Nov 15, 20112 min read
The creative muse is fascinating and fickle.
When she visits me, I seldom know what to expect. Sometimes she grants me an idea and I run with it and the idea grows and often morphs...
Nov 4, 20111 min read
If you're interested in polymer clay...
Terre Nova, Polymer Clay at the Crossroads” is a show you won’t want to miss. Running from October 21, 2011 through February 5, 2012 the...
Oct 14, 20111 min read
Dustin Wedekind and Kate McKinnon...
are working on a new book titled "Geometrics" which will be published next spring. The book is available for pre-order on Kate's...
Oct 11, 20111 min read
Beading tips and hints are always appreciated...
especially when they make a project easier and more fun! I've just started a new beaded cuff design and it is truly a pleasure to work...
Oct 5, 20111 min read
These jewelry making DVDs...
from the Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist Metalsmith Essential series recently arrived in my mailbox and I'll be watching them while I...
Sep 18, 20111 min read
Five beading patterns are finished so far...
and are now in Word for Mac documents. I have more work ahead of me...fifteen more patterns await updating. I'd much rather be beading,...
Sep 15, 20112 min read
It's been slow going...
with my new MacBook Pro. And for a while I was having a love-hate relationship with it, spending a lot of time discovering the huge...
Aug 28, 20111 min read
One of life's little frustrations is...
switching from a PC to a Mac. I've used PCs for the past twenty years and I've been comfortable with my Microsoft programs, familiar...
Aug 7, 20111 min read
Packing lightly...
I'm gathering goodies and filling my portable beading tins with packets of beads and bead related accouterments. Can't forget scissors,...
Aug 4, 20111 min read
A compendium of beautiful works done in metal clay...
premiered at this year's World Metal Clay Conference. It's called "New Directions: Powder Metallurgy (Metal Clay) in a Sheet Metal...
Aug 1, 20111 min read
Summer is more than half over and it's time for a break...
so I want to let you know that my Etsy shop will be placed in vacation mode starting Sunday, August 7. If you've been thinking about...
Jul 11, 20111 min read
Creative Sparks...
is the title of a book you might be interested in. It's the joint effort of Dayle Doroshow (artist and polymer clay guru) and Cynthia...
Jun 25, 20111 min read
Patina Basics...
is the title of Tim McCreight's latest DVD . It just arrived in my latest order from Cooltools.us and I can't wait to watch it! Most...
May 28, 20111 min read
Just one week...
before I leave for the Bead and Button show! Fair warning...my Etsy shop will be put in vacation mode while I'm away so if you've been...
May 6, 20111 min read
One of the things I like most about beading...
is the portability factor. Unlike many creative endeavours, especially those that require heavy equipment like metalsmithing, beading...
Apr 29, 20111 min read
I'm back from my vacation...
a wonderful, restful time in the Caribbean. On a tiny island where no phones, television, or internet are available, it was easy to put...
Apr 22, 20111 min read
Hot off the press...
literally! These Moo Mini Business cards just arrived and I'm so pleased with them. They are half the width of a regular business card...
Apr 16, 20111 min read
So much to do...
and, of course, never enough time! With warm weather approaching everything in our prairie seems to be popping up at once. It's that...
Apr 14, 20111 min read
Just a reminder...
that my Etsy shop will put be in vacation mode Friday night. If you've wanted to order a beading kit or patterns or some finished...
Mar 17, 20111 min read
Exercise...
is so important - especially as we age! Back in the 80's I was addicted to aerobics and going to the gym five days a week. During the...
