- Dec 26, 2013
- 1 min
Thank you, Santa!
I must have been a very good girl over this past year because Santa brought me everything that was on my Xmas list! Several gifts were...
- Dec 24, 2013
- 1 min
And a very merry Xmas to you!
Wishing you warmth, love, happiness, and all good things this holiday season! #BarbaraBriggs #BarbaraBriggsDesigns #Christmas #Greetings
- Dec 6, 2013
- 1 min
Busy, busy…
Crikey, I can’t’ even see the surface of my beading table anymore! The assembly of beading kits and Colourways Collections has...
- Dec 3, 2013
- 1 min
They called her the “Purple Lady”…
When I was in my 20’s, I had two jobs. I was a cosmetologist, but I also had a part-time job as an Estee Lauder representative. One day...
- Dec 1, 2013
- 1 min
Selecting colors for a project is very time consuming…
Countless hours can be spent going through one’s beading stash selecting colors and types of beads. It’s a frustrating process when all...
- Nov 25, 2013
- 2 min
Another critter drama…
Raccoons in a tree. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Living in the country is wonderful, but one never knows what kind of wildlife will cross...
- Nov 15, 2013
- 1 min
Oh, we’ve got a smart one here!
Our cat, Peek-a-boo, has been on mouse patrol for several nights to no avail. The mouse is hiding in the metals studio, which also...
- Nov 12, 2013
- 1 min
You know the old saying…
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I’m always on the lookout for discarded items that can be repurposed and given a new life. I...
- Nov 3, 2013
- 1 min
Well, it didn’t take long…
It’s hard to believe that several weeks ago my beading table was pristine…clear of any clutter or debris. Utter chaos happens when a...
- Oct 31, 2013
- 1 min
No tricks…just treats!
My Beauties have just arrived home! I dare say my wrist has missed them dreadfully! I shipped them off to Tucson in early August where...
- Oct 25, 2013
- 1 min
Hot off the press…
I’ve been a fan of polymer clay for quite some time and have enjoyed using it in many of my mixed media pieces. It is a wonderfully...
- Oct 23, 2013
- 1 min
Bad dream…
Several nights ago, I dreamed that we lived in a house high on a hill overlooking a sea of homes built on tiny lots in a new subdivision...
- Oct 21, 2013
- 1 min
Did you miss me?
I’ve been incommunicado these past few days. I didn’t realize how much I missed the internet until we had exceeded several gigabytes...
- Oct 14, 2013
- 1 min
Empress Ming is progressing slowly…
I haven’t had more than a few hours to bead in the past ten days. Between cooking for company, readying the herb garden and prairie for...
- Oct 12, 2013
- 1 min
Cooler weather has arrived and frost is not far behind…
It’s time for the final harvest of basil, oregano, thyme, and sage from my herb garden. They will be used in soups, stews, sauces. In...
- Oct 7, 2013
- 1 min
Another great book from SLK…
Susan Lenart Kazmer’s latest book, “Resin Alchemy” just arrived in my mailbox. Having taken classes from Susan and knowing what a...
- Oct 1, 2013
- 1 min
One of my B-Day presents was a wide-angle lens and…
That was incentive enough to clean up my beading table so I could take a photo and experiment with the lens. When I’m immersed in a...
- Sep 28, 2013
- 1 min
A few more pages…
These are two more pages from the Shutterfly book showing different layouts. The Creative Components Wrap and coordinating earrings are...
- Sep 26, 2013
- 1 min
My book has arrived!
The book that I created using Shutterfly.com is here already…I hadn’t expected it to arrive so soon! I’m very pleased with the quality....
- Sep 23, 2013
- 1 min
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate!
Granted, sixty-five is a significant birthday. My husband kept trying to come up with ideas for celebrating it. He wanted to do something...