Dec 28, 20171 min read
Santa was most generous!
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I’ve been working with paper most recently. Well, Santa brought me a lot of new dies from...
Dec 22, 20171 min read
I'm sending...
Best wishes to you and yours for magical Holidays filled with awe and wonder!
Dec 14, 20171 min read
Yes. Most Definitely...
I will get back to beading and metal work, but every now and then I need to step back from it all and delve into something totally new....
Dec 1, 20171 min read
Do you remember this piece?
This is my “Loch Ness Sea Dragon III” Wrap design (inspired by Contemporary Geometric Beadwork). I entered it in the Fire Mountain Gems...
Nov 26, 20172 min read
Reflecting on time...
When I was a young girl, it seemed that every person over the age of fifty constantly remarked how fast time was passing. I didn’t...
Nov 17, 20171 min read
Staying Ahead of the Holidays...
What am I doing this week? I’m creating tiny gift boxes and bags. With the holidays rapidly approaching, I’ll need hostess gifts and...
Nov 10, 20171 min read
It’s never too early…
Many gift-giving dates are fixed…birthdays and Christmas, to name a few. Preparing for these occasions is stressful enough without the...
Nov 3, 20171 min read
Last Night...
I had a dream in which I was teaching a bead embroidery class and as in so many dreams one has, it was fraught with problems that must be...
Oct 29, 20171 min read
In a blue mood...
Last August while on vacation in California, I purchased some wonderful natural crystals from which I created molds This collection of...
Oct 21, 20171 min read
Do You Have a Favorite Beading Stitch?
I’ve worked primarily in Peyote stitch for the past few years because it lends itself so well to geometric beadwork. The beads sit...
Oct 13, 20171 min read
I almost missed it!
The deadline for latest Fire Mountain Gems contest featuring Swarovski Crystals was October 8 and I finished this neckpiece just in time...
Oct 6, 20171 min read
It's that time of year...
I love Autumn! Daylight now has a different glow with the sun lower in the sky. The prairie is awash with brilliant shades of yellow as...
Sep 29, 20171 min read
The Kit and Tutorial are Listed!
Have you been eager to bead a project composed of Warped Squares, but didn’t know where to start? Then you might be interested in my...
Sep 24, 20171 min read
It's been a long time coming, but...
Here it is...my "Staggered Geometric Warped Square Bracelet". I'm extremely pleased with the finished design and feel it was definitely...
Sep 16, 20171 min read
Here's a Sneak Peek...
I'm on the "home stretch" with this "Staggered Geometric Warped Square and Triangle Bracelet". Had I stopped with just the warped...
Sep 11, 20171 min read
Oh, My!
I could not ask for a more perfect day to be on the screened porch beading to my heart's content in the company of cats! I'm surrounded...
Sep 8, 20171 min read
Another Find...
Aren't these the cutest little glass bottles ever! Look at how tiny they are next to the tube of Delica beads! These are another "find"...
Sep 2, 20171 min read
Woohoo!!!!
I am so excited!!! In early March I entered my bead-embroidered neckpiece featuring polymer clay flowers and butterflies in Fire...
Aug 26, 20171 min read
Getting There...
Designing and engineering this warped square beading project has taken longer than I imagined, but I’m closing in and can see light at...
Aug 19, 20171 min read
I'm Back in the Studio...
While vacationing in California over the past two weeks, I did find some time to work on a beading project and that was something I...
