One of the things that my friends recommended to me when I told them I was starting seed beading was ‘Beads Up North’. It’s basically like the Creative Craft Shows, but all about beading, with some jewellery making.
Kits and my first weave
After the success of the first kit I did, I decided to have a go at another kit in my stash. The Penelope Necklace and …
Beginning Seed Beading
First off, seed beading is something that has never really appealed to me before. It always looked so fiddly and time-consuming. Yes, I know that’s …
Marbling with polymer clay
I decided to continue learning new techniques with polymer clay. Marbling looks confusing but is actually quite straight forward. I thought I would use my scrap clay to practise with, hence the unusual colour choices. My go-to clay is Sculpey Premo, but I suspect this technique will work with any polymer clay.
Celebration: Stencil Techniques
‘Celebration: Stencil Techniques’ class is part of the Altenew Educator Programme. This class is taught by the talented Laurel Beard. This class concentrates on using just one stamp set, and how many different looks can be achieved combining it with different stencil techniques.
Painting and other things
Recently I’ve been playing a lot of board games with my husband. We have even attended a few charity days of board gaming that were …
Welcome
Hello, and welcome to my new blog. I have previously had 2 blogs concentrating on jewellery making and crafts. After my provider started putting not …