Jun 6, 20131 min read
I'm so tired!
Being at Bead and Button can be exhausting! I had a class last night and one today and this afternoon the floor show opened. As much as I...
Jun 5, 20131 min read
Packing for Bead and Button...
There are few places one can go with jewelry piled on to the hilt. Fortunately the Bead and Button Show is an exception to that rule....
Jun 2, 20131 min read
My "Empress Ming's Cuff" needed company, so...
I've made a pair of beaded earrings to go with it (refer to my January 18, 2013 post if you haven't seen the "Empress Ming" Cuff). I...
May 29, 20131 min read
Another idea for displaying and storing jewelry!
The tag said "On Sale" and the mirror was marked down significantly. I found it at a craft store about fifteen years ago. Originally it...
May 27, 20131 min read
More fun with Creative Components!
Here's another idea for creating more fun wearables.I f you read the blog I posted last week, you know about the "Creative Components...
May 25, 20131 min read
Delica stash...
I've found the perfect storage for my tubes of Delica beads. Stored upside down with the colors visible through the bottoms of the...
May 23, 20131 min read
Beading time has been catch as catch can of late...
I haven't really had an entire day to bead in the past three weeks! With the arrival of warmer weather, many chores have demanded my time...
May 22, 20131 min read
Inspiration...
It can come from anywhere. This robin's nest, perched on a stone pillar outside our garage, contains five beautiful blue eggs. Mama Robin...
May 19, 20131 min read
Fun to make and have in one's stash...
Beaded Beads are all I've had time to make these past few weeks. I've been so busy doing outdoor chores that I haven't been able to...
May 14, 20131 min read
Flight of Fancy!
Memory wire is made of steel. The beauty of memory wire is its flexibility and ability to return to its original shape. It comes in...
May 11, 20131 min read
Somedays life gets in the way of beading!
The time bandits are stealing the hours I usually spend beading! It started a few days ago when the weather was gorgeous and approaching...
May 8, 20131 min read
It's too glorious to stay indoors!
Thank goodness beading is so portable and what a joy it is to be able to sit in the sun, listening to the birds sing, the bees buzz, and...
May 7, 20131 min read
Sequins galore!
These just showed up in my mailbox and I can't wait to play with them! What wonderful additions they will be to my work. Sequins are not...
May 4, 20131 min read
The beading kit and pattern are ready!
The Loch Ness Sea Dragon III beading kit and pattern (inspired by the Sea Serpent in Kate McKinnon's book, "Contemporary Geometric...
May 1, 20131 min read
Loch Ness - Sea Dragon III...
It's finished and I think it's a stunner (click on the photo to see it better)! Of the three Sea Dragons I've made thus far (all...
Apr 29, 20131 min read
As the Dowager Countess said...
"Nothing succeeds like excess!" Maggie Smith, playing old Lady Grantham, made that statement in Season 3 of Downton Abbey. When it comes...
Apr 27, 20132 min read
Creating tutorials is hard work!
I wish there were some magic way for creating tutorials - some wonderful software program that one just plugged info into and the...
Apr 24, 20131 min read
I should be farther along on this project, but...
Life has a habit of getting in the way. I was making good progress and had finished the second row of tiny horns on my Sea Dragon III...
Apr 23, 20131 min read
Another order of Delica beads has arrived...
Nine pounds of Delicas and over one hundred colors to be exact - that's a lot of beads! It took three hours to unpack and I'm presently...
Apr 17, 20131 min read
It all began with Pop Beads...
I think my passion for jewelry began that day; fifty-some Septembers ago (does that make me an antique?). It was my birthday and I had...
