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.
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…
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…
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…
For me, today is a dull, chilly day. Not the sort of day that fills me with energy. So, as I need a bit of revving up, maybe you do too. Which is why I’m calling this Monday Beading Inspiration. If you regularly follow my blog, then this is part three of my little design…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
