I am still clearing out my workshop boxes: dismantling and harvesting some projects for parts; making some ready for a school Winter Fair; putting patterns onto the website. I thought this would be a quick job but archiving takes longer than you think. Bead stars You may recognise the image above. For many years, it was the Christmas image on my homepage. These bead stars were created for a craft evening at a local church. It was an unusual workshop in that a large number of people were expected, and they were not from a crafting community. I think I was one of eight people invited to provide activities for the evening. I had three levels of projects in several different bead combinations. T
Most people have a clear out in the Spring, but my workshop boxes are bulging with old ideas and kits. The bead handbag was one of my more unusual workshops. I didn't wake up one day and decide that that was what I was going to do next. In fact, I had become fascinated by handmade peg dolls and wanted to make an all-too-human fairy for Christmas – with lots of sparkles. The fairy went on to feature in a presentation for a new book. My approach to developing workshops in 2010 is the same as it is today. When I need a new workshop idea, one of the quickest ways to put a new workshop together is to look at what I am doing for pleasure. Invariably I will have lots of ideas floating around in