- Feb 2, 2014
- 1 min
Just want you to know…
I’ll soon be taking a brief hiatus to refresh and enjoy a change of pace from my regular routine. My Etsy shop will remain open during...
- Jan 27, 2014
- 1 min
Before and After!
I’d made these earrings a while ago. I was pleased with the design, but every time I put them on they just didn’t feel right. The long...
- Jan 24, 2014
- 1 min
Slip-on or Clasp?
It’s a matter of personal preference, I think. Because I dislike fiddling with buttons, snaps, and clasps, I tend to create cuffs that...
- Jan 21, 2014
- 1 min
I love wearing my zig zag cuffs!
Of all the geometric beaded bracelets I’ve made, they are the most comfortable. The slip-on design is snug when being inched over my...
- Jan 18, 2014
- 1 min
The Mermaid Cuff…
My most ambitious project to date! Tiny metallic bronze horns accented with Charlottes, drop, and seed beads dance around the...
- Jan 7, 2014
- 1 min
It’s getting down to the wire…
I’ve been perusing the Bead&Button Show catalog since it arrived in early December and I still haven’t decided which classes to take! It...
- Dec 26, 2013
- 1 min
Thank you, Santa!
I must have been a very good girl over this past year because Santa brought me everything that was on my Xmas list! Several gifts were...
- Dec 21, 2013
- 1 min
Ooohhh la, la…
These yummy beads from SimplyBeads.com just arrived in my mailbox! It’s a nice selection of glass pearls and daggers. Small dagger beads...
- Dec 15, 2013
- 1 min
An afternoon of play with Polymer Clay!
Having not worked with polymer clay in quite a while, I realized how very much I have missed the process. I admit that today’s brief...
- Dec 12, 2013
- 1 min
A basket filled with luscious color!
More Delicas have arrived! I can’t keep enough of these in beauties in stock! Many colors were all but depleted after assembling beading...
- Dec 9, 2013
- 1 min
Sizing a beaded slip-on cuff can be a challenge…
So much depends on the tension with which one beads. My beading is neither too loose nor too tight and that’s a huge plus. I usually use...
- Dec 6, 2013
- 1 min
Busy, busy…
Crikey, I can’t’ even see the surface of my beading table anymore! The assembly of beading kits and Colourways Collections has...
- Dec 1, 2013
- 1 min
Selecting colors for a project is very time consuming…
Countless hours can be spent going through one’s beading stash selecting colors and types of beads. It’s a frustrating process when all...
- Nov 28, 2013
- 1 min
I’m almost finished with the Horns…
I’ve been having a lot of fun with this design! I’m delighted with the metallic Horns (inspired by CGB ) that jut out around the...
- Nov 18, 2013
- 1 min
Making progress…
Between catching a mouse, attending a party, and cooking for company, I’ve actually made good progress on my latest beaded cuff over the...
- Nov 14, 2013
- 1 min
Ready, set, go!
Here’s the palette for my next project. I’ve been working on the design chart over these past few days and have decided that it will be...
- Nov 5, 2013
- 1 min
Are you ready to enter planet Mongo?
Both the beading kit and tutorial for the Empress Ming Cuff (inspired by Wings and Horns in CGBI ) are listed in my Etsy shop. The...
- Nov 3, 2013
- 1 min
Well, it didn’t take long…
It’s hard to believe that several weeks ago my beading table was pristine…clear of any clutter or debris. Utter chaos happens when a...
- Oct 29, 2013
- 1 min
Hail, Empress Ming!
Many of you have been waiting very patiently for this design to be offered as a tutorial and beading kit. Well, the wait is over. Both...
- Oct 14, 2013
- 1 min
Empress Ming is progressing slowly…
I haven’t had more than a few hours to bead in the past ten days. Between cooking for company, readying the herb garden and prairie for...