Hi ho hi ho – its off to Dotty Beads club/shop I go this afternoon! Loads of glass beads, findings and everything else you might need to create some fab jewellery And don’t forget the workshop tomorrow  – ‘Lucky Dip’!! I love doing this one – people are SO creative and its great to see [...]

January saw the first workshop of the new year and the fun part was in the cryptic title – ‘fit for a queen’! It could have been anything but this months project was using glass pearls (pearls? pearly queen? fit for a queen?!) Thinking about the design, colour and size of the beads was the [...]

Happy New Year everyone! It’s going to be ‘beady’ fun all way through 2012, with extra workshops and the new Dotty Beads Saturday Club/Shop. The first workshop of the year might be ‘fit for a queen’!  I’ve realised that a Sunday might not be convenient for everyone and have decided to add an extra afternoon [...]

We ran another very successful Xmas workshop yesterday – full house, too. The air was alive with ‘beady’ angels, and heavy with concentration (lots of tongues in corners of mouths) together with sighs. Every now and then a GASP of breathe and everyone looks up to see what has happened! Debbie made a lovely decorated [...]

We had our first ‘outing’ on Wednesday – a real success!  A lot of people came to see what I get up to and I was able to share the website with them. Some folks thought I was selling the jewellery and when Isaid that this is what was made at the workshops their eyes [...]

Dotty Beads is looking forward having its first ‘outing’ and at a local Christmas Fayre this week – its very localised with my friends and colleagues at the Land Registry Weymouth on Wednesday. I’m going to take samples of work created at the workshops including the latest items crafted at the Christmas Workshop. It was [...]

Aren’t they cute? Our very own Dotty Beads host of Christmas angels! These angels are simple and fun to make using safety pins and beads. We loved them so much that we’re offering you the chance to make them in our next workshop Sunday 11 December 10-1pm. All the materials will be included of course and [...]

Christmas is coming to Dotty Beads! I love this time of year – time to think about what to make to decorate the tree, maybe some new beaded napkin rings? Or even a bookmark for the bookworm in your life? Children especially love these. Its our Christmas workshop on Saturday 26 November and you’ll have the chance to [...]

I love making random ‘eye-to-eye’ glass bead necklaces. They’re really attractive and all the colours make it a very versatile piece of jewellery. These necklaces are very popular in the workshops, too, and can easily be made into a bracelet instead!