My friend Kate, asked me if I would do something in memoriam of her beloved dog Sam. Of course, it would be a pleasure. so a little tu...

A moment of madness overcame me I think, when I wondered if I could make a bowl out of mini wine bottles. But SUCCESS !! This ...

Do men still wear cufflinks?, none of the ones in my household do. But nevertheless I thought I might make a few pairs and see if they sel...

This week I have been mainly playing with glass. My Auntie Winnie, invited me to attend a Charity Evening, for Ladies, and take along my...

After finishing Raphael the Delica Bead Dragon, I decided that he needed a Girlfriend. A nice pink and purple Girlfriend, and so Florenc...

This was a labour of love, and I have loved every minute. I bought this pattern at a bead fayre way back in October, it is from http...

This piece took ages !! I called it "Links" for reasons that might be obvious :) I used the colours as they were par...

At the moment, I am teaching Jewellery & Beadwork skills to two Duke Of Edinburgh Award students. The course, which I devised, is fo...

Crystal Lace Necklace Patterns - Sandra D Halpenny - I have had this book for quite a while now, but not really looked at it. but I wa...

I was asked to provide a week of short blogs for Radio Cumbria. Five days with 150 words a day, just simply a snippet into my life. On ...

Following on from my Stained Glass course with Mo Wallis way back in November, I came home and ordered all the equipment and gadgets that ...

My first attempt at cufflinks, for the men in my life :) I might need to work on some more masculine colours, but other than that I ...

Just had an exciting weekend. Once a year, myself and my good mate Carol, go off on a Jolly, I mean an educational trip to learn somethin...

Following my recent re-awaking of the love of wool, and my constant knitting of wrist warmer gloves, I decided to treat myself to this super...

Ok, I will make it a quick blog as these are still Wristwarmer Gloves, but I did them with an ultra shaggy supersoft wool, teamed with ...