A few weeks ago, I invited you all to take part in a Halloween competition. Yes, I know it’s not Halloween yet…but if you’re a beader, and you want to prepare, you need to start early. So, today, I am here with the Halloween lantern competition results and your opportunity to make your very own…
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…
It is now just 16 days until International Beading Week 2021 officially begins. How excited are you? Have you claimed any of your free beading patterns yet? And have you enrolled in this very special beadalong? Well, I am here to tell you how you can get involved in all of this and the special…
A couple of weeks ago, I announced that I’m going to be doing something bigger and better than ever for International Beading Week 2021… A beaded bee hotel. (If you missed that announcement, you can check it out here). Now let me start by saying thank you – and congratulations – to everyone who has…
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,…
Have you ever considered this…? Where would a beaded bee sleep overnight? Well, the answer is: the beaded bee hotel. So, do you have any beaded bees of your own? And if so, do they have a hotel in which they can stay in comfort? If you said ‘no’ to either of those questions, then…
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…
I nearly said ‘addicts’ in that title, but I don’t intend to offend. So, let’s call ourselves ‘enthusiasts’ instead! Anyway, back to the real point of this blog…why am I launching the Rose Club? And what is it? Why am I launching the Rose Club? Well, as I run the business side of ‘Beadflowers’…
