Oct 30, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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...
Sep 6, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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...
Aug 9, 20181 min read
What a Mess this was...
This is the table on which I work with metal clay, polymer clay, and resin and for months it has been covered with all manner of...
Aug 3, 20181 min read
It’s Been Ages, But...
Now that I’ve finished my latest beading project and tutorial I finally have time to replenish my stash of bronze metal clay “Urchins”...
Jul 19, 20181 min read
Okay...
I could have taken the easy and speedy path by using crimp covers to hide the crimp beads used in this bracelet project, but I was not at...
Jul 13, 20181 min read
I’m Almost There...
Granted, I haven’t had a lot of time to bead lately. With our summer weather being so hot and humid, weeds have taken over and general...
Jul 7, 20181 min read
DuMA...
That's an acronym for Dubuque Museum of Art. It's an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution located in downtown Dubuque, IA. Several...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
Thank You, FMG!
Aside from intense heat and far more rain than wanted or needed, June has certainly been an excellent month for me! Not only did I spend...
Jun 20, 20181 min read
Sometimes...
After I've spent a month or two designing with beads and writing tutorials or having been immersed in resin and/or polymer clay or metal...
Jun 14, 20181 min read
A Perfect Day...
After a week of severe storms, high humidity, and a miserable deluge of biting gnats, we finally have a glorious day...the sort of...
Jun 8, 20181 min read
Back in the USA!
I’ve been out of the studio for the past two weeks for a much needed vacation. While away, I managed to get in only a few hours of...
Jun 1, 20181 min read
I’m still playing with triangles and finding that...
Exploration with color and design is so important! I’ve charted three designs using sixteen different color combinations and I’ve...
May 25, 20181 min read
Yippie!!!
I’m delighted! I’ve just been notified that my “Elements” necklace has received an honorable mention in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads...
May 18, 20181 min read
I've Been Busy Outdoors, But...
I did manage to carve out a bit of free time to work on some beadwoven triangles. These are part of a collection that will eventually...
May 10, 20181 min read
It’s Time Consuming, but...
It’s all so beautiful! I’ve just returned from Murphy’s Gardens with a box full of herbs...thyme, parsley, rosemary, mint, and lots of...
