I have been beading for over fifteen years and my beadwork is bound up with my health. You will know this story if you have followed my blog before.
I started beading after becoming seriously ill and I have found the beadwork consistently therapeutic. Beading has also given me a creative outlet and I think this is a healthy thing for anyone. I have come to know a lot of other beaders and I realise that many of us are suffering from difficult health conditions.
So, although I wanted to write mostly about my beading adventures, I have also talked more personally. I think we can all support each other. Sometimes it is comforting just to know that you’re not the only one who is struggling. So, I’ve shared some of my struggles and doubts on here. Since I believe it’s important to speak out, I thought I had better start by setting an example!
I hope you enjoy reading about my general beading adventures in this part of the blog.
I have a story to share with you today. A little while ago, Laura Cole, of Laura’s Beads in Florida, contacted me. She wanted to propose a rather brilliant idea. Designer and shop collaboration for an in person bead-along. I will elaborate on what that means in a second. But in case you don’t have time…
How would you like to win £50 to spend on the Beadflowers website or Etsy store? Well, all you have to do is enter my beaded Halloween lantern competition. Who is eligible to enter? Anyone who is enrolled on this beaded lanterns online class. If you’re already enrolled, you’re eligible already. If you’re not currently…
If you’re on my mailing list, you will probably already know about this. But in case you missed it, or you’re not yet on the list, I wanted to let you know about my new free beading courses. This is all part of the improvements I’ve been making over the past couple of months. So,…
Spring is a time for growth and renewal, right? Well, for me, this month has been a time to make a few improvements…a kind of growth and renewal exercise to benefit you, my loyal customers and followers. I’m reaching the culmination of this process. So, I can now proudly introduce…(drum roll please)…Beading with Katie. What…
Settle back and enjoy the story of how I made a rainbow cupcake beaded box… Then find out how you can make this too. A little story… One of the hardest questions people ask me is, ‘which is your favourite design?’ The truth is, I have a lot of favourites, but my cupcake beaded box…
Have you made many of my beaded sweets and candies? If so, you’re going to be interested in this brilliant idea for displaying beaded sweets and candies. It is simple to make, and will draw a lot of admiration from any guests who see it. What is this idea for displaying beaded sweets? Well, it’s…
Welcome to the Beadflowers beaded Easter egg hunt for 2021. As I announced in my last blog post, I feel like we (still) need a bit of cheering up at the moment. So, what better excuse than the long Easter weekend? I would love you to join me for four days of fun as I…
Well, we’re just under a week away from Easter weekend 2021. And, I think we need another excuse for cheering ourselves up. So, this is my invitation to join a beaded Easter egg hunt. Are you in? Well, you probably want to know what it involves first. So, let me explain… When does it take…
Well, having had over a year to do this, I finally completed my beaded square project yesterday! I’m not normally a ‘last-minute’ merchant, but… So, now it is on its way to the Beadwork Museum. I’m keeping fingers tightly crossed that it arrives safely. And, in the meantime, I thought I would share my efforts…
Welcome back to the final installment of the beading PHD challenge. This week we’re going to be looking at your last box of PHDs. Those are the ones that stalled because of technical difficulties. What do I mean by technical difficulties? Well, those occur when you reach a set of instructions that you simply can’t…
