Feb 11, 20111 min read
Time is running out...
and my pre-Valentine's Day sale ends at 11:59 p.m. this evening. If you've been thinking about ordering a designer beading kit or...
Feb 9, 20111 min read
I'm Sending a Special Valentine...
your way by having a pre-Valentine's Day sale. Starting today through Friday, February 11, I'm offering a coupon good for 10% off any...
Jan 20, 20112 min read
I really should have...
made an additional New Year's resolution. As it was, I resolved to try to keep my studio spaces clean and neat this coming year. So far...
Jan 16, 20111 min read
Hurray! My Etsy Shop...
is finally open! I've wanted to do this for a long time and have finally gotten around to it. Etsy is an online market place for...
Dec 9, 20101 min read
The second Tide Pool cuff is half finished...
And I've decided, no doubt about it, this is one of the most enjoyable beading projects I've done in a long time. There is no absolutely...
Dec 2, 20101 min read
A Luscious New Palette!
I've finished writing and editing the pattern for the "Tide Pool" cuff - eight pages of clear and concise instructions with step-by-step...
Nov 30, 20101 min read
Finished!
I've finally finished the "Tide Pool" cuff and I'm working on the final editing of the step-by-step photos and pattern instructions. ...
Nov 19, 20101 min read
A Work in Progress
My down time is not being wasted. Although I still can't wield a hammer, I am able to do a bit of beading. It has been a good six...
Sep 11, 20101 min read
Jewelry Trunk Show Today!
I'm off to Brio Gallery in Galena, IL for my jewelry trunk show. I've been toiling in my studio the past four weeks getting ready for...
May 30, 20101 min read
Spiral Beading Pattern Sneak-Peek!
As promised, the "Bedazzled Spiral Cuff" jewelry kit is now available and here's a sneak-peek - thirteen pages of easy to follow...
May 29, 20101 min read
For Your Beading Pleasure...
If big, bold, and beau tiful is your style you will love this brand new bracelet kit which will be available VERY soon! I've just...
May 19, 20101 min read
Buttons Galore!
I've been busy playing with polymer clay today making lots of Opihi shell and urchin buttons for my " Shell and Spines Cuff" kits. I...
May 18, 20101 min read
New Polymer Clay Clasp
I've had a lot of feedback regarding the new "Potpourri" bracelet kit. Most of you liked the polymer clay clasp that was featured on...
May 16, 20101 min read
No Beading Today - Gone Gardening!
I devoted most of last week to finishing the "Potpourri" bracelet kit while it's been raining off and on accompanied by high winds. But...
May 15, 20101 min read
It's Here!
Lucky you! This is the kit so many of you have been asking for. I've just finished writing the directions for the "Potpourri" bracelet...
May 5, 20101 min read
Finished...Finally!
I've been working on this bracelet off and on for too long, but it's finally finished! I'll be sending this photo along with five other...
Apr 30, 20101 min read
Moroccan Surprise!
Picture a street market in Morocco. The temperature is hotte r than hot. The wind whips and sweeps sand and dust into mini whirlwinds. ...
Apr 29, 20101 min read
The Art of Display
I often wonder how people store their jewelry. It's really great to have a wonderful jewelry case with partitions of all different sizes...
Apr 20, 20101 min read
Cleo's Little Friends
Springtime has comfortably settled in and the temperature keeps rising. It's time to pull back my hair and get out the fun earrings! I...
Apr 5, 20101 min read
"We'll Always Have Paris"
These earrings are the result of a brief stay in Paris two years ago. There was so much to see in the short time we were there...the Arc...
