Aug 17, 20201 min read
All On A Golden Afternoon...
It’s a perfect day. I’m making headway on the tutorial for my latest design, process photos of each step are loading smoothly and being...
Aug 11, 20201 min read
Whew!
I’m so glad the last two weeks are over! So many distractions stole time away from the project I’ve been working on for more than a...
Jul 27, 20201 min read
I’m Still Working on the New Project, But...
As I’ve written in my past blog, I’ve been experimenting with shrink plastic. It will be an integral component of the new design that I...
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Fun with Components!
While waiting for a 2 terrabit backup drive to arrive so I can save all files on my computer before completely reinstalling the software,...
Jul 6, 20201 min read
It's One of Those Days When...
I'm taking two steps forward and one step back. I'm designing a new beading project and have been spending more time than I'd prefer...
Jun 27, 20202 min read
You’ve Probably Heard the Phrase...
Everything old is new again. Do you remember Shrinky-Dinks from the 1970’s. Turns out that shrink plastic is the new “in” medium for...
Jun 19, 20201 min read
I Am So Excited!!!
The results of the 2020 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Metals Jewelry-Making Contest have been announced and I've just learned that my...
Jun 12, 20202 min read
This is the Time to Bead for Pleasure!
I can’t remember when we last experienced a summer as lovely as this. We have been graced with such beautiful weather thus far!...
Jun 6, 20201 min read
The Most Happy Fella!
I can’t remember where I originally found the laughing Buddha bead that I used in this pendant...probably at a Bead & Button Show I...
May 17, 20202 min read
If You Were Alive in the 1950’s...
You may recall Mad Magazine and its mascot, Alfred E. Neuman…his slogan was, “What Me Worry?”. Oh, for those carefree days when we...
May 6, 20201 min read
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big...
Or maybe not. This week I’m experimenting with colors and various geometric beaded shapes and working them into pendants and beads that...
Apr 28, 20201 min read
How Do You Store Your Jewelry?
Drawers? Boxes? Hanging from the wall? I store my jewelry in and on all of these, but the pieces that I wear most are always visible!...
Apr 18, 20201 min read
Beading Kits are Ready!
Yes! Beading kits for my Geometric "Color Play Warped Square Mixed Pattern" Drop Earrings are now listed in my Etsy shop! The tutoria...
Apr 16, 20201 min read
The Tutorial is Finished!
My latest earring tutorial, the "Color Play Warped Square Mixed Patterns" Drop Earrings , has now joined my series of geometric Color...
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Sneak Peek!
I’m proofreading and putting the final touches on my latest tutorial! I thought of calling these earrings Flutterbies because they do...
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Absolute Delight!
I’ve stayed indoors for a solid month now and whereas some people are going crazy, I haven’t really minded confinement. Until today our...
Mar 24, 20201 min read
While Working On The New Earring Design...
I've gotten sidetracked. Perhaps you remember a cuff I designed several years ago titled “Modular Concept”? I retired the kit some time...
Mar 18, 20201 min read
These Are Strange Days, so...
What better time than now to stay indoors and bead! In 1918 the Spanish Flu swept the earth and felled millions, but unless you were...
Mar 10, 20201 min read
Beading Adventures in Paradise...
If you’ve wondered why I haven’t posted recently, it’s because a well-deserved vacation had been in order for some time. There truly is...
Feb 19, 20201 min read
Believe Me...
Being an artist is not "all fun and games", especially for one who designs beadwoven creations and writes tutorials, both of which...
