so I'll have to show you some more photos from yesterday.

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