Mar 28, 20121 min read
It's difficult to stay inside and work on jewelry when...
Spring is bursting out all over! The prairie is now cleaned up, our decks have been repainted, the front porch has been tidied up, and...
Mar 20, 20121 min read
There are a ton of projects on my workbench...
However, they will just have to wait. We've been graced with many days of unusual summer-like temperatures for this time of the year and...
Mar 11, 20121 min read
What reading materials are on your nightstand?
As much as I would love to read a good mystery or biography, I have to admit that my bedtime reading is more of the technical nature....
Feb 19, 20121 min read
Island time!
I've returned from my respite and now it's back to "business as usual". Maui was splendid, the weather was gorgeous, and we ate fresh...
Feb 16, 20121 min read
A question I get asked frequently is...
When making a piece, how do you know when to stop? When is enough - enough? My answer is...it's all in the eye. You have to have an...
Feb 13, 20122 min read
The Honeymoon is over...
Yes, I had a torrid, albeit brief affair with torch firing enamel. I spent several weeks doing just that and created a collection of...
Jan 21, 20121 min read
Perfect weather for beading!
We have nine degrees and plenty of snow in our little corner of the world. By this time of winter, most folks wou ld be experiencing...
Jan 16, 20121 min read
Repairing a beadwoven piece...
By their very nature, beadwoven pieces are delicate in comparison to metal jewelry. Thread is simply not as permanent. Yes, there are...
Jan 14, 20121 min read
Storage...
One never seems to have enough. I’ve already filled three jewelry boxes with pieces I’ve made over the last twenty years – pieces I can’t...
Jan 11, 20121 min read
My Bead&Button Classes are locked in!
It was a tough decision. I would like to have added more to my list, but I only have three free days in which to attend classes. Those...
Jan 9, 20122 min read
Bead and Button Classes!
Online class registration at the Bead&Button show opens tomorrow and I'm still perusing the catalog trying to decide which classes to...
Jan 6, 20121 min read
In need of an ad for publication...
I found that unless you possess the skill and have programs on your computer that can handle the fine-tuning required for print ads, you...
Jan 3, 20121 min read
New jewelry pieces...
That's what I'd like to be working on! However, after switching web servers and finding that almost half my photos did not upload to the...
Dec 31, 20111 min read
A very nifty gift indeed!
As promised, this is another gift I wanted to mention. Tory Hughes , polymer clay/mixed media artist, teacher, and author is one of the...
Dec 26, 20111 min read
Look what Santa brought!
I must have been very good this year because Santa was extremely generous. I’m a very lucky gal - he brought almost everything I had on...
Dec 24, 20111 min read
Anticipation...
Curiosity, and great expectations - like a little child, Peek seems to be pondering what might be inside those packages! She doesn't...
Dec 22, 20111 min read
More found objects to add to my stash!
While visiting Cedarburg, WI several weeks ago, I stopped in the antique store on the second floor of the old woolen mill (known as...
Dec 19, 20111 min read
Caught in the act!
Taking a break from hammering metal for a bracelet in the making, I ventured to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. And what did I find...
Dec 13, 20111 min read
The Bead and Button Show catalog has arrived!
And I'm perusing it in-depth trying to decide which classes I’d like to take. More than 600 classes are being offered June 1 through 10....
Nov 24, 20111 min read
Time to reorganize the beading studio!
My space always seems to take on a life of its own. Looking at this photo it’s difficult to believe that a day ago my beading studio...
