Spring Knitting & Stitching Show – Olympia
Just added 3 new workshop dates, 15th-17th March. Why not come and join me if you're planning on visiting the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show in Olympia, London. I'll be teaching my Crystal Finger Candy...
Workshops in 2013
Perhaps a little late but Happy Beady New Year everyone, let's hope we all have more time to bead and create! It's about time I blogged again as it's only been, Oh about, 6 months Eeeeeek!...
Luisa Earrings Project in Bead Magazine – Issue 40.
Check out issue No. 40 of Bead Magazine (Aug/Sept 2012). The pattern for my Luisa de Medici Earrings is featured in it. If anyone is having difficulty getting hold of the Swarovski Chessboard crystals (2493, 10mm),...
After my annual beady fix at Daventry….
I returned last night from a great weekend at the 2012 Beading Festival, Daventry with the Beadworkers Guild. As always, it was lovely to sit amongst so many dear old and new friends and bead,...
Caterina Necklace – Part of the Medici Collection
Don't ask me why I fell in love with these huge, step cut, rectangle crystals that looked like pieces of chocolate (Swarovski Step Cut Fancy Stones 4582)! They did look delicious though when they arrived...
Morgan Le Fay in Jet and Light Siam
So that's the final version for the Morgan Le Fay kits - Jet and Light Siam. Taking on the Jet Cosmic rings was a bit of a challenge and I was rather concerned that there...
Morgan Le Fay in Golden Shadow and Crystal Copper
I completed the Golden Shadow and Crystal Copper version over the weekend and I've just started on a Jet and Light Siam colourway. The colour choices have been led by the Cosmic Rings that were...
Morgan Le Fay in Antique Pink and Dark Amethyst
I'm currently working my way through samples, putting kits together and writing instructions to take with me to the US. A very intense time! Last night I finished another colourway for the Morgan Le Fay...
Golden Bails!
I bought some Swarovski Crystal Elements yesterday - I was searching for some more colours of the gorgeous Step Cut rectangles (like the Swarovski Jet Nut 4582 ones) and whilst digging around for anything else...
Wearing my Luisa set!
Recently my daughter Louise and I went to a lecture at the Wellcome Collection, and she took this picture of me - it was the first time that I wore my Luisa de Medici earrings...