Happy New Year!

2019 was a full very year for me and I loved getting to do so many bead related events and spend time with so many of you.

2020 is already scheduled to be just as busy with lots of trips overseas (including this amazing looking Beadventures cruise) and new classes all around as well as the 2020 Bead Sparks retreat (full details about that coming in March).
I also have a project in an upcoming issue of The Beadworkers Guild journal and one in The Bead Society of Great Britain's journal all about last years Bead Sparks retreat (and hopefully a few more over the rest of the year...)

2019 was also full of patterns & kits with 20 patterns & kits launched (or re-launched) and 2020 is going to be just as busy with (so far) 12 launches scheduled in... but I'm having a quieter month this month with nothing new (apart from a very-limited addition to my Caroline Necklace crystal sets) but below bring you a re-cap of 2019 and all its launches below (don't forget to use the pattern discount code if you buy any individual patterns).

So, until a months time when I'll be back with the first of the new launches for 2020, I wish you a wonderful year including, of course, lots of happy beading!

Rivoli Beadwork

Although launched late 2018 my Rivoli Beadwork book is still going strong and I know hundreds of you got it as a Christmas present (or treated yourself to it!).
I hope you're all enjoying it and do look out soon for an exclusive new project just for people who have the book...

Launched in 2019

January saw my Quatre Flowers pattern and crystal sets launch.
The crystal sets sold-out almost instantly but the pattern (with many different variations) is still available here.

In February I launched my CRAW Cradles pattern and this is great for those of you who want to really stretch their CRAW skills and create a sparkly & dramatic piece.

March saw the launch of an advanced, but very satisfying, geometric (and optional crystal) project... Tetra Stars.
This pattern not only combined making geometric shapes from shapes... but also more shapes from those shapes with triangles turning into pyramids and then into a Star Tetrahedron...

April brought the re-release of my Cate Bracelet kit (now sold-out) and also a price reduction on 3 patterns: Strawberry Delight, Crystal Flowers & Elica

May brought the launch of the Summer 2019 Secret Beadalong which many hundreds of you took part in meaning we together raised thousands of pounds for well-deserving charities and got to have lots of beading fun whilst we did so.

May also brought a price reduction on 27 patterns!

You can see all of my available patterns here and you can filter them using the '£5 and under' filter to see those which were reduced

Later on in May I also launched my Hugs & Kisses kit which is a very sparkly (and relatively quick to bead) affair

June brought the launch of my Peacock Flower Necklace pattern which was much in-demand for many years so it was good to get to see so many of them beaded ever since.

July was about boxes with the release of my Crystal Pagoda Box pattern.

August was a busy month with my Cate pendant kit release and a re-release of my beaded Frames kit but both are sold-out now.

September brought the launch of the Winter 2019 Secret Beadalong and if you've been following it on my blog (or the Secret Beadalong Facebook page) you'll know it turned out to be a very dazzling series of projects...

October brought the release of my very-long-awaited for Iskra Box pattern plus full kit and crystal sets

November had even more sparkle when I launched my advanced Crystal Diamonds pattern

December got floral with the release of my Fan Flowers pattern...

... and then geometric with my Geometric Cog Pendant kit

December also brought news of many kits which were about to sell-out (and many of them did) but some still have a few left (and there's a new one on the list) so if there is something you have your eye on make sure to nab it soon:

Olympus Necklace - there are only 2 left and this kit won't be restocked
Heart of Glass - only 2 Crystal and 4 Jet options of this kit are left and I currently have no plans to restock it
Iskra Box Full Kit - only 2 full kits are left and this kit won't be restocked
Rick-Rack Starburst - only 2 kits left and this kit won't be restocked
Pearl Balls - there is only 3 red options of this kit left and I currently have no plans to restock it
Hugs & Kisses - there are only 12 of this kit left in a variety of different colours and I currently have no plans to restock it
Caroline Necklace - I have added a new colour variation but only have a total of 5 crystal sets left and have no plans to restock this

2020 Classes

My 2020 classes start soon with a trip to the wonderful StitchnCraft Beads for my Karratu class (you can book here) and then I hit the ground running with 35 other classes over the year.

I have been very busy even over the last couple of weeks adding in lots of new dates for classes for 2020 (and even beyond!) and you can check them all out on my website organised here by date and here by venue

Pattern Discount Code

Simply enter 'newsletter' into the promo code box on my shopping cart (on my website and also now on Etsy) to receive 20% off all individual patterns (not valid on any other kits, books or pattern sets or on any other websites)
Please make sure the discount is applied to your basket total BEFORE you finish checking out. Also ensure you type the code without the quote marks.
You can use more than 1 code at the same time so if you have any others which apply please do use them.
When used on my website the code will give you 50% off Summer 2017 Beadalong, Summer 2018 Secret Beadalong and Summer 2019 Secret Beadalong and 33% off Winter 2017 Secret Beadalong, Winter 2018 Secret Beadalong and Winter 2019 Secret Beadalong

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