Mar 27, 20141 min read
Beautiful Opalescent Spike Beads!
I’ve just received a shipment of gorgeous handmade 7mm x 17mm Czech glass Spike beads and couldn’t resist using them in another pair of...
Mar 24, 20141 min read
There is still snow on the ground, but….
It’s beginning to look like spring in my studio. The bright lime of these Delica and Drop beads remind me so much of the vivid...
Mar 21, 20141 min read
Pretty as a Passion Flower!
I’ve just finished my Floral Brooch! Comprised of Delica, seed, magatama, and drop beads and accented with a Czech glass hematite...
Mar 19, 20141 min read
Playing off of MRAW...
MRAW, which stands for Modified Right Angle Weave (inspired by CGB) plays a role in this piece. I'm working on the backside of my floral...
Mar 17, 20141 min read
A new beading adventure...
Spring is coming very slowly to northern Illinois. In anticipation of its arrival, I’m creating a beaded flower. I have a vague idea of...
Mar 15, 20141 min read
Here's the "Pentagonal Drop Earrings" kit!
A nifty beading travel tin fitted with a velour beading mat holds a selection of Delica, seed, and Charlotte beads in seven colors, two...
Mar 13, 20142 min read
Do you make or buy ear wires?
I personally don’t care for the majority of commercially mass-produced ear wires. Many look flimsy and/or the finish is too bright for my...
Mar 11, 20141 min read
The tutorial is finished!
If you'd like to make these "Pentagonal Drop Earrings" , you're in luck because I have just finished the tutorial and it's listed in my...
Mar 9, 20141 min read
What a great surprise!
The wonderful CGB souvenir calendar from Kate McKinnon arrived in my mailbox a few days ago! What a thrill to leaf through its pages...
Mar 8, 20141 min read
Playing with Pentagons!
I'm having so much fun making beaded earrings! I truly don't know why I've waited so long to dive into making these…they work up so...
Mar 6, 20141 min read
More Polymer Clay Seashells and Baby Spike beads!
My charcoal collections of polymer clay seashells and Czech glass Baby Spike beads are all but sold out so it was time to make more....
Mar 1, 20141 min read
I just hate when this happens!
Intentionally creating bead soup is one thing, but several bead containers inadvertently tipping over and spilling their contents is...
Feb 24, 20141 min read
A sea of Delica beads!
I dare say the Myuki Corporation should be sending Kate McKinnon a hearty thank you. Sales of Delicas must be soaring thanks to...
Feb 23, 20141 min read
My girl is so relieved we're back home!
We've recently returned from a ten-day vacation. It was not as restful as I had hoped it would be. Back home in Illinois, the weather was...
Feb 22, 20141 min read
Go get them!
I just love making these earrings and I know you will too! Good news…the “Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” beading kit (inspired...
Feb 20, 20141 min read
Swing and sway...
The tutorial for my “Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” design (inspired by CGB a nd Jean Power ) is now listed in my Etsy ...
Feb 17, 20141 min read
Hot off the press!
I've just finished the tutorial for my latest earring design; " Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation" and I'm presently busy...
Feb 14, 20141 min read
The perfect "take along" project...
I was a Girl Scout and took the "Be prepared" motto to heart. In keeping with that, I never go anywhere without some sort of...
Feb 11, 20141 min read
Ooooohhhh…they're here!
My new mini business cards have arrived and I love them! This time around the cards feature my geometric beaded works. I'm always so...
Feb 8, 20141 min read
I love Tohos!
I don't know about you, but I use a lot of size 15/0 seed beads in my work. I especially like Toho seed beads. Available in loads of...
