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Healing beads: Treatments for CFS/ME

Healing beads! My first flower, Katie Dean, Beadflowers

This is the second in my series of blog posts to raise awareness of CFS/ME. Since I am all about beading, it’s no coincidence that I want to link beads into this. So, what are healing beads, I hear you ask? Is there even such a thing as healing beads? Well, let me start with…

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How much do you know about CFS/ME?

So, how much do you know – or think you know – about CFS/ME? And, why on earth is a blog like this appearing on a website about beading? Well, let’s answer the first question… I’ve put together a little quiz so you can find out how much you actually know about CFS/ME… How much…

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November Beading Project: Why I’m out of my comfort zone

Cupcake Beaded Box Pattern, Katie Dean, Beadflowers, November Beading Project

Well, isn’t time flying? That’s ten months of 2017 gone already. Which can only mean one thing… It’s time to announce my November beading project. Drum roll please… My November Beading Project This is one of those, ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time’ situations. Now, as it actually launches, I’m wondering if…

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Great Beading Designs: How do you create them?

New Bead Designs, Great beading designs, Superduo Duet Bangle Pattern, bead and jewellery magazine, Katie Dean, beadflowers

If you read last week’s blog, you should now have a lovely list of Autumn-themed beading ideas. How do you know whether your list contains any great beading designs? Well, the truth is, you probably don’t. So my advice to you is to stop worrying about trying to create ‘great beading designs’ and just create…

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Free Beading Challenge: are you up for it?

Free Beading Challenge, Autumn Beading Design, Katie Dean, Beadflowers

If you are a regular reader, you will remember I promised you a month of blogs themed around Autumn. Well, I thought I would make this a little more interesting. So, I’m turning this into a free beading challenge. What does the free beading challenge involve? Have you ever tried designing your own beading project?…

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Beaded Gifts: How and When to Make Them

Parcel Beaded Boxes Pattern, Katie Dean, Beadflowers, Beaded Gifts

If you’re a beader (I’m presuming you are, since you’re reading this!), then you’ve probably thought about making beaded gifts. Maybe you already make them. Well, if you’ve also been following my blog this past month, you’ll know I’ve been running my ‘be prepared’ campaign. This is all about simple tricks to avoid that last-minute…

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How to make a beaded Christmas wreath

How to make a beaded Christmas Wreath, Katie Dean, Beadflowers

I hope you enjoyed last week’s blog in my special Christmas series for September. If you have missed any of the series, you can catch up here. Hopefully last week’s ornament inspiration has set you thinking. Today, I want to share how I made a beaded Christmas wreath. How I decided on the project For…

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Beaded Christmas Ornament Ideas

Beaded Christmas Ornament Ideas, Beaded Candy Cane Pattern with Mini Mushrooms and Superduos, Beaded Candy Cane Ornament, Katie Dean, Beadflowers

Well, this week it’s time to look at some beaded Christmas ornament ideas. I’ve just published my newest Christmas ornament, a 6″ beaded candy cane. So, Christmas decorations have been on my mind and my beading mat this past week! Hopefully, you’ve been following along with my Be Prepared campaign. Last week I showed you…

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How to make Beaded Christmas Cards

How to make beaded Christmas cards, Katie Dean, beadflowers

Last week, when I announced my ‘be prepared’ campaign, I promised you some help in avoiding the common Christmas crafting nightmare. So, this week, I’m showing you how to make beaded Christmas cards. Just quickly, before I get on to that. If you missed last week’s blog with it’s three simple steps for getting you…

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