December 2008 – Skiing and Gorgeous Giorgio
So little time, something had to suffer, so my Bead Blog fell behind. However there is plenty in the pipeline. The whole family went skiing over Christmas and, as usual, I took my beads. Before...
July 2008
Whilst our not-so-little one has been off at Sports School for a few weeks, I have been really tied up with the family bizz, consequently there has been woefully little time for beading. However I had...
June 2008
On returning from the heat wave in Greece, I have seen the devastation wreaked on the lawn after the torrential downpours. It was extremely hard to leave the sparkling cool sea, gorgeous feta salads and...
May 2008 – 5th Biennial Bead-in
Fresh back from the Beadworkers Guild's 5th Biennial Bead-In at Croydon, I am all set to make plenty more Mandelbrot Earrings, a Beaded Bead for the BWGs 10th Anniversary, more Peyote Amphoras and, of course...
March 2008
The first airing of the Fan-tastic Variations workshop went fabulously. Everyone made beautiful pieces and we were exhausted at the end of a hard day (you can see them in here). Sometimes it’s good to put...
February 2008
Finishing off my Fan-tastic Variations workshop instructions is finally complete and now I’m free to develop an idea I’ve had rumbling around for over a year. I am fascinated by Fractals and the images they...
January 2008 – Spain!
What an amazing start to the year it has been on a personal level. I found close family I never knew existed, and flew to Spain to meet them. It has been an absolute emotional...
December 2007 – Fan-tastic Variations Workshop
Wow, this year has passed so quickly, probably because I have been so busy. The new workshop, Fan-tastic Variations, is ready and I will be teaching it for the Beadworkers Guild in London, March 2008....
July 2007
The seed beads of another new workshop are definitely sprouting. I gravitate towards fan shapes and keep experimenting with undulating patterns. I’m nearly there, just a few more tweaks to the design.
May 2007 – Great British Bead Show
Always excited when May comes around as I get together with my good friends of the beady world. The last month before the Great British Bead Show how 2007 has been frantic, to say the least. The...