Jan 15, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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...
Oct 4, 20131 min read
Here's a sneak peek of what I've been working on...
My second Empress Ming Cuff is now a work in progress. I've designed the chart based on the original cuff and I'm writing the tutorial...
