- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Kits and Components are Listed!!!
From conception to fruition, countless hours that stretched from weeks into months went into the “Tantra Meditation Amulet” project. It...
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Designing and Creating this Bead Was the Fun Part. However…
Creating the shrink plastic components has been extremely labor intensive! Here are the steps I’ve taken in their creation; 1. Cut out...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Aug 2, 2020
- 1 min
Serenity NOW!!!
That’s what George Costanza’s father would yell on ‘Seinfeld’ when life’s trials became too much for him. I know this feeling all too...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 1 min
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 14, 2020
- 2 min
A Fly in the Ointment…
Wouldn’t it be lovely if upgrading to a new computer were a seamless operation? In a perfect world, it would be. Fairy tales aside,...
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
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!...
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
Portability is the Key Word Here…
We have been having such gorgeous weather that beading outdoors on the screened porch has become my favorite place to be of late. I...
- May 17, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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 16, 2020
- 1 min
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 8, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Perhaps Next Year?
Having skipped the Bead & Button Show for several years, I was more than ready to attend this year! The Show catalog was filled with...
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Feb 19, 2020
- 1 min
Believe Me…
Being an artist is not “all fun and games”, especially for one who designs beadwoven creations and writes tutorials, both of which...
- Feb 6, 2020
- 1 min
At This Time Every Year…
When winter still holds a firm grasp in the Midwest and the dreariness of cold and grey skies abound, my very being begins to crave...
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
My Task For The Day…
I’d rather be in the studio creating today, but upon receiving an Etsy order for the “Carnival” Geometric Beaded Bracelet kit, I found...
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Frankly…
It’s just too beautiful outdoors to be in the studio right now. Thus far we’ve had a miserable summer with humid, sweltering hot weather...