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.
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…
So, in part three of the PHD beading challenge, I’m going to be looking at how to make time for beading. Before we get into that, let’s just quickly recap on what you’ve (hopefully) been doing so far. In part 1 (you can find the full blog post here), I helped you to begin bringing…
Welcome back! As promised I’m here to give you part 2 of your PHD beading challenge. Now, if you missed part 1 last week, don’t worry. Just use this link to have a read through that and catch up. Assuming you’ve spent the week on your first task, you should now have your PHDs organised…
Throughout February 2021, I’m offering you the chance to take on a personal beading challenge. So, how would you feel about clearing some of those PHDs? And, if you have no PHDs, how about clearing some of those NESTYs? What is a PHD? In beading terms, it is a Project Half Done. Now, these can…
Congratulations to Joanna Rushton who has won the final golden gift card. I’m sorry if you’ve been playing along and not won this time. But I will do some more themed months and competitions here on the Beadflowers website in future. So, just keep following along. Thank you also if you’ve been taking my tour…
Did you see the news yesterday? A few social media sites reported that the final golden gift card had been won. Well, I can officially reveal, this was a hoax. Yes, a beader did step forwards, claiming to have unlocked the final £50 gift card. But, on closer inspection, this proved to be a forgery.…
Breaking news…just a couple of days after the last winner, I can now announce that the fourth golden gift card has just been won by Annette Cody. Congratulations! I am told that her entire beading group has been hosting a celebration party. However, you know what that means… Just one golden gift card left! So,…
Let me introduce you to the third golden gift card winner… Laura Chopp. She had the good fortune to release a gift card overnight last night (well, it was actually day-time for her, as she comes from the USA). So, now we have just two gift cards left… Huge congratulations from everyone at the Beadflowers…
Newsflash! After a long wait, Gill Goldfinch has just won the second golden gift card. Congratulations Gill! Now, that means you’ve only got three more chances left. But it does also mean a new discount coupon code for you to use. So, keep reading to get all the details… Second Golden Gift Card Winner Allow…
Newsflash! It may have felt like a long wait… But Mary Rogge has just won the first golden gift card in this month’s chocolate extravaganza. So, Mary is currently pondering how to spend that £50 gift card. Sorry if you weren’t the first winner, but I have good news… There are still four golden gift…
