Nov 7, 20111 min read
I’ve been wearing this bracelet every day of late…
It just seems to go with everything in my Fall wardrobe. I basically wear black, brown and gray, and this piece compliments it all! ...
Nov 1, 20111 min read
The "Beaded Bronze Links" bracelet...
Is a pattern that I designed two years ago. I’ve recently updated it to include directions for making the bronze metal clay links,...
Oct 14, 20111 min read
Dustin Wedekind and Kate McKinnon...
are working on a new book titled "Geometrics" which will be published next spring. The book is available for pre-order on Kate's...
Sep 26, 20111 min read
My latest mixed media bracelet design is finished...
and I've titled it "Rain Forest". It combines polymer clay buds which are set into textured bronze metal clay blossom shapes. The...
Aug 13, 20111 min read
These are prototype components I've made for a new design...
and I can't wait to start this novel project. It will be a mixed media bracelet (my favorite type of jewelry to make and wear!) and it...
Aug 1, 20111 min read
Summer is more than half over and it's time for a break...
so I want to let you know that my Etsy shop will be placed in vacation mode starting Sunday, August 7. If you've been thinking about...
Jul 22, 20111 min read
Undoubtedly, this is the bracelet I wear the most!
It's my "Potpourri" bracelet design worked up in bronze tones. My wardrobe is basically comprised of neutrals and this bracelet just...
Jul 16, 20111 min read
Kits, kits, and more kits!
That's what this weekend is all about. I've had a flood of orders from my Etsy shop and it's time to print patterns, gather tubes of...
Jul 14, 20111 min read
My latest beaded cuff is finally finished!
I'm very pleased with it! The vibrant colors and petite seed beaded patchwork appliques, Swarovski crystal Lochrosen, and the polymer...
May 28, 20111 min read
Just one week...
before I leave for the Bead and Button show! Fair warning...my Etsy shop will be put in vacation mode while I'm away so if you've been...
May 25, 20111 min read
Bronze metal clay and sparkly seed beads...
this is a sneak peak of th e materials for the next project I have in mind! It will be a cuff - I am definitely enamoured with...
May 12, 20111 min read
The Bead and Button Show...
is only weeks away! I'm already dreaming of the goodies I'll pick up at the floor show. Every year I return home with my suitcase...
May 6, 20111 min read
One of the things I like most about beading...
is the portability factor. Unlike many creative endeavours, especially those that require heavy equipment like metalsmithing, beading...
Apr 29, 20111 min read
I'm back from my vacation...
a wonderful, restful time in the Caribbean. On a tiny island where no phones, television, or internet are available, it was easy to put...
Apr 16, 20111 min read
So much to do...
and, of course, never enough time! With warm weather approaching everything in our prairie seems to be popping up at once. It's that...
Apr 14, 20111 min read
Just a reminder...
that my Etsy shop will put be in vacation mode Friday night. If you've wanted to order a beading kit or patterns or some finished...
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 5, 20111 min read
My Beaded Ruffle Cuff is finished!
This is the piece I designed and started while vacationing in Maui. I've used colorful seed beads from my newly purchased stash and...
