- 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 21, 2013
- 1 min
Did you miss me?
I’ve been incommunicado these past few days. I didn’t realize how much I missed the internet until we had exceeded several gigabytes...
- 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 12, 2013
- 1 min
Cooler weather has arrived and frost is not far behind…
It’s time for the final harvest of basil, oregano, thyme, and sage from my herb garden. They will be used in soups, stews, sauces. In...
- Oct 4, 2013
- 1 min
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...
- Oct 1, 2013
- 1 min
One of my B-Day presents was a wide-angle lens and…
That was incentive enough to clean up my beading table so I could take a photo and experiment with the lens. When I’m immersed in a...
- Sep 28, 2013
- 1 min
A few more pages…
These are two more pages from the Shutterfly book showing different layouts. The Creative Components Wrap and coordinating earrings are...
- Sep 26, 2013
- 1 min
My book has arrived!
The book that I created using Shutterfly.com is here already…I hadn’t expected it to arrive so soon! I’m very pleased with the quality....
- Sep 20, 2013
- 1 min
Okay, I’m finally ready to start…
A new Empress Ming’s Cuff will be in the works shortly. I’m ready to enter planet Mongo once again as I’ve had several requests for a...
- Sep 18, 2013
- 1 min
I’m feeling a bit old today…
It actually started fifteen years ago when AARP began sending me offers to join their organization of senior citizens. Lately, literature...
- Sep 16, 2013
- 1 min
An “Empress Ming’s Cuff” is my next project, but first…
It’s time to replenish the stock of components in my Etsy shop. I’ve had many requests for fine silver sea-themed and flower disk...
- Sep 14, 2013
- 1 min
Have you ever made a photo book?
A few years ago, as a present for my husband, I created a book filled with photos of our European vacation. There are several companies...
- Sep 12, 2013
- 1 min
I’ve been busy counting, weighing, and packaging beads…
Fifty-seven grams of Delica and seed beads per kit to be precise, all in various shades of teal, mauve, lime, coral, blue, and green,...
- Sep 9, 2013
- 1 min
It seems like it took forever, but…
My “Parrot Fish Cuff” is finally finished as are the beading kit and tutorial (available in my Etsy shop). I am pleased beyond words...
- Sep 7, 2013
- 1 min
Staples…
You can never have enough of them! I’m not talking about office supplies here. I mean those necessities that are used in a myriad of...
- Sep 5, 2013
- 1 min
Did you know…
Ancient Egyptians pierced their ears in an attempt to ward off evil demons. That’s an interesting concept. When I was in high school, I...
- Aug 31, 2013
- 1 min
No rest for the wicked!
I’d much rather be beading today…the Parrot Fish cuff wants my attention! But as you can see from this photo, my herb garden is in dire...
- Aug 26, 2013
- 1 min
No doubt about it…
There is a plethora of pattern and color going on in this cuff and I believe it is my most ambitious piece to date! The photo shows the...
- Aug 23, 2013
- 1 min
The repair is finished!
See the new inner sleeve on this bangle? It has made the bangle a bit smaller and given it more body, which is most favorable! While...
- Aug 20, 2013
- 1 min
Empress Ming is in need of some nip/tuck…
Just as Goldilocks found that Baby Bear’s bed was “just right”, when it comes to beading tension, I think mine is just right…neither too...