- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
Making Progress…
My eye flower is now sporting petals and personality! I’m contemplating doing a second row in a different colorway using the darker blue...
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
I Spy…
A new project…it’s just what I needed to jumpstart my enthusiasm for beading. As I’d mentioned before, my beading muse has been...
- Oct 29, 2022
- 1 min
In The Pink!
I love everything about these shoulder sweeping earrings from the Pink Opals and Labradorite gemstones to the 3mm amethyst accented tiny...
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
Boo 2!
Having had another carved Labradorite skull in my stash, I just had to make another ring! I wore this to a Halloween party along with...
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
Shoulder Sweeping…
Time for a new pair since I hadn’t made earrings in a while. I love long, dramatic earrings, but my earlobes can’t take the weight so I...
- Oct 15, 2022
- 1 min
It’s Time to Spruce up the Shop!
I’ve just added six lovely brocade pouches and each is filled with a color-coordinated treasure trove of beads, crystals, Swarovski...
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Beads to the Rescue Once Again!
This happens around the same time every year as I shelve my summer wardrobe and transition into my fall/winter garments. I’ll put on one...
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
Boo!
“Macabre” Carved Skull Ring Halloween is fast approaching and I’m getting ready for it! I’ve just finished this sterling silver ring...
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
The Third Eye…
What with having surgery on both eyes this past month, the concept of the Third Eye has been on my mind. I started making this pendant...
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
I’m So Delighted!
Good Time Beading is a page on Facebook and it’s devoted to (you guessed it!) beading and bead related topics AND I’ve been chosen as the...
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Woohoo!
The second eye is done! OMG…what a difference it has made! Even dreary overcast days look bright now and colors are so vivid. It’s lovely...
- Aug 22, 2022
- 1 min
What We Have Here Are…
More goodies to play with when I finally return to the bench in my metals studio! Dig this whopper 2.5 pound hammer from Buffalo Rutland...
- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min
One Down, One to Go…
I had cataract surgery on my left eye last Wednesday. Post surgery I had quite a bit of discomfort. My follow-up appointment the next day...
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Taking My Time…
Last week flew by and I didn’t really get anything accomplished and that’s okay. Today, I’m back to designing the beading project I...
- Jul 23, 2022
- 1 min
Sufferin’ Succotash!
It has been miserably hot this week, but today has been really insufferable! Last night we had a tremendous storm with a deluge of rain...
- Jul 16, 2022
- 1 min
It’s Just Too Beautiful!
Wild Senna I’m having a difficult time accomplishing anything during these delightful summer days! I take beadwork out onto the screened...
- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
Well, Look Who’s Back!
My Beading Muse has returned! Albeit, I don’t know for how long. I suspect she’ll hang around as long as the weather is too nice for me...
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
Finished, But…
I did make several changes from the original layout. I had planned to add several more stones, but the piece became far too heavy and...
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
What’s On My Bench Now…
I’m working on a neckpiece with lots of components. Cast fine silver twigs, fossil mammoth, shark tooth, and crinoid, along with coral,...
- May 27, 2022
- 1 min
Do You Remember This?
I had sold out of this cute little spoon a while back which meant my “Tube Bead Embellishment” kit was no longer available. Hurray! I now...