Patterns, simple pleasures and muddled minds.

Just got back from the hospital for round 5 of my chemo.  That means I only have one more to go – Hooray! For any of you who have been through the chemotherapy… Continue reading →

On Line Magazine for Creative Folk

Have you started reading some of the wonderful on line versions of magazines that are available now?  I subscribe to some so I can avoid a paper mountain and carry them with me… Continue reading →

New Jewel Enamel Show

Tomorrow, Monday 21st January, I will be launching a new Jewel Enamels Kit on behalf of Craftynotions on Jewellery Maker TV.  I promise we will have some Friendly Plastic soon, but for the… Continue reading →

Wonderful Weekend In Wales

Not everything ran smoothly in the run up to the Friendly Plastic jewellery making weekend at Caernarfon castle, but everything turned out really well in the end.  We had a couple of last… Continue reading →

Craft Barn Extravaganza 2012

Another year, another Extravaganza. Next weekend the 30th June and the 1st July , The Craft Barn in Lingfield, Surrey is pulling out all the stops for its annual craft event extraordinaire! Demonstrations… Continue reading →

Birthday Blog Hop With Prizes And Lots of Friendly Plastic Ideas

Not my birthday you understand, but the first birthday of an online challenge group called Craftroom Challenge.  Rare Bird is sponsoring some of the challenges they have every two weeks.  My hat goes… Continue reading →

PlayAway 2012

I can’t believe that I have just spent 3 whole days away indulging myself in good company and creativity at an experimental PlayAway in deepest, darkest Worcestershire. As you can see from the photo… Continue reading →

Hotel Chocolat, Primark and Friendly Plastic

It is absolutley fabulous to have Linda Peterson and Mariah, her daughter who are over from the States share my studio and collaborate on new ideas for Friendly Plastic.  We have been working on… Continue reading →

Virtuous and Very Excited!

Ooops, that title sounds a bit like a chapter in a racy book!  If that is what you are after, then don’t bother reading any further as I am definitely NOT writing, reading or… Continue reading →

A Farewell For Sarah

The sun shone on us all on Wednesday when we gathered to say our farewells to Sarah at St Leonard’s church in Newark.  There were so many people who came from all over… Continue reading →