Jun 14, 20111 min read
Susan Lenart Kazmer's classes...
are always tremendous fun and the class I took from her at Bead&Button was no exception. She is a blast! The class was titled...
Jun 12, 20111 min read
Ooooohhh! What wonderful goodies...
I've returned home with! My s tash includes the tiniest seed pearls I've ever seen plus luscious, large keishi pearls in the most...
Jun 6, 20111 min read
Off to Bead&Button...
and I am really looking forward to my metals classes and shopping the floor show. It will be an exhausting week - it always is! Classes...
May 31, 20111 min read
Square stitch...
is such a very sturdy stitch - one that I should definitely use more often! I do love working with right angle weave, peyote, and...
May 25, 20111 min read
Bronze metal clay and sparkly seed beads...
this is a sneak peak of th e materials for the next project I have in mind! It will be a cuff - I am definitely enamoured with...
May 22, 20111 min read
Voila! The finished product...
turned out just as I had hoped! The clasp is substantial - one and a half inches in diameter. No doubt this will become part of a new...
May 18, 20111 min read
It's always interesting...
to see what others make with components and embellishments from my Etsy shop. One person who bought a collection of my bronze flower...
May 15, 20111 min read
PolymerClayDaily.com is...
a website that may be of inter est to you. Cynthia Tinapple, the creator of the site, is an artist, curator, and leader in the polymer...
May 12, 20111 min read
The Bead and Button Show...
is only weeks away! I'm already dreaming of the goodies I'll pick up at the floor show. Every year I return home with my suitcase...
May 9, 20111 min read
I've updated my "Beaded Lariat Rope" beading kit and pattern...
and now have them listed in my Etsy sho p. The rope is worked in right angle weave using Delicas and Japanese seed beads, but I've...
May 6, 20111 min read
One of the things I like most about beading...
is the portability factor. Unlike many creative endeavours, especially those that require heavy equipment like metalsmithing, beading...
May 3, 20111 min read
I'm still playing catchup!
Like many people today, I've become a slave to technology. I can't imagine life without the internet anymore and having been without it...
Apr 30, 20111 min read
My Etsy shop is...
open again after a ten-day hiatus while placed in vacation mode. I've added some new items that you may want to check out...more bronze...
Apr 29, 20111 min read
I'm back from my vacation...
a wonderful, restful time in the Caribbean. On a tiny island where no phones, television, or internet are available, it was easy to put...
Apr 25, 20111 min read
Another fun kit and pattern...
will be available in my Etsy shop when it reopens. Would you like a fun project that combines beading with brick and peyote stitch...
Apr 22, 20111 min read
Hot off the press...
literally! These Moo Mini Business cards just arrived and I'm so pleased with them. They are half the width of a regular business card...
Apr 19, 20111 min read
Fit for a Sea Goddess!
I created this neckpiece with Amphitrite in mind. According to Greek mythology, Amphitrite was the goddess queen of the sea. She spent...
Apr 16, 20111 min read
So much to do...
and, of course, never enough time! With warm weather approaching everything in our prairie seems to be popping up at once. It's that...
Apr 14, 20111 min read
Just a reminder...
that my Etsy shop will put be in vacation mode Friday night. If you've wanted to order a beading kit or patterns or some finished...
Apr 8, 20111 min read
Polymer Clay...
is probably one of the most versatile materials in existence. I just love working with it! I enjoy blending custom colors from...
