Donna McKean Smith, founder of Riverside Beads and Crafts, recently did an interview with local journalist Clarissa McPhee, to promote her new Kumihimo book and how she became a braider. When did you first hear about Kumihimo?I heard about Kumihimo around 10 years ago and I’ve been braiding ever since. What drew you to it […]
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, One of my favourite times in the Beading calendar is upon us, can you guess what it is? No, not the sweet smell of Pumpkins, or the faint whiff of a Christmas Wreath. ‘Tis in fact the season to be Beading at one of the many events we will be going to
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, Can you believe that Autumn is finally here and Christmas is on its way? The leaves have started to turn and the heating has (almost) been fully turned on. We’ve had a wonderful summer but I am secretly excited to have the nights drawing in earlier, just so I can huddle down
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Can you hear the rustling of pine cones? Do you smell the sweet scent of cinnamon? Well that’s because we’re rolling out the festive spirit this weekend with our Christmas Tree Earrings from Riverside. This project is really quick and easy and can be purchased as a kit. Click here to view! You can also
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, Anyone who saw my Facebook live piece recently will know that my new Kumihimo book has finally been released into the world. Yaaaay!!! I’m so very proud of it and I hope that you guys will love it too. It’s published by Search Press and is called A Beginners Guide To Kumihimo.
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Hello Beautiful Beaders! Wowee it’s been a busy week for me. We’ve still got our huge sale going on in-store, plus we are beavering away like little elves getting all the lovely Christmas stock ready in time for Santa to jump down that jewel encrusted chimney of mine. Those of you who saw my appearance
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