Jun 27, 20202 min read
You’ve Probably Heard the Phrase...
Everything old is new again. Do you remember Shrinky-Dinks from the 1970’s. Turns out that shrink plastic is the new “in” medium for...
Jun 19, 20201 min read
I Am So Excited!!!
The results of the 2020 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Metals Jewelry-Making Contest have been announced and I've just learned that my...
Jun 12, 20202 min read
This is the Time to Bead for Pleasure!
I can’t remember when we last experienced a summer as lovely as this. We have been graced with such beautiful weather thus far!...
Jun 6, 20201 min read
The Most Happy Fella!
I can’t remember where I originally found the laughing Buddha bead that I used in this pendant...probably at a Bead & Button Show I...
May 30, 20201 min read
Portability is the Key Word Here...
We have been having such gorgeous weather that beading outdoors on the screened porch has become my favorite place to be of late. I...
May 17, 20202 min read
If You Were Alive in the 1950’s...
You may recall Mad Magazine and its mascot, Alfred E. Neuman…his slogan was, “What Me Worry?”. Oh, for those carefree days when we...
May 6, 20201 min read
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big...
Or maybe not. This week I’m experimenting with colors and various geometric beaded shapes and working them into pendants and beads that...
Apr 28, 20201 min read
How Do You Store Your Jewelry?
Drawers? Boxes? Hanging from the wall? I store my jewelry in and on all of these, but the pieces that I wear most are always visible!...
Apr 18, 20201 min read
Beading Kits are Ready!
Yes! Beading kits for my Geometric "Color Play Warped Square Mixed Pattern" Drop Earrings are now listed in my Etsy shop! The tutoria...
Apr 16, 20201 min read
The Tutorial is Finished!
My latest earring tutorial, the "Color Play Warped Square Mixed Patterns" Drop Earrings , has now joined my series of geometric Color...
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Sneak Peek!
I’m proofreading and putting the final touches on my latest tutorial! I thought of calling these earrings Flutterbies because they do...
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Absolute Delight!
I’ve stayed indoors for a solid month now and whereas some people are going crazy, I haven’t really minded confinement. Until today our...
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Perhaps Next Year?
Having skipped the Bead & Button Show for several years, I was more than ready to attend this year! The Show catalog was filled with...
Mar 24, 20201 min read
While Working On The New Earring Design...
I've gotten sidetracked. Perhaps you remember a cuff I designed several years ago titled “Modular Concept”? I retired the kit some time...
Mar 18, 20201 min read
These Are Strange Days, so...
What better time than now to stay indoors and bead! In 1918 the Spanish Flu swept the earth and felled millions, but unless you were...
Mar 10, 20201 min read
Beading Adventures in Paradise...
If you’ve wondered why I haven’t posted recently, it’s because a well-deserved vacation had been in order for some time. There truly is...
Feb 19, 20201 min read
Believe Me...
Being an artist is not "all fun and games", especially for one who designs beadwoven creations and writes tutorials, both of which...
Feb 6, 20201 min read
At This Time Every Year...
When winter still holds a firm grasp in the Midwest and the dreariness of cold and grey skies abound, my very being begins to crave...
Jan 29, 20202 min read
There’s a Saying...
Less is sometimes more. The silver pendant shown above is a large, rather heavy and substantial piece and the 24" double link chain...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
It's What's On Your Workbench Wednesday!
Here's what I've been working on...bezels and charms. I'm now ready to set the oval moss-colored nephrite cabochon into a bezel that has...
