- Jul 3, 2013
- 1 min
Slowly, but surely…
I’m making headway on my ZigZag cuff. I’d lost four days of beading time – daily minutiae and secretarial projects for our homeowners...
- Jun 23, 2013
- 1 min
More embellishments!
I’ve just listed more bronze metal clay sea urchin embellishments in my Etsy shop. They make wonderful necklace and bracelet closures...
- Jun 20, 2013
- 1 min
After contemplating this design for several months…
At long last, I’m finally working on a ZigZag cuff! I’ve wanted to make one ever since I first saw the amazing cuffs in CGB . This is an...
- Jun 5, 2013
- 1 min
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....
- May 27, 2013
- 1 min
More fun with Creative Components!
Here’s another idea for creating more fun wearables.If you read the blog I posted last week, you know about the “Creative Components Wrap”...
- May 14, 2013
- 1 min
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 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 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 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 4, 2013
- 1 min
Getting techie…
I’m in the process of going digital with the tutorials that I have for sale in my Etsy shop. I’ve had a lot of requests for PDFs and I...
- 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 15, 2013
- 1 min
Another publication!
Have you received your April 2013 issue of Bead and Button magazine? On pages 64 through 66 you’ll find a tutorial for my designer...
- Mar 12, 2013
- 1 min
Another Sea Dragon is in Progress!
Ever since I finished my jungle toned green “Sea Dragon” wrist wrap (inspired by the Sea Serpent in CGB ), I’ve wanted to make another in...
- Mar 4, 2013
- 1 min
Do You Teach?
I’m often asked if I teach and the answer is a resounding “No”. Standing in front of an audience causes my brain to freeze up and words...