Do you enter beading competitions ? Do they excite you, scare you or do you embrace the challenge. Are you afraid of not doing well or think everyone is better than you? These are all comments that I have heard over time, but none of them matter. What matters is taking part.  Competitions...

I did two workshops with Helena when she visited Melbourne in November this year. This is the first one.  Her version is called Lady in the Moon, as her kits had a cabochon with a face on. So I have named this one 'No Lady in the Moon' as I used a ceramic...

There are some interesting projects in this issue, so here are my thoughts and ideas to help you through a few of the projects. Pinwheel Pendant by Sabine Lippert, front cover and page 30   Many people struggle to find a design they like using spikes, but this is a great use of...

These two pieces were submitted to the Bead Society of Victoria's  Elly Feldman exhibition, which is on display each year at the Melbourne Bead Expo in November. My main piece was this one. This piece was started when I got the montana blue vintage navettes at a bead show. They were a tricky...

Bead Challenge entry 2014 Here is my Bead Challenge entry for 2013.  You can see the set of beads this evolved from and all the other entries here It's mainly constructed in chenille stitch. It was a challenge to use all the beads, especially the silver disks.

This was my first magazine musing. I quite enjoyed doing it, and more will follow and be stored on this blog. Bead and Button musing, Issue 116, August 2013

Whilst reading this issue it reminded me of the different reasons I like to bead and including why some patterns appeal to me more than others. When doing project from magazines be brave and choose your own colours, there are millions to choose from and it can be hard to get the exact...