Around this time every year I like to look back on the previous 12 months in my little beady world.  As I ponder, I try and work out whether...

A couple of weeks ago I visited the Harrogate bead fair and although I didn't really need any more beads, I was on the look out for som...

Several months ago, I was asked to create a necklace project for the beautiful new German beadwork magazine Perlen Poesie -  'English R...

Well this has been a long time in the planning stages, but I am finally able to tell you that earlier this year, I had the honour of being i...

... I teach beadwork!  This has been a long time coming, but I finally have my first workshop under my belt with several more in the pipelin...

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'...

Nearly two years ago, when I first saw some beautiful silver core lampwork beads, I had the idea that I would like to try and repli...

Ooops!  I must apologize for another late blog entry.  I have been busy making lots of new things (honest!) but I just haven't got round...

I've finally finished the second version of my Lily Cuff which has taken a lot longer than anticipated due to the poor light here in th...

This last week has reminded me how great it is to be part of the huge on-line crafting community.  First of all, I posted on my facebook pag...

Not much exciting new beadwork to show you this week I'm afraid, just a little pair of earrings I've made as a present to myself to...

I had a flash of inspiration last week and saw a finished piece of beadwork dangling tantalizingly before my mind's eye. It was black, ...

I've just got back from a lovely week staying with my parents on Romney Marsh which is where I grew up. It is on the south-eastern ti...

I've been busy experimenting with my latest flower design and I'm really enjoying seeing what different effects can be achieved by ...

Following on from my 'Hello Yellow!' blog entry, I've finally made myself a piece of yellow jewellery to wear. I wanted to mak...

My recent work on a new range of floral earrings meant I needed to make much smaller flowers than normal. I find it quite a challenge to ge...