Caldera In Blues And Green

posted: Wednesday, 25th July 2012

This gorgeous bangle popped through my letterbox today and I was so pleased with it I nearly screamed with excitement.

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The Shard And Sunshine

posted: Monday, 23rd July 2012

After what seems like an eternity of gloomy weather a heatwave has struck London and everything feels that much better for it.

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Heads Down

posted: Friday, 20th July 2012

I am lost in a daze of geometric beadwork, instructions and diagrams at the moment hoping that when we come out of the other end the book will manage to convey all our hard work, love of the subject and enjoyment of beading these items.

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Nightjar

posted: Monday, 16th July 2012

Antigravity yoga on a Monday is now something I yearn for the rest of the week. It's hard to explain but it's a mix of yoga, trapeze, cardio-work and relaxation which sometimes involves a hammock hanging from scaffolding.

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Kimono Making

posted: Sunday, 15th July 2012

I was back at The Make Lounge today for a class on making a kimono top.

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Travelling Bracelet

posted: Saturday, 14th July 2012

A little while ago Sig Wynne-Evans contacted me about her travelling bracelet project and a,sked if I wanted to be a stop on the Ukrainian bracelet's journey so for just over a week now it has been sitting here watching me as I work on the computer, or bead, and it's been a treat to get to look at...

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Courvoisier Evening

posted: Friday, 13th July 2012

It has been a crazy week and I was planning to work right through the night tonight but fortunately saw information about a Courvoisier event and decided to give myself a few hours off.

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Bangle & Beads

posted: Thursday, 12th July 2012

In the midst of Contemporary Geometric Beadwork taking over my life I'm trying to get thoughts of 2013 in my head and finish projects which have been ideas floating around my mind for months, and years, so that I have lots of new things to teach.

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Being Brave

posted: Wednesday, 11th July 2012

Today was the birthday of one of my sisters and of course we wanted to go out to dinner to celebrate. For a long time now she's been driving past a Vietnamese restaurant near her that she wanted to try

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Noses To The Grindstone

posted: Tuesday, 10th July 2012

Phew- Kate and I are working very hard behind the scenes putting this book together and the past two days have seen us battling technical hurdles, overcoming being in different time-zones, embracing the wonders of PDFs and the trying not to bang our heads on our desks at the joy of the internet...

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