- Jan 18, 2014
- 1 min
The Mermaid Cuff…
My most ambitious project to date! Tiny metallic bronze horns accented with Charlottes, drop, and seed beads dance around the...
- Jan 15, 2014
- 1 min
Time to repair….
Delica beads by nature are somewhat fragile. Their thin walls allow for more passes of thread, but the trade-off is that they can break...
- Jan 9, 2014
- 1 min
I’ve finally decided…
Fortunately, the classes I chose hadn’t filled and they fit into my time frame! I’ve signed up for a glass fusing class in which I’ll...
- Jan 4, 2014
- 1 min
You’ll have to wait until February for…
“Behind the Brooch” by Lorena Angulo. It is a compilation of works featuring unique brooches created by 128 artists. What makes this...
- Dec 29, 2013
- 1 min
She sells seashells….
Having depleted my recent stash of polymer clay seashell bead/button collections, it was time to make more. This time I chose to make...
- Dec 21, 2013
- 1 min
Ooohhh la, la…
These yummy beads from SimplyBeads.com just arrived in my mailbox! It’s a nice selection of glass pearls and daggers. Small dagger beads...
- Dec 18, 2013
- 1 min
No time for beading these days!
My latest cuff project has been put on the back burner while I’ve been occupied filling holiday orders these past few weeks. I feel like...
- Dec 15, 2013
- 1 min
An afternoon of play with Polymer Clay!
Having not worked with polymer clay in quite a while, I realized how very much I have missed the process. I admit that today’s brief...
- Dec 12, 2013
- 1 min
A basket filled with luscious color!
More Delicas have arrived! I can’t keep enough of these in beauties in stock! Many colors were all but depleted after assembling beading...
- Nov 28, 2013
- 1 min
I’m almost finished with the Horns…
I’ve been having a lot of fun with this design! I’m delighted with the metallic Horns (inspired by CGB ) that jut out around the...
- Nov 22, 2013
- 1 min
Back by popular demand…
I’ve recently had several requests for my bronze metal clay sea urchin embellishments so I put my beading project aside for several...
- Nov 18, 2013
- 1 min
Making progress…
Between catching a mouse, attending a party, and cooking for company, I’ve actually made good progress on my latest beaded cuff over the...
- Nov 14, 2013
- 1 min
Ready, set, go!
Here’s the palette for my next project. I’ve been working on the design chart over these past few days and have decided that it will be...
- Nov 8, 2013
- 1 min
I feel an onset on inspiration in the air!
Or perhaps I should say “in the sea”! These images of brightly colored fish have me contemplating another project. The Delica colors are...
- Nov 5, 2013
- 1 min
Are you ready to enter planet Mongo?
Both the beading kit and tutorial for the Empress Ming Cuff (inspired by Wings and Horns in CGBI ) are listed in my Etsy shop. The...
- Oct 31, 2013
- 1 min
No tricks…just treats!
My Beauties have just arrived home! I dare say my wrist has missed them dreadfully! I shipped them off to Tucson in early August where...
- Oct 29, 2013
- 1 min
Hail, Empress Ming!
Many of you have been waiting very patiently for this design to be offered as a tutorial and beading kit. Well, the wait is over. Both...
- Oct 25, 2013
- 1 min
Hot off the press…
I’ve been a fan of polymer clay for quite some time and have enjoyed using it in many of my mixed media pieces. It is a wonderfully...
- Oct 14, 2013
- 1 min
Empress Ming is progressing slowly…
I haven’t had more than a few hours to bead in the past ten days. Between cooking for company, readying the herb garden and prairie for...
- Oct 10, 2013
- 1 min
Riding on the heels of “Resin Alchemy”…
Here are several photos of mixed media pieces, which I made during the past few years that incorporate resin. Titled “Twig n’ Text”, the...