Rivoli Beadwork Book

posted: Tuesday, 27th November 2018

And just like that, nearly 2 years after I first had the spark of an idea to do a book on Rivolis, it's here.

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Suspensions And Zaila In Solihull

posted: Saturday, 24th November 2018

A trip to Solihull today to teach my Geometric Suspensions pieces and also my Zaila Class.

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Third Rivoli Beadwork Proof

posted: Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The 3rd and final proof copies of my new book have arrived and the race is on to check it all through ready to launch very soon...

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Vintage Swarovski Beadwork

posted: Monday, 19th November 2018

Behind the scenes my life is consumed by proofreading my new book, taking new photos for it and constantly adjusting the layout by millimetres to get it exactly as I want it.

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Rivoli Beadwork First Proof

posted: Friday, 9th November 2018

The first proof copies of my new book are here and the countdown begins until it's launched - not long now!

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Lisa In London

posted: Thursday, 8th November 2018

My lovely friend Lisa Garoon, from City Beads in Chicago, is over in London (mainly to take my Lisa class which is named after her!) and we're having a fabulous few days wandering London, seeing the amazing Everybody's Talking About Jamie, and browsing in beautiful shops.

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Work On The Book Still Continues

posted: Tuesday, 6th November 2018

We're still working away behind the scenes...

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Lewes Bonfire

posted: Monday, 5th November 2018

Tonight is the big night down in Lewes and we get to see thousands of fireworks, many, many bonfires that light up the sky, tributes to the end of the First World War, suffragettes, effigies being burnt and much more.

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Fireworks In Lewes

posted: Sunday, 4th November 2018

The book and all its changes are done and now I'm just waiting for physical copies for us to proofread to arrive.

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Final Rivoli Photography

posted: Saturday, 3rd November 2018

The new Rivoli book has so many photos in it but we saved one of them to last and today I'm busy trying to arrange some of the beadwork from the book to capture a fun photo for the back of the book...

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