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 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 30, 20181 min read
Geometric Beaded Links...
This is such a fun way to play with color and imagine the design possibilities! Geometric beaded link components can be used so many...
Sep 23, 20181 min read
Finally...Playtime!
Now that I’m caught up with replenishing beading kits I once again have time to bead! Presently, I’m experimenting with Geometric beaded...
Sep 16, 20181 min read
Yep...
Still at it...replenishing more beading kits. Now it’s time to assemble the “Geometric Warped Square Arrow Drop Earrings and Variations”...
Aug 25, 20181 min read
Can't Get Enough Orange!
Vitamin C? I'm fine on that front. But, I'm craving the color orange of late. I have no idea why. I've never been a fan of...
Aug 20, 20181 min read
Are You Ready To Play?
Hot off the press…my “Quadra Play” Geometric Triangle Drop Earrings beading kit and tutorial is ready and listed in my Etsy shop . Each...
Aug 16, 20181 min read
What Do These Earrings Have In Common?
My "Quadra Play" Geometric Triangle Drop Earrings share many of the same colors and design patterns...all are geometric beadwoven...
Aug 13, 20181 min read
Would you like a sneak peek?
Several months ago while on vacation I devoted time to exploring color and pattern design while beading triangles. I had planned to make...
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 28, 20181 min read
The Tutorial and Kits Are Listed!
Some of you have been eagerly awaiting this bracelet tutorial and beading kit and here they are! If you love color and geometric...
Jul 26, 20181 min read
I'll Bet...
You were wondering if I'd ever finish this project, right? With summer obligations, dealing with a sick cat entailing visits to the...
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 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...
Jul 1, 20181 min read
In Progress...
I started working on these geometric beads several months ago and as often happens, they were placed in the UFO bin while I worked on...
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 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 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...
