Jun 28, 20131 min read
Too much going on!
I truly dislike when life gets in the way of my beading and jewelry making! This week has been fraught with the comings and goings of...
Jun 6, 20131 min read
I'm so tired!
Being at Bead and Button can be exhausting! I had a class last night and one today and this afternoon the floor show opened. As much as I...
Jun 5, 20131 min read
Packing for Bead and Button...
There are few places one can go with jewelry piled on to the hilt. Fortunately the Bead and Button Show is an exception to that rule....
May 29, 20131 min read
Another idea for displaying and storing jewelry!
The tag said "On Sale" and the mirror was marked down significantly. I found it at a craft store about fifteen years ago. Originally it...
May 25, 20131 min read
Delica stash...
I've found the perfect storage for my tubes of Delica beads. Stored upside down with the colors visible through the bottoms of the...
May 17, 20131 min read
The weather has finally warmed up and...
As much as I'd like to be beading, the garden is calling me. I've finally planted my herbs and they are very happy to be free to stretch...
May 11, 20131 min read
Somedays life gets in the way of beading!
The time bandits are stealing the hours I usually spend beading! It started a few days ago when the weather was gorgeous and approaching...
May 8, 20131 min read
It's too glorious to stay indoors!
Thank goodness beading is so portable and what a joy it is to be able to sit in the sun, listening to the birds sing, the bees buzz, and...
May 6, 20131 min read
I did intend to bead yesterday, but...
I t was the first beautiful, sunny, warm day we had experienced in weeks. I set out to attach hoses to various water spigots around the...
Apr 27, 20132 min read
Creating tutorials is hard work!
I wish there were some magic way for creating tutorials - some wonderful software program that one just plugged info into and the...
Apr 24, 20131 min read
I should be farther along on this project, but...
Life has a habit of getting in the way. I was making good progress and had finished the second row of tiny horns on my Sea Dragon III...
Apr 23, 20131 min read
Another order of Delica beads has arrived...
Nine pounds of Delicas and over one hundred colors to be exact - that's a lot of beads! It took three hours to unpack and I'm presently...
Apr 22, 20132 min read
I'm back from a whirlwind weekend...
I haven't walked so much in a very long time. I'm ready to give my legs a rest and happy to settle into a day of beading and giving the...
Apr 19, 20131 min read
Michigan Avenue...here I come!
It's been months since I've been to Chicago. Years ago when I lived in the greater Chicago area, I often frequented what has been dubbed...
Apr 17, 20131 min read
It all began with Pop Beads...
I think my passion for jewelry began that day; fifty-some Septembers ago (does that make me an antique?). It was my birthday and I had...
Apr 15, 20131 min read
Like Dim Sum?
I just couldn't resist these! Do you know what they are? They are sold as novelty erasers, but if you are a beader, they serve as a...
Apr 11, 20131 min read
Have I Got A Book For You!
If you're into polymer clay or have been contemplating playing with this medium, check out Christi Friesen's latest effort, "Flourish"....
Apr 8, 20131 min read
Hurrah...
As of today, all the hardcopy patterns in my Etsy shop have been converted to PDF format. They will cost far less than hardcopies and...
Apr 6, 20132 min read
Aside from jewelry, fashion has always been my passion...
From the time I was able to dress myself, I was aware of what colors went well together and how proportion determined a "look". With my...
Apr 4, 20131 min read
Getting techie...
I'm in the process of going digital with the tutorials that I have for sale in my Etsy shop. I've had a lot of requests for PDFs and I...
