Jan 12, 20141 min read
Petite Baby Spikes!
I've just received a shipment of itsy-bitsy Czech glass Baby Spike beads in a beautiful array of Aurora Borealis colors and neutrals. I...
Jan 9, 20141 min read
I've finally decided...
Fortunately, the classes I chose hadn't filled and they fit into my time frame! I've signed up for a glass fusing class in which I'll...
Jan 7, 20141 min read
It's getting down to the wire...
I've been perusing the Bead&Button Show catalog since it arrived in early December and I still haven't decided which classes to take! It...
Jan 4, 20141 min read
You'll have to wait until February for...
"Behind the Brooch" by Lorena Angulo. It is a compilation of works featuring unique brooches created by 128 artists. What makes this...
Jan 1, 20141 min read
Happy New Year...
I can't think of a better way to spend New Year's day than by staying indoors (Baby, it's cold outside!) in my pj's and beading all day!...
Dec 29, 20131 min read
She sells seashells….
Having depleted my recent stash of polymer clay seashell bead/button collections, it was time to make more. This time I chose to make...
Dec 26, 20131 min read
Thank you, Santa!
I must have been a very good girl over this past year because Santa brought me everything that was on my Xmas list! Several gifts were...
Dec 24, 20131 min read
And a very merry Xmas to you!
Wishing you warmth, love, happiness, and all good things this holiday season!
Dec 21, 20131 min read
Ooohhh la, la...
These yummy beads from SimplyBeads.com just arrived in my mailbox! It's a nice selection of glass pearls and daggers. Small dagger beads...
Dec 18, 20131 min read
No time for beading these days!
My latest cuff project has been put on the back burner while I've been occupied filling holiday orders these past few weeks. I feel like...
Dec 15, 20131 min read
An afternoon of play with Polymer Clay!
Having not worked with polymer clay in quite a while, I realized how very much I have missed the process. I admit that today's brief...
Dec 12, 20131 min read
A basket filled with luscious color!
More Delicas have arrived! I can't keep enough of these in beauties in stock! Many colors were all but depleted after assembling beading...
Dec 9, 20131 min read
Sizing a beaded slip-on cuff can be a challenge...
So much depends on the tension with which one beads. My beading is neither too loose nor too tight and that's a huge plus. I usually use...
Dec 6, 20131 min read
Busy, busy...
Crikey, I can't' even see the surface of my beading table anymore! The assembly of beading kits and Colourways Collections has...
Dec 3, 20131 min read
They called her the "Purple Lady"...
When I was in my 20's, I had two jobs. I was a cosmetologist, but I also had a part-time job as an Estee Lauder representative. One day...
Dec 1, 20131 min read
Selecting colors for a project is very time consuming...
Countless hours can be spent going through one's beading stash selecting colors and types of beads. It’s a frustrating process when all...
Nov 28, 20131 min read
I'm almost finished with the Horns...
I've been having a lot of fun with this design! I'm delighted with the metallic Horns (inspired by CGB ) that jut out around the...
Nov 25, 20132 min read
Another critter drama...
Living in the country is wonderful, but one never knows what kind of wildlife will cross one's path or decide to move in and take refuge...
Nov 22, 20131 min read
Back by popular demand...
I've recently had several requests for my bronze metal clay sea urchin embellishments so I put my beading project aside for several...
Nov 18, 20131 min read
Making progress...
Between catching a mouse, attending a party, and cooking for company, I've actually made good progress on my latest beaded cuff over the...
