- Jan 16, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 2 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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...
- Nov 15, 2011
- 2 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
If you’re interested in polymer clay…
Terre Nova, Polymer Clay at the Crossroads” is a show you won’t want to miss. Running fromOctober 21, 2011 through February 5, 2012 the...
- Oct 14, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 2 min
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...