31/01/2009 by Peter Sewell.

So……………it wasn’t as traumatic as I thought it would be. The move from Ossett library to the Art Shop was worth the wait, and the ladies settled in as if we’d always been there!

Anyway, I finally managed to get a photo - just to prove that you can photograph seedbeaders, and we show up in mirrors as well………………here’s the piccy.

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26/01/2009 by Peter Sewell.

The workshops at The Bead Shop Scotland are now down to 3 places left for the ‘Sasha’ necklace at Haddington on Sunday 8th Feb. The ‘Nina’ workshops at both Haddington and Edinburgh are fully booked…………………….and yes………………I am ecstatic! I will be taking the Swarovski 4227 (32×17mm) Jet navettes up with me for anyone on the Sasha course who needs to buy one, and I’ll try to get hold of some crystal navettes before I leave!

If anyone is interested in one of the remaining places, the information is on The Bead Shop’s website

http://www.beadshopscotland.co.uk/

or you can e mail me for details beadsage@googlemail.com

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24/01/2009 by Peter Sewell.

I would like to thank the forum members of this Dutch beading forum for the lovely comments made about my work! I checked my web stats to find that I had a lot of traffic from The Netherlands, and after backtracking, discovered that one of their forum members had found Beadsage.co.uk! The translation - good old babelfish - wasn’t so good, but I got the feeling that somebody in The Netherlands likes my stuff! Thank you!

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19/01/2009 by Peter Sewell.

I made a page for Beadsage

All on a winter’s eve,

Have a look - it’s all the rage,

But if you don’t like it - leave.

Sorry……………………..that didn’t start life as an awful poem - it just finished up as one. Anyway, link is on my blogroll, enjoy!

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11/01/2009 by Peter Sewell.

My Ossett workshops are moving to more relaxed climes! The workshops will now be held at:

The Ossett library powers-that-be seemed to have taken exception to us, and decided to make it difficult for us to stay there. Wakefield council has a history of apathy towards small businesses, but I thought as this was a teaching class we were safe. Right up until I received a phone call telling me I was ‘abusing the times of booking’ by staying 20 minutes to clear up after a class, and asking to be allowed in 10 minutes before class to set up. Me, bitter? Nah!

However! We are moving to a friendly art & craft shop, with a tea and coffee machine, and car parking, and sensible opening hours on Saturday!

The classes are now getting a little more advanced, and we are going to use the past lessons on stitches to make a few designs and projects, so this year should be very interesting and exciting!

The first class at the art shop will be on the 31st of January from 9.30 to 12.30, and we will be making a tubular herringbone necklace - hopefully I can incorporate a quick ‘toggle & loop’ lesson in with this. This one is only £10, so e mail me if you’re interested!  beadsage@googlemail.com

Thanks to the ladies who turned up for the last class on Saturday - there’s another 8 beaders who can bezel a Swarovski Rivoli! Kay was missed because of the winter lurgy, so hope she’s better for the next one.

I shall now go and continue my instructions for the Edinburgh workshops - 4 weeks isn’t a long way away is it? Eeek!

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08/01/2009 by Peter Sewell.

I like this template - it concentrates more on the images and less on my wittering. See if I still like it in a week.

It’s been a while since we had a cat picture…………………

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05/01/2009 by Peter Sewell.

OK…………………I’m sorry………………..it’s only a reminder, and I know nobody needs it!

Sparkly Swarovski Rivoli bezelling this time - and then I’ve got a few surprises lined up. Anyone interested is welcome to join in - it’s 9.30 to 12.30 on Saturday morning at Ossett library, and will cost £15 this time, to include all beads and Rivoli. Drop me an e mail if you want to come…. beadsage@googlemail.com

I’m going to take this chance - it’s a new year! - to plug my shop http://beadsage.com

and my gallery http://beadsage.co.uk …………………..have a look if you haven’t already!

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