Mia

Finally got some time to finish work-in-progress beading projects. Having huge gaps between beading sucks on multiple level...

First of all, I love beading and not having the time to do it as often as I would like to makes life less enjoyable.

Then, by the time I sit down again to finish or write down a project I forgot how I did it at the first place. Now I can retrace my steps... Excellent!

But... retracing my steps leads to new ideas, and that's exactly how Mia happened :) Originally it was a ring, and when I tried to figure out how I made it (without cutting it up lol) it just occurred to me how cool it would look as a bracelet. And tadah!
The pattern is available here: Mia

The holiday SALE is still on for the next few days so you can get it 25% cheaper if you use the voucher code "happychristmas" at checkout. (Offer ends 1st January midnight).

I still plan to finish the ring version and from next year I will have more time to bead thanks for some much appreciated help with babysitting :)

25% off Sale in my shop

That time of the year again:)

Whether You want to make something handmade for your loved ones or bead for your own joy during the Holiday Season, this is the perfect time to get your hands on some awesome beading tutorials and patterns!

For 2 more days you can save 25% off your entire order at www.vikisbeading.com

Use promo code blackfridaybeading at checkout to get your discount.
No limitations, you can use the code with any order placed between now and the 30th November midnight. Feel free to pass on the code to your beading friends or share it on your blog or Facebook page.

Hope you will have an awesome Holiday filled with fun and joy!

Caitlin

Here is my new bracelet, Caitlin. It is made with Super Duo beads, pearls and Swarovski crystals. It's an easy enough project even if you are new to beading and works up very fast.

The pattern is available here: Caitlin

(For a few days you can get it 20% off with code CAITLIN Offer ends 15th November)

I updated the tutorial layouts (and will do the same for the rest of my patterns) to a very clear, user friendly design.

On my beading table

I really missed my beads, beading is one of main source of relaxation. So one day I just turned off my phone. Closed my browser. And the office (erm... bedroom) door too. Without distraction, magic happens. In the form of beading in my case :)

Let's celebrate together!

Because celebrating with friends is always more fun. And because without my friends this would have never happened... "This" referring to our

BRAND NEW SHINY WEBSITE!!!

It's hard to show how thrilled and anxious I am at the same time. I have countless ours of work in it and could only hope that it will be loved by you guys.

We launched on Saturday and the amount of positive feedback and encouragement I've got since is absolute mind blowing! I haven't been around much for a while due to several "life happens" situation in the past years and been a bit worried that I'm forgotten. But I was wrong. And being wrong never made me that happy before ;) The beading community is absolutely amazing! I can't thank you enough your support and kind words my lovely beaders. xxx

There is a bit of game I came up with for my Facebook followers and would like to involve my blog readers too. If you have a Facebook account, you can head over there and read the details in THIS post. If not a Facebook fan, no worries :) I have the details up on the site too, HERE.

Basically, the idea is that you can win one of the 15 money off coupons (5 coupons per week for 3 weeks), all you need to do is share the announcement about our website opening with the link to this post and/or our website: www.vikisbeading.com