Continuum Designs Handmade Beads blog http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog Handmade beads, and sometimes...cake. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:53:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 30 Day Drawing Challenge – Days 5 & 6 http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/04/30-day-drawing-challenge-days-5-6.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/04/30-day-drawing-challenge-days-5-6.html#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:53:22 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=308 Here are days 5 & 6 of the 30 Day Drawing Challenge (go here to see the details). I’m now trying out Pencil Madness, which takes some getting used to, but gives some really cool effects – found through Jolene from Kitzbitz Art Glass who is joining in the challenge too!

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/04/30-day-drawing-challenge-days-5-6.html/feed 1 A new challenge (okay, four new challenges) http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/04/a-new-challenge-okay-four-new-challenges.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/04/a-new-challenge-okay-four-new-challenges.html#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:11:25 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=295 So, this month I’m:

taking part in Camp NanNoWriMo, where I’ll be trying to reach 30,000 words by the end of April (3,000 down so far);

taking the free Gender Through Comic Books course;

trying to replenish my polymer clay bead stock.

So of course I decided I had to join in the [...]

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/04/a-new-challenge-okay-four-new-challenges.html/feed 3 Sharing a Link (with some hand-wringing) http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/02/sharing-a-link-with-some-hand-wringing.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/02/sharing-a-link-with-some-hand-wringing.html#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:11:14 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=290 This blog has had a little identity crisis for a few months – it’s technically a blog from Continuum Designs Beads, and yet sometimes I like to write about other topics completely different from jewellery. Ever since I moved my blog over to my site. I’ve felt wary of posting non-business related posts, but to [...]

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/02/sharing-a-link-with-some-hand-wringing.html/feed 2 New Year Picspam! http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/01/new-year-picspam.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/01/new-year-picspam.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:04:36 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=279 Happy New Year everyone!

Oh. It’s already the third week in January you say?

…

Happy third week of 2013 everyone!

 

Let’s see if I can bring this blog up to date.

 

In December, I made a *lot* of stock for a craft fair stall in Retford, which my parents very kindly ran. [...]

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2013/01/new-year-picspam.html/feed 5 Yummy Bracelet by Monique of A Half-Baked Notion http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/10/yummy-bracelet-by-monique-of-a-half-baked-notion.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/10/yummy-bracelet-by-monique-of-a-half-baked-notion.html#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:07:48 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=270 I was thrilled to see a picture of my strawberries used in a gorgeous bracelet today – the saga of the lost berries began in early August, but finally Monique of A Half-Baked Notion received her parcel of charms and was able to take part in my Summer [...]

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/10/yummy-bracelet-by-monique-of-a-half-baked-notion.html/feed 1 Beadathon – 12th October 2012 http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/10/beadathon-12th-october-2012.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/10/beadathon-12th-october-2012.html#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:21:53 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=267 This is a short notice blog post (but that will give you less time to forget about it, right? )

On 12th October, a group of nutters who also happen to lampwork very well indeed (from this, you can guess that I am *not* one of them!) will be holding a BEADATHON. It’s in capital [...]

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/10/beadathon-12th-october-2012.html/feed 1 Nina Designs Blog Partner Challenge! http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/09/nina-designs-blog-partner-challenge.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/09/nina-designs-blog-partner-challenge.html#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:11:26 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=264 A few months ago, I signed up with Nina Designs, to be a blog partner: your name is put into a pool of bloggers, and you may get picked to get the chance to design with some of Nina Designs’ fabulous components. Since I can’t find them in the UK, but [...]

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/09/nina-designs-blog-partner-challenge.html/feed 4 The Summer Fruits blog hop participants are…. http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/08/the-summer-fruits-blog-hop-participants-are.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/08/the-summer-fruits-blog-hop-participants-are.html#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:58:58 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=241 A special announcement about the Summer Fruits Blog Hop: eight people entered, and so…I decided everyone who entered gets some charms! (I just couldn’t leave anyone out).

Could everyone who posted a comment etc. e-mail me a name and mailing address at: continuumdesigns@googlemail.com  and ‘ll get the parcels posted out asap

 



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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/08/the-summer-fruits-blog-hop-participants-are.html/feed 3 Enter the Summer Fruits Blog Hop/Giveaway/Design Team? http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/07/enter-the-summer-fruits-blog-hopgiveawaydesign-team.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/07/enter-the-summer-fruits-blog-hopgiveawaydesign-team.html#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:00:30 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=224 Summer’s here in the UK (again…we had a false alarm in the beginning of June) and suddenly the sunlight has fallen on all the joys of a sunny British July. Ice lollies, wildflowers, lemonade*, little black insects that hop a ride on you when you’re outside and then invade your house.

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]]> http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/07/enter-the-summer-fruits-blog-hopgiveawaydesign-team.html/feed 23 Helpful gadgets for WordPress (particularly if you’re new to it!) http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/07/helpful-gadgets-for-wordpress-particularly-if-youre-new-to-it.html http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/2012/07/helpful-gadgets-for-wordpress-particularly-if-youre-new-to-it.html#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:51:01 +0000 Hazel http://www.continuumdesigns.co.uk/blog/?p=220 Inspired by Brandi’s post on her favourite WordPress plugins, I’m putting up some of the most helpful widgets and plugins I use, along with a quick explanation.

 

Blogger Importer

This is must-have if you’re moving from Blogger to WordPress. It carries everything across – comments, posts, categories and pictures – and means [...]

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