It's a Door County kind of day…

And I might add, a very good day for staying indoors and beading!  A gentle mist is giving our prairie a chance to recover from the scorching rays of the sun and the cool temperature reminds me of the climate in Door County, Wisconsin – a beautiful area of land...

The chart is finished and…

As I mentioned in my last post, end product charts are usually far different from the initial ideas I experiment with. This design has become an abstract Parrot Fish comprised of ten sections, half of which depict a portion of the head and eye of the fish while the...

Another Geometric ZigZag cuff is in progress…

I’ve selected my colors…aren’t these luscious! It’s like having a rainbow at my fingertips! I have an idea for this cuff and I’ll start working on the design tomorrow, but I just couldn’t wait to pick up needle and thread and bead a...

Birds love our house!

Every spring and summer without fail, several birds will build nests in any nook and cranny they can find on our house.  In June we had a robin that had five offspring in a nest right outside our garage door.  Several weeks ago, I noticed another (or maybe the same)...

I'm happy to report that…

My  “Safari Cuff” design (inspired www.ContemporaryGeometricBeadwork.com) is being well received! I’ve spent a good part of the last two days assembling kits and shipping orders and my Etsy shop has had quite a bit of traffic! For those of you who haven’t perused the...