- Aug 15, 2013
- 1 min
Yummmmmmm…..
I have little sales resistance when it comes to beads and I’m always eager to add new colors to my Delica stash. This luscious collection...
- Aug 13, 2013
- 1 min
Feedback is always welcome…
I’m always so thrilled and thankful when customers leave positive feedback for me on Etsy , and I want to thank everyone for the lovely...
- Aug 11, 2013
- 1 min
Look at these!
I’ve just ordered luscious iris blue vintage (circa 1890 – 1900) nail head beads from Just Let Me Bead. They are a petite 3mm in size...
- Aug 8, 2013
- 1 min
One bead at a time…
I haven’t had as much time to devote to beading this week as I would like. I’ve been working on my latest geometric ZigZag piece, the...
- Aug 5, 2013
- 1 min
Sweet moments…
This morning as I was in the kitchen cutting stems from garden fresh green beans, a lovely warm breeze wafted through the windows...
- Jul 31, 2013
- 2 min
It’s a Door County kind of day…
And I might add, a very good day for staying indoors and beading! A gentle mist is giving our prairie a chance to recover from the...
- Jul 25, 2013
- 1 min
Industrious is the operative word…
I’ve been on the computer creating charts for my upcoming project. I’m toying with several ideas, all of which are sea-themed. Here is...
- Jul 19, 2013
- 1 min
Birds love our house!
Every spring and summer without fail, several birds will build nests in any nook and cranny they can find on our house. In June we had a...
- Jul 13, 2013
- 1 min
Yes!!!
My ZigZag “Safari Cuff” (inspired by the Rick-Rack designs in Kate McKinnon’s CGB ) is finally finished and it has fast become one of...
- Jul 10, 2013
- 1 min
It’s so frustrating….
Although time for beading and jewelry making is so abundant during the winter months, it just seems to disappear in summer. Entertaining...
- Jul 6, 2013
- 1 min
A different finish…
Look at the great wrist-wrap that Donna Barkanic made with my Sea Dragon Variation beading kit (inspired by CGB ). I love the novel way...
- Jul 3, 2013
- 1 min
Slowly, but surely…
I’m making headway on my ZigZag cuff. I’d lost four days of beading time – daily minutiae and secretarial projects for our homeowners...
- Jul 1, 2013
- 1 min
Everything’s coming up…
Not roses…but Butterfly Weed, Purple Cone Flower, Coreopsis, Milkweed, Spiderwort, Rattlesnake Master, Penstemon, and other native...
- Jun 28, 2013
- 1 min
Too much going on!
I truly dislike when life gets in the way of my beading and jewelry making! This week has been fraught with the comings and goings of...
- Jun 23, 2013
- 1 min
More embellishments!
I’ve just listed more bronze metal clay sea urchin embellishments in my Etsy shop. They make wonderful necklace and bracelet closures...
- Jun 20, 2013
- 1 min
After contemplating this design for several months…
At long last, I’m finally working on a ZigZag cuff! I’ve wanted to make one ever since I first saw the amazing cuffs in CGB . This is an...
- Jun 17, 2013
- 1 min
And…
This is a bracelet that I made in Anne Mitchell’s class at Bead & Button. It combines sterling silver with fine silver fused rings and a...
- Jun 14, 2013
- 2 min
Lots of Loot!
I tried to be very good this year by not buying more of what I already have and I think I did pretty well. With so many classes...
- Jun 11, 2013
- 1 min
Spinner Ring Redux!
This is the spinner ring that I made in Robyn Cornelius’s class at Bead & Button. The ring is made of silver and the interior spinning...
- Jun 5, 2013
- 1 min
Packing for Bead and Button…
There are few places one can go with jewelry piled on to the hilt. Fortunately the Bead and Button Show is an exception to that rule....