- Apr 8, 2017
- 1 min
In a Blue Mood…
Presently I am loving the color blue…everything from Twilight to Powder. Perhaps the profusion of beautiful bluebells sprouting along our...
- Jan 22, 2017
- 1 min
Materials and Supplies…
This is a stash of goodies I purchased previously at the Bead&Button show. I’ve just received a list of the floor show exhibitors for...
- Jan 9, 2017
- 1 min
Time to reorganize…
I have an entire drawer dedicated to Delica beads…hundreds of 7 gram tubes have been stored there. But in the past year I’ve started...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 1 min
Woohoo!
More beads are in my future! I’ve been running low on several colors of Delica beads and my Fire Mountain Gems and Beads gift...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 1 min
A Subtle Difference…
In the photo below, I’ve shown these polymer clay beads in their “raw” state prior to being baked. Although col ors always seem to...
- Dec 12, 2016
- 1 min
Ready for the Oven!
I needed some immediate gratification and polymer clay always delivers! These colorful beads are part of a bigger plan. After they are...
- Dec 9, 2016
- 1 min
Hurray!
I’ve just been notified that my “Coral Reef” bangle is a bronze medal winner in the Fire Mountain Gems 2016 Creative Clays contest !...
- Oct 11, 2016
- 1 min
Today…
All I want to do is bead, bead, and bead some more! I’m playing with a selection of 15/0 Toho seed beads and trying my hand at the...
- Aug 20, 2016
- 1 min
Looking for a particular bead color?
Whether shopping at a bead store or online, searching for beads that have a particular color name can sometimes be frustrating. Problems...
- Apr 3, 2016
- 1 min
An inauspicious beginning of the month…
April started out with a bang…a rear-end collision that came out of nowhere followed by a sore throat and a doozy of a cold! There’s...
- Oct 7, 2015
- 1 min
Finished!
I can cross this project off my “to do” list. In spite of my little helpers who were constantly jumping up on my work table and playing...
- Sep 28, 2015
- 2 min
Another ring inspired by a Medieval Muse…
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth ascended the throne at the age of 25 in 1558, succeeding her half-sister, Queen Mary....
- Sep 25, 2015
- 1 min
Where does the time go?
It seems that I had just completed a large selection of fine silver metal clay Flower Disks and Faux Ammonites, but I have run out of...
- Sep 22, 2015
- 1 min
The FMG gift certificate was burning a hole in my pocket and…
It didn’t take long for me to decide what I wanted…actually needed! Every geometric beadwork design I’ve created uses thousands of Delica...
- Aug 29, 2015
- 1 min
A new toy to use in my metals studio!
I had lusted after one of these for some time, but a set of shaped cutters are a bit of an investment so I waited and when I saw that...
- Aug 14, 2015
- 1 min
Queen of Hearts….
That title may very well become my alias if I keep making heart-themed jewelry! I’ve just finished this pair and they are my favorite at...
- Aug 2, 2015
- 1 min
Now that I’m using set stones again in my work…
I’ve realized that I need more organization. For years I had been storing numerous packets of both tiny and large cabochons and cramming...
- Jul 30, 2015
- 1 min
I’m on an earring kick and…
I’m creating quite a collection! It’s been a long time since I’ve felt like making earrings, but dusting off my hydraulic press and...
- Jul 19, 2015
- 1 min
“A Rose in Spanish Harlem”…
It’s a song I first heard on the album “She Cried” by Jay and the Americans in 1962. I was in 8th grade then and I played that record so...
- Jul 16, 2015
- 1 min
Just finished…
When it comes to heart-themed jewelry, there are those who simply can’t abide it and those who love it…I fall into the latter category!...