The first thing you need to know is that Tom Hiddleston plays a minor role in this story. I also have a confession to make. Usually, I keep to beading and mostly stay away from anything political. I am well aware of the potential for anything I post to take on a life of its…
Author: Katie Dean
Review of 2016
It’s that time of year: my Facebook newsfeed is full of personal reviews of 2016 and reflections on what kind of year it has been. So, this set me thinking. I’ve been seeing lots of downbeat reflections that focus on the celebrities we’ve lost, the political turmoil and the wars that fill the news at…
Advent with Bead Flowers
Somehow the 1st December has arrived. I know that Advent officially started last Sunday, but my Advent calendar only counts down through December! I’m not sure whether the idea of Advent fills you with excitement or trepidation. As a child, it was most definitely excitement. As an adult, I fear it may be more trepidation…
Twelve Months of Christmas
No, I didn’t make a mistake. I really did mean Twelve Months of Christmas and not Twelve Days of Christmas. You might be forgiven for thinking that I am one of those Christmas obsessives who has their tree and decorations up on or before 1st December and would like to keep them up all year.…
New Bead Designs
I am fully aware that I’m in a very lucky position as a beader: I get to ‘play’ with some of the new beads before they come to market. So I’ve launched several new bead designs this past couple of weeks and I thought you might like to hear a little more about the design…
A Beaded Snowflake Story
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let me begin… My beaded snowflake story starts in a bead shop in Cornwall in the summer of 2012. I was teaching at GJ Beads and somehow I found myself taking a look at the wall of beads that were new to me (can’t think how this happened…). Anyway, I…
Mitochondria and Beads
Have I just gone insane? Very possibly. Why on earth would I be attempting to write a single blog about Mitochondria and beads? In fact, probably your initial question is: what are Mitochondria? I can tell you up front that they’re not a new type of bead…although I am considering the idea of developing a new…
Online Book Launch
It’s just a few days ago that the Internet celebrated its 25th birthday and the topic of the day seemed to be ‘what has the internet done for you?’ This did set me thinking actually and I realised that it has pretty much saved my life. Given that the ME frequently leaves me housebound, the…
Free Beading Pattern: Jewellery Maker Collar
I’m going to be sharing the free beading pattern to make this collar, so you can scroll straight down and get going if you want – I’ve marked titles to help you see where you are – or you can find out a little bit about my M&Ms Collar before you get started. Jewellery Maker…
Thank you!
I want to say thank you to a few people and also give you all an update on the CFS/ME. So, seeing as this blog is all about beads, I’m going to put this in beading terms! The whole of June has basically been a month of Frog Stitch (for those of you who haven’t…
