Sep 26, 20201 min read
Step Right Up For...
The Greatest Show on Earth! That was the famous line the Barnum and Bailey Circus coined. I loved going to the circus as a child...the...
Sep 8, 20201 min read
The Tutorial is Finished!
It seems like forever since I began this project, but it has finally come to fruition and the "Tantra Meditation Amulet and Temple Bead...
Sep 4, 20201 min read
Testing with a Final Temple Bead...
This will be my fifth Temple bead! I’m giving it a final go because it’s so important to make sure that each and every step of the...
Aug 17, 20201 min read
All On A Golden Afternoon...
It’s a perfect day. I’m making headway on the tutorial for my latest design, process photos of each step are loading smoothly and being...
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Serenity NOW!!!
That’s what George Costanza’s father would yell on ‘Seinfeld’ when life’s trials became too much for him. I know this feeling all too...
Jul 27, 20201 min read
I’m Still Working on the New Project, But...
As I’ve written in my past blog, I’ve been experimenting with shrink plastic. It will be an integral component of the new design that I...
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Fun with Components!
While waiting for a 2 terrabit backup drive to arrive so I can save all files on my computer before completely reinstalling the software,...
Jul 14, 20202 min read
A Fly in the Ointment...
Wouldn’t it be lovely if upgrading to a new computer were a seamless operation? In a perfect world, it would be. Fairy tales aside,...
Jun 27, 20202 min read
You’ve Probably Heard the Phrase...
Everything old is new again. Do you remember Shrinky-Dinks from the 1970’s. Turns out that shrink plastic is the new “in” medium for...
Jun 12, 20202 min read
This is the Time to Bead for Pleasure!
I can’t remember when we last experienced a summer as lovely as this. We have been graced with such beautiful weather thus far!...
Jun 6, 20201 min read
The Most Happy Fella!
I can’t remember where I originally found the laughing Buddha bead that I used in this pendant...probably at a Bead & Button Show I...
May 30, 20201 min read
Portability is the Key Word Here...
We have been having such gorgeous weather that beading outdoors on the screened porch has become my favorite place to be of late. I...
May 17, 20202 min read
If You Were Alive in the 1950’s...
You may recall Mad Magazine and its mascot, Alfred E. Neuman…his slogan was, “What Me Worry?”. Oh, for those carefree days when we...
May 6, 20201 min read
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big...
Or maybe not. This week I’m experimenting with colors and various geometric beaded shapes and working them into pendants and beads that...
Apr 28, 20201 min read
How Do You Store Your Jewelry?
Drawers? Boxes? Hanging from the wall? I store my jewelry in and on all of these, but the pieces that I wear most are always visible!...
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Absolute Delight!
I’ve stayed indoors for a solid month now and whereas some people are going crazy, I haven’t really minded confinement. Until today our...
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Perhaps Next Year?
Having skipped the Bead & Button Show for several years, I was more than ready to attend this year! The Show catalog was filled with...
Mar 18, 20201 min read
These Are Strange Days, so...
What better time than now to stay indoors and bead! In 1918 the Spanish Flu swept the earth and felled millions, but unless you were...
Mar 10, 20201 min read
Beading Adventures in Paradise...
If you’ve wondered why I haven’t posted recently, it’s because a well-deserved vacation had been in order for some time. There truly is...
Feb 19, 20201 min read
Believe Me...
Being an artist is not "all fun and games", especially for one who designs beadwoven creations and writes tutorials, both of which...
