Hello everyone! Well here we are, after all the anticipation and behind the scenes preparation -  International Beading Week is upon us!...

If you are a regular follower of my blog you will know that one of my favourite UK suppliers is Beads Direct and that I have been lucky eno...

Do you remember last year when Beads Direct gave me a beady challenge ?  I really enjoyed that experience of being stretched creatively whe...

A little while ago, Claire from Beads Direct asked if I would be interested in being part of a ‘creative challenge’. The idea was that myse...

It's funny how things change.  I remember back in around 2004, I hadn't been beading for very long and believe it or not, I didn...