Aug 16, 20181 min read
What Do These Earrings Have In Common?
My "Quadra Play" Geometric Triangle Drop Earrings share many of the same colors and design patterns...all are geometric beadwoven...
Aug 13, 20181 min read
Would you like a sneak peek?
Several months ago while on vacation I devoted time to exploring color and pattern design while beading triangles. I had planned to make...
Aug 9, 20181 min read
What a Mess this was...
This is the table on which I work with metal clay, polymer clay, and resin and for months it has been covered with all manner of...
Aug 3, 20181 min read
It’s Been Ages, But...
Now that I’ve finished my latest beading project and tutorial I finally have time to replenish my stash of bronze metal clay “Urchins”...
Jul 28, 20181 min read
The Tutorial and Kits Are Listed!
Some of you have been eagerly awaiting this bracelet tutorial and beading kit and here they are! If you love color and geometric...
Jul 26, 20181 min read
I'll Bet...
You were wondering if I'd ever finish this project, right? With summer obligations, dealing with a sick cat entailing visits to the...
Jul 19, 20181 min read
Okay...
I could have taken the easy and speedy path by using crimp covers to hide the crimp beads used in this bracelet project, but I was not at...
Jul 13, 20181 min read
I’m Almost There...
Granted, I haven’t had a lot of time to bead lately. With our summer weather being so hot and humid, weeds have taken over and general...
Jul 7, 20181 min read
DuMA...
That's an acronym for Dubuque Museum of Art. It's an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution located in downtown Dubuque, IA. Several...
Jul 1, 20181 min read
In Progress...
I started working on these geometric beads several months ago and as often happens, they were placed in the UFO bin while I worked on...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
Thank You, FMG!
Aside from intense heat and far more rain than wanted or needed, June has certainly been an excellent month for me! Not only did I spend...
Jun 20, 20181 min read
Sometimes...
After I've spent a month or two designing with beads and writing tutorials or having been immersed in resin and/or polymer clay or metal...
Jun 14, 20181 min read
A Perfect Day...
After a week of severe storms, high humidity, and a miserable deluge of biting gnats, we finally have a glorious day...the sort of...
Jun 8, 20181 min read
Back in the USA!
I’ve been out of the studio for the past two weeks for a much needed vacation. While away, I managed to get in only a few hours of...
Jun 1, 20181 min read
I’m still playing with triangles and finding that...
Exploration with color and design is so important! I’ve charted three designs using sixteen different color combinations and I’ve...
May 25, 20181 min read
Yippie!!!
I’m delighted! I’ve just been notified that my “Elements” necklace has received an honorable mention in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads...
May 18, 20181 min read
I've Been Busy Outdoors, But...
I did manage to carve out a bit of free time to work on some beadwoven triangles. These are part of a collection that will eventually...
May 10, 20181 min read
It’s Time Consuming, but...
It’s all so beautiful! I’ve just returned from Murphy’s Gardens with a box full of herbs...thyme, parsley, rosemary, mint, and lots of...
May 5, 20181 min read
I Knew This Would Happen...
The weather pattern world-wide has been unpredictable of late! Forget spring...our lengthy and arduous Mid-west winter has seemingly...
May 1, 20181 min read
It's Springtime and...
Flowers are blooming everywhere...even in my studio! These four collections of polymer clay flower and butterfly shaped components have...
