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A beader's life: Hello, remember me?
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Friday, 4 January 2013. Hello, remember me? However, things are improving. Work is not so hectic and I am feeling better, so with OH's encouragement, I am posting again. The beginning of December saw a significant landmark for me - my 50th Birthday! As you can see the hotel room was very grand, with four poster bed and views across bath to the Abbey. The Christmas market was being held that weekend and it gave me the opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. Bath is such a lovely place to visit. Wha...
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A beader's life: October 2011
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Sunday, 30 October 2011. Autumn in the New Forest. Yesterday OH and I took a drive through the New Forest. Gardens. It was a bright, dry day with a slight. Has a huge collection of trees and so is famous for its Autumn colour. I took my little 'point and shoot' digital camera. I take it with me everywhere in case inspiration strikes. OH used his fancier digital SLR. Between us we got some beautiful shots. Here are a very small selection. Part of the reason for going to Exbury. Was to relax and kick back ...
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A beader's life: June 2012
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Friday, 22 June 2012. This time I chose a square silver watch face. I then created a series of peyote stitch squares with open centres. I used my two favourite colours - blue and green. I then linked the squares together with green fire-polished crystal beads and finished the whole thing with a magnetic sterling silver clasp. These images were taken by my OH, who used them as part of a project for a photography course. The photo above is a basic shot of the watch on a neutral background. I have been stru...
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A beader's life: Time Off (Part One)
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Sunday, 5 August 2012. Time Off (Part One). I haven't been idle during my time off. The first few days was spent at home catching up with a few things and trying to relax. One of my goals was to finish a quilt. I made the quilt top several years ago. It was based on a pattern by Kaffe Fassett - Mossy Radiation from 'Quilt Road'. The 'Mossy Radiation' quilt designed by Kaffe Fassett. I took a deep breath and set up my sewing machine. Two weeks later I am very proud of the result. 7 August 2012 at 05:34.
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A beader's life: September 2011
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Sunday, 25 September 2011. This Saturday we went to the Creative Stitches. It was hot and a little crowded but it was much easier to get around and see everything. Last year I only saw about a quarter of the stalls at Ally Pally before having to give up in defeat. I bought a few things - some more cables for my Knit Pro Interchangeable needles, some black beads, a kit for a beaded necklace from Spellbound Beads. And a really interesting book called Treasured Notions. Saturday, 17 September 2011. Artists ...
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A beader's life: November 2011
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Sunday, 20 November 2011. This Friday M (aka 'A Girl in Winter') and I took part in a craft fair to raise money for Children in Need. For non-UK readers this is a huge national fundraising event, which this year has raised over £26 million for children's charities. The fair took place at work and proved to be a great success. M provided some beautiful handmade Christmas cards and I donated some. Jewellery. There were a variety of other stalls selling cakes, Amaryllis. Wednesday, 9 November 2011. Work has...
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A beader's life: Hello, remember me?
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Sunday, 17 June 2012. Hello, remember me? Sorry, I don't know where the time has gone since I last posted! I haven't been idle. I have been doing some knitting, sewing and beading. I have been struggling a bit with my dressmaking endeavours. Nothing seemed to be going right. So I decided to take a break from making clothes and make a bag instead. A couple of months ago, during a trip to Fabric Land, I had bought a bag pattern on impulse -. I am really pleased with the result. I am particularly pleased wi...
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A beader's life: January 2013
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Friday, 4 January 2013. Hello, remember me? However, things are improving. Work is not so hectic and I am feeling better, so with OH's encouragement, I am posting again. The beginning of December saw a significant landmark for me - my 50th Birthday! As you can see the hotel room was very grand, with four poster bed and views across bath to the Abbey. The Christmas market was being held that weekend and it gave me the opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow Anniebead ...
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A beader's life: Art Deco
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Friday, 22 June 2012. This time I chose a square silver watch face. I then created a series of peyote stitch squares with open centres. I used my two favourite colours - blue and green. I then linked the squares together with green fire-polished crystal beads and finished the whole thing with a magnetic sterling silver clasp. These images were taken by my OH, who used them as part of a project for a photography course. The photo above is a basic shot of the watch on a neutral background. I live in th UK ...
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A beader's life: December 2011
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Saturday, 24 December 2011. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. I can't believe that it is Christmas Eve already! While I was recuperating I beaded some Christmas. Ornaments to give as gifts. The pictures above show two of the designs. The top one is adapted from a design by Lynn Firth. And the one immediately above is adapted from an original design by a Canadian beader. Called Cathy Lampole aka That Bead Lady. I set about making a notebook. I chose the Plymouth. The whole th...