Hi everyone, my name's Clare and this is my first time joining a forum for beading, I have been a member of cross stitch and knitting forums in the past and found them to be really motivating.

I'm originally from England but now I'm a stay-at-home mom living in New York with baby number two on the way in 8 weeks.   I love crafts and started beading about a year ago with the intention of making some extra cash.  I'm hoping to have myself set up with all the legal stuff to run my own little at home business by the end of the year.  Hopefully through selling to friends and the occasional craft fair I can make at least enough to finance my hobby.

I'm hoping to get inspired to learn new techiques and discover new materials through the magazine and the forum.

 Clare