- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
The Tutorial is Finished!
My latest earring tutorial, the “Color Play Warped Square Mixed Patterns” Drop Earrings , has now joined my series of geometric Color...
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
Sneak Peek!
I’m proofreading and putting the final touches on my latest tutorial! I thought of calling these earrings Flutterbies because they do...
- Apr 8, 2020
- 1 min
Absolute Delight!
I’ve stayed indoors for a solid month now and whereas some people are going crazy, I haven’t really minded confinement. Until today our...
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
These Are Strange Days, so…
What better time than now to stay indoors and bead! In 1918 the Spanish Flu swept the earth and felled millions, but unless you were...
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
Beading Adventures in Paradise…
If you’ve wondered why I haven’t posted recently, it’s because a well-deserved vacation had been in order for some time. There truly is...
- Feb 6, 2020
- 1 min
At This Time Every Year…
When winter still holds a firm grasp in the Midwest and the dreariness of cold and grey skies abound, my very being begins to crave...
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
My Task For The Day…
I’d rather be in the studio creating today, but upon receiving an Etsy order for the “Carnival” Geometric Beaded Bracelet kit, I found...
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Frankly…
It’s just too beautiful outdoors to be in the studio right now. Thus far we’ve had a miserable summer with humid, sweltering hot weather...
- Apr 9, 2019
- 1 min
Did I Say SALE?
Yes, indeed! It’s that time of the year and I need to free up space for new work so I’m having a sale on select items in my Etsy shop ....
- Mar 1, 2019
- 1 min
Just Listed!
The new “Geometric Mix or Match Narrow Rectangle Drop Earrings” tutorial is finished and is now listed in my Etsy shop along with the...
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
They Are Finished!
I am loving this new pair of geometric earrings and they look super cool with my new specs! Each side of the earring sports a different...
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
It Started With An Eye Exam…
I’d noticed for some time that my vision was becoming just a tad bit blurry. As it turned out, my left eye had grown weaker and was the...
- Feb 2, 2019
- 1 min
New Earring Designs Are Listed!
Artifacts and Ancient Egyptian lore have always intrigued me. As a child I loved watching “The Mummy” starring Boris Karloff in the 1932...
- Jan 30, 2019
- 1 min
Cry Me A River…
After creating triangles, squares, warped squares, pentagons, and pointed oval earrings, it is time to experiment with teardrops....
- Jan 20, 2019
- 1 min
It arrived in my mailbox this week and…
As I was perusing the pages of the 2019 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Wireworking and Metalsmithing catalog, to my delight right there on...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
Curses…Foiled Again!
Patience is a virtue of which I possess little…except when it comes to designing. Thirty-some years ago when I owned Fibre Ltd., a...
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
It’s 2019 and I’m…
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- Dec 8, 2018
- 1 min
They Are Listed!!!
If you’ve been anxiously waiting, I can now tell you that the “Geometric Oval Component” Drop Earrings beading kit and tutorial are now...
- Dec 6, 2018
- 1 min
Another Sneak Peek…
The tutorial is written and I’m testing it by making a second pair of earrings. To contrast the vivid brights colourway of the first...
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
A New Earring Design!
I don’t know about you, but at this time of the year I really don’t have time to devote to projects that require weeks to complete,...