Gulp! No blog posts for 7 weeks! Where have I been? What have I been doing? Well I can promise you that I haven't been idle, but things have been a bit hectic just recently, so I'm afraid the blog had to have a little rest. I've been busy behind the scenes, working on new ideas, writing patterns, judging contests, getting involved in challenges and discussing some exciting new teaching plans. Hopefully I will be able to blog a bit more regularly again now and keep you up to date with what's happening. So let's start by telling you that I have just finished writing my second tutorial 'Poppy' and it is now available to purchase via my website.
I had a very similar pattern to this one published in Bead magazine at the beginning of 2009, but the back issue is no longer available and several people have recently asked me if I could write my own instructions for it. I had a group of wonderful 'testers' help me to fine-tune this pattern and so we think we have most of the wrinkles ironed out. It's amazing how people can interpret things in completely different ways and I learnt a lot about writing patterns from this experience - thank you guys! The tutorial is now 14 pages long and although it is written in English, there are lots of diagrams and photos to make things easier, and there are also instructions for optional leaves included. I made the poppy above in traditional red and black, but take a look at the 'Readers' Gallery' page on my website (under Poppy) as there are lots of pictures there that people have kindly sent me, showing poppies in all sorts of colours with some fantastic inspirational design ideas - poppies definitely don't have to be red!
nice poppie
ReplyDeletesweet pattern :)
ReplyDeleteIt must be very time consuming to write tutorials. I can only imagine. I am so very thankful for talented beaders like you who take the time to do so. I am starting to learn to think outside the box thanks to the instructions found in various mags and blogs. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHi Kerrie :-) I love poppies very much and noticed your beaded poppy long ago :-) As the beading magazines where you have publications are not sold here in Russia I could only dream about it :-) Thank you writing the tutorial for it :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely Poppy!
ReplyDeleteI tried writing a tutorial once... I don't think it's a skill I will ever acquire. :o( Your poppy is delightful, and I glad YOU CAN write tutorials!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the new tutorial Kerrie! I enjoyed making the poppy that was published in Bead very much and my Nan treasures it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement everyone!
ReplyDeleteLove to all, and especially to Liz's Nan ♥
Kerrie x