Tag - beadwork design

Ideas for Christmas

Nefertiti's Treasure necklaces There's still time to treat yourself or make a present for that someone special, so I've dropped the price of the Nefertiti's Treasure necklace and Eclectica! patterns. Both are perfect for sparkly Christmas dos...

Bead Spider Open Day, Sunday September 27th – Hubble Stitch taster sessions.

Spectrum cuff in Basic Hubble Stitch Sunday September 27th @ The Milestone School, Gloucester - Germaine Fisher of Bead Spider is having an open day for her Cheltenham shop, and she's kindly invited me along to...

The Alpine Experience

The Alpine Experience - Les Carroz. The view from chalet Calluna. This is one of the views from my room in chalet Calluna, in Les Carroz, France. At 1200m the chalet is above the clouds, and...

Hubble Stitch goes global

Let's Hubble has now been No1 bestseller on Amazon.co.uk in the Beadwork and Jewellery sections for 3 weeks! I'm ecstatic at the response and to know that beadworkers out there are having the chance to Hubble....

Hubble Stitch is a prize-winner!

2015 is the 15th anniversary for the Beadworkers Guild and they were running a crystal anniversary competition, sponsored by Swarovski (of course) to mark the occasion. They announced the winners on the final day of...

Hubble Stitch is here!

I just arrived back from an intensive 4 days at the Great British Bead Show, which was one of the most exciting for me. Not only was I teaching 3 fun but challenging workshops and...

LET’S HUBBLE! has arrived!!!!

IT'S ARRIVED!!!!!! I've just taken delvery of the first copies of my book, LET'S HUBBLE! Excited doesn't even come close! I'm so pleased with how it looks, and I want to thank Sue Richardson and her...

The Enchanted Lake – Great Escapes weekend

For me, a Great Escapes weekend is a bit like Christmas. I really look forward to it and enjoy all the preparation - organising my stash and supplies for everyone, and then it's arrived, and...

Bead Magazine

Cover of Bead Magazine Issue 60 I'd completely forgotten an interview I did with Katie Dean for Bead Magazine, until she emailed me this evening to say that the magazine has hit the shelves. So if...