- May 11, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 2 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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...
- Apr 15, 2013
- 1 min
Like Dim Sum?
I just couldn’t resist these! Do you know what they are? They are sold as novelty erasers, but if you are a beader, they serve as a...
- Apr 13, 2013
- 1 min
More Wings! And Horns!
I’m not sure what the title of this Sea Dragon (my third) will be. When finished, it will sport eleven wings and seventy (yes, 70!)...
- Apr 8, 2013
- 1 min
Hurrah…
As of today, all the hardcopy patterns in my Etsy shop have been converted to PDF format. They will cost far less than hardcopies and...
- Apr 2, 2013
- 1 min
My little helper…
Peekaboo in her regal and aloof pose is modeling my bangle, “Moroccan Delight”, which was my first foray into geometric beading with...
- Mar 31, 2013
- 1 min
All finished and ready to ship!
I’ve been weighing, packaging, and labeling Delica beads, measuring lengths of memory wire, and making tiny seashells molds for both...
- Mar 28, 2013
- 1 min
At long last and after quite a few hours…
My Sea Dragon wrist wrap Variation is finished and I LOVE it! Initially inspired by the Sea Serpent in Contemporary Geometric Beadwork...
- Mar 27, 2013
- 1 min
Suzanne Golden’s new book has just arrived!
And what a treat is in store for anyone pouring through its pages! The title is “Suzanne Golden Presents – Interviews with 36 Artists...
- Mar 25, 2013
- 1 min
Death by Chocolate…
I have a cookbook by that title. It is, of course, filled with sinfully delicious and decadent desserts that incorporate chocolate. As...
- Mar 23, 2013
- 1 min
Honestly…
I think earrings are the most difficult jewelry to photograph. Because of reflection, shooting jewelry is not an easy task in of itself,...
- Mar 20, 2013
- 1 min
I’m still at it and…
This earth-toned Variation of the Sea Dragon wrist wrap is coming along nicely (albeit, each row for a piece of this length is taking...