- Mar 6, 2019
- 1 min
First Things First…
As mentioned in my previous blog, after a hiatus of one year I’m ready to work with polymer clay again. My clay muse had been calling me...
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
It Started With An Eye Exam…
I’d noticed for some time that my vision was becoming just a tad bit blurry. As it turned out, my left eye had grown weaker and was the...
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
You Never Know What You’ll Find!
Every now and then I’ll stop in a second-hand shop or thrift store just to see if there are any “treasures” to be had. Well, lucky me. I...
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min
Play Time!
Our weather of late leaves little alternative but to stay indoors! Last week we endured subzero temperatures. Today, every branch,...
- Jan 24, 2019
- 1 min
Slow Progress…
Although I love not having to deal with bracelet clasps, bangles can be a challenge where fit is concerned. The first version of this...
- Jan 20, 2019
- 1 min
It arrived in my mailbox this week and…
As I was perusing the pages of the 2019 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Wireworking and Metalsmithing catalog, to my delight right there on...
- Jan 13, 2019
- 1 min
It Was a Lovely Snowy Day…
The perfect day to be indoors warm and cozy as snowflakes gently fell covering every branch, twig, and the remaining skeletons of flowers...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
Curses…Foiled Again!
Patience is a virtue of which I possess little…except when it comes to designing. Thirty-some years ago when I owned Fibre Ltd., a...
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
It’s 2019 and I’m…
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- Dec 26, 2018
- 1 min
Once Again…
Santa read my list, checked it twice, and he brought me wonderful things! The biggest and most wanted item on my list was a Sizzix Big...
- Dec 17, 2018
- 1 min
Working on a New Geometric Design…
My “ Geometric Oval Component” Drop Earrings were a great success and I was torn between making several more pair in new colourways or...
- Nov 12, 2018
- 1 min
Good Medicine!
I’ve recently started designing a new beading project, but it has been very slow-going for me while my left hand is on the mend and...
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Good News!
My carpal tunnel stitches come out next Thursday and I’ve been given the green light to start beading again, albeit in moderation…fifteen...
- Oct 30, 2018
- 1 min
A Bit of Freedom…
Hurrah! My cast has been removed! For the past week I have literally been unable to do anything with my left hand. Although I enjoyed...
- Oct 22, 2018
- 1 min
Do You Remember This Piece?
The results I’ve been waiting for are in! I entered my “Fleurs et Papillons” Bead-Embroidered Cuff in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 1 min
Finished!
With all the trials and tribulations of this past week, it has taken longer than I hoped to finish my latest design, but I’m pleased to...
- Oct 14, 2018
- 1 min
Grrrrrrrrrr…
This has not been my week! I’ve been designing a new geometric components project and tutorial that I find most enjoyable, but it has...
- Oct 6, 2018
- 1 min
Today’s Agenda…
I’ll be back to beading tomorrow…I’ve been working on a design utilizing geometric beaded links, but today I need to create polymer clay...
- Sep 6, 2018
- 1 min
Movin’ On!
For several months, I’ve been beading geometric triangles, flat squares, warped squares, and pentagons. Now I’m eager to explore other...
- Aug 30, 2018
- 1 min
Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny…
Size 15/0 beads are so very small and those are what are on my beading mat today. It’s one of those fabulous end-of-summer days filled...