Sep 27, 20101 min read
Window Shopping on the Magnificent Mile!
I always make a trip to the "Windy City" in September to view the fall fashions featured on those svelte mannequins in the windows of the...
Sep 15, 20101 min read
Busy Day
I've just received a shipment of Faux Bone and have been working with it all day. I finished a ring (photo coming soon!) today, and...
Sep 8, 20101 min read
Waste Not...Want Not.
I recycle whenever possible and conserve as much as I'm able. When working in resin , after I've finished pouring a project, I often...
Sep 7, 20101 min read
Work, Work...Play!
I'm still busy gearing up for my trunk show at Brio Gallery in Galena, IL. With only a few work days left before the show on Saturday,...
Aug 31, 20101 min read
Off Again!
I'm off to Door County, WI for a few days. I haven't been there in twelve years and I'm sure it has changed quite a bit and has more...
Aug 28, 20101 min read
Lucky Us!
Steven and I are fortunate to have Steve Spurgin, singer-songwriter extraordinaire, as our guest this weekend. We were treated to great...
Aug 14, 20101 min read
My Pals!
For me, the most difficult aspect of traveling is being without my furry friends. I just hate leaving them behind. I miss cuddling and...
Aug 9, 20101 min read
Travel Weary
I'm back from San Francisco and very tired. It was a fast paced five days in California with a late flight home. So far I've managed to...
Aug 6, 20101 min read
Teaching at the Bead and Button Show
Today is the last date for submitting projects for teaching at the 2011 Bead and Button Show. I thought long and hard about whether or...
Aug 4, 20101 min read
The Perils of Beading While Flying!
Would someone please invent a tiny pen sized battery operated vacuum that picks up seed beads? No sooner had I pulled out my bead...
Jul 22, 20101 min read
A Good Read
I have an extensive collection of jewelry making books on my shelves and am obviously still collecting. As I've been an admirer of...
Jul 18, 20101 min read
Food for Thought
I'll admit that most of my bedtime reading leans toward technical jewelry books, hoping that in reading them before sleep, some of that...
Jul 6, 20101 min read
Splender in the Grass!
Our prairie is splendid this year! The Black-eyed Susans are just beginning to bloom as are the Pale Pink and Purple Coneflowers, but my...
