Mar 27, 20111 min read
You have no idea...
how long it takes to assemble beading kits unless you've done it. Coordinating the color and types of beads, crystals, pearls, etc.,...
Mar 24, 20111 min read
The "Bollywood Bling" Beading Kit is Ready!
Are you ready to start beading some bling? Well, here's your chance! I've just finished editing my drafts and the Bollywood Bling...
Mar 23, 20111 min read
Hurray for Bollywood!
No...that's not a typo. Bollywood is the term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry – a playful version of Hollywood done...
Mar 11, 20111 min read
I'm making splendid progress...
on the second beaded ruffle cuff. The photo doesn't do justice to the colors which are far more vibrant than they appear here. The...
Mar 8, 20111 min read
Dreams...
are something I relish. For me, sleeping is like going to the movies! I never know what adventure I will awake from. Often the dream...
Mar 2, 20111 min read
New stash!
Just look at these blue, green, and coral seed beads and pearls that I purchased in Maui at the Aloha Bead Company - it's a true feast...
Feb 24, 20111 min read
Yesterday...
I went bead shopping. Influenced by my surroundings and being amidst lush tropical forests and exotic flora, I'm finding that the beads...
Jan 12, 20112 min read
Have you...
signed up for any classes at the Bead&Button show? After carefully perusing the catalog, I did find three classes that interest me, but...
Dec 15, 20101 min read
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I am so organized this year! I wasn't terribly enthused about the holidays until our first snowfall. It definitely put me in the mood...
Dec 5, 20101 min read
No Time for Beading!
We're busy digging out from the first snow of the season. Over eight inches fell and it was so beautiful as it gently drifted...
Nov 28, 20101 min read
The Tide Pool Cuff - a Work in Progess!
I've been working on the "Tide Pool" cuff and am to the point of adding fresh water pearls to the seed beaded "barnacles". This project...
Nov 26, 20101 min read
The Midas Touch!
I'm so pleased with these seashell buttons and embellishments. All that glitters is not gold, but bronze metal clay gives the same rich...
Nov 21, 20101 min read
Making Metal Clay Buttons
I'm still working on the beaded portion of the "Tide Pool" cuff , but I want the metal clay button ready when I'm finished beading so now...
Nov 17, 20101 min read
Holy Cow!
I can't believe the price of silver! It has skyrocketed! Twenty years ago it was in the $3 an ounce range and has steadily crept up in...
Nov 2, 20101 min read
More Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
Fashion is my passion and as much as I love rings, earrings, and pendants, my favorite pieces are bracelets and bangles - lots of them,...
Aug 20, 20101 min read
Resin "Artifact" Pendant
Imagine being in a foreign land on an archeological dig and finding an ancient bronze pendant. That's what I thought of upon finishing...
Aug 12, 20101 min read
A Find in Chinatown!
I truly had no intention of shopping for beads in San Francisco, but sometimes, there you are at the right place at the right time with...
Aug 10, 20101 min read
New Lampworked Beads - A Nice Surprise!
One of the packages waiting for me upon my return was something I'd ordered from Kate McKinnon's shop - three incredible lampworked beads...
Aug 4, 20101 min read
The Perils of Beading While Flying!
Would someone please invent a tiny pen sized battery operated vacuum that picks up seed beads? No sooner had I pulled out my bead...
Aug 3, 20101 min read
Beading on a Jet Plane
Whenever I'm on the road, I take a good book and a beading project along. I love that beading is so portable and easy to travel with! ...
