… of mice and Manda! Definitely gang agley here at The Jacobeadery! We had such sad news just before Christmas which wiped out any creativity on my part so no new table setting this year. But the good news now is that the old, somewhat rotten conservatory is gone and the footings in for the…
Final show for 2019 done and dusted with plans and workshop bookings for 2020 already written in the diary in ink. Thoughts turning towards more immediate things however such as : Christmas Table Setting. I try to make a different table setting each year. Some have been good; some OK and some I didn’t even…
Yes, we’re in the new workroom which is now called The Beadery. Because we’ve also decided to change other names as it was getting a tad confusing. The Jacobeadery is still the overall name of the business and site – but it also covers items made using Dupion Silk fabric with many bead embroidery stitch…
Yes, The Studio is still coming along fine. All the roof is now insulated (and didn’t we have fun!) Hubbie Mac is painting the walls as I type. It will take a few coats to give a good finish but that’s this week taken care of. We’ll be sorting the electrics next week, then the…
You may know that we’re doing a garage makeover so that I have a workroom where I can run my own workshops. In the past it has not been possible as I work in our boarded-out loft and, as the floor (ceiling downstairs) hasn’t been reinforced, I’ve been loath to invite more than two people…
OK. Feet back on the ground, or rather back under the desk! Since the end of April it has been attend show/replenish stock/attend show/replenish stock ……. We were at Haydock at the end of April, then I was teaching two days at the Bead Workers’ Guild show in Daventry followed by their bead bazaar, then…
Hubbie and I decided to take a weekend break recently. It hadn’t been a good week for either of us so we thought we’d get away for a couple of days. We had been talking about visiting Halifax (doesn’t everyone?) only because I wanted to see the Piece Hall which had been used in the…
Friend Barbara and I went to the NEC show last week for Craft/Fashion/Sewing & Embroidery knowing that there would be something we could buy. First shock was the price of the car parking – £16 if paid on the day or £12 if pre-booked! That, added to the ticket price made it an already expensive…
It’s been a really busy week here at The Jacobeadery. I feel I have actually achieved something and made steps in the right direction. So what’s been happening? Well ….. I’ve signed up for Yvonne Radley’s Blogging workshop, an area in which I need help I’m also part of Yvonne’s Dream Life Academy and am…