Competition

I’m so excited that I can finally unveil my entry into the Team TOHO Beads 2025 Challenge: SUCCULENT GARDEN

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The parade has passed down St Charles Avenue, but the magic of Mardi Gras remains. The giant floats of New Orleans icons have paused; the exhausted krewes are seeing doubloons everywhere they look, even on the wheels of their floats! Beads and ‘throws’ litter the ground (and trees), but there are more parties to come […]

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It was an honour to take part in the 2023 Earrings Challenge of Battle of the Beadsmith. I bowed out at round 2, and it was amazing to be a part of the competition, alongside many truly creative bead artists. (Good luck to you all!) I'm thrilled to have taken part and am super proud [...] Continue Reading

What a blast I had at the Beadworkers Guild Great British Bead Show last weekend! I've been shattered all week but it was worth it to be around so many beady peeps! What is the GBBS? It's a bi-annual event run by the Beadworkers Guild that brings together some of the best beading tutors from the [...] Continue Reading

Win a £20 voucher to spend at Pinkhot!

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As you may have read in my previous post, my biggest piece of work to date ‘Emerald City’ was heavily inspired by the novel Wicked by Gregory Maguire, the basis for the hit musical of the same name. I simply had to share it with the intrepid author and was delighted at his response: “Wow, […]

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For those following my Facebook activity, you may have seen that the past few months have been taken up with secret beading for the annual Stitchncraft Challenge and today the winners were unveiled. I travelled down to the lovely shop in Shaftesbury with my dear friend Jan for a day of bead-related fun and to find […]

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