- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
After Several Months Hiatus…
I finally feel like beading again! The gorgeous weather we’re having today definitely contributes to wanting to take my beading...
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
Inspiration is Everywhere!
What do you see here? Bugs of course, but look beyond what is obvious. I see beadwork! The colorful patterns compose a perfect palette...
- Jan 13, 2021
- 1 min
On My Beading Table…
I’ll give you a hint…this bead-embroidered piece is not a bracelet. I’ve been working off and on, stitching around each of the various...
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
How Are You Spending This First Day of 2021?
I’m repairing a Xmas present today. I have no idea how this Johnny Was scarf came to have inch-long tears in four equal corners, but I do...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 1 min
I’m Still Working on the New Project, But…
As I’ve written in my past blog, I’ve been experimenting with shrink plastic. It will be an integral component of the new design that I...
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
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!...
- Feb 19, 2020
- 1 min
Believe Me…
Being an artist is not “all fun and games”, especially for one who designs beadwoven creations and writes tutorials, both of which...
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
Round and Round and Round She Goes…
These beads are ready for the oven! I love the colors…mixtures of green, turquoise, lavender, sky blue, a touch of brown interspersed...
- Apr 24, 2019
- 1 min
Something New!
April showers and spring flowers…these vivid colors make me think of warm summer days and tropical vacations! How fun these flower...
- Jan 20, 2019
- 1 min
It arrived in my mailbox this week and…
As I was perusing the pages of the 2019 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Wireworking and Metalsmithing catalog, to my delight right there on...
- Sep 13, 2018
- 1 min
All Play…All the Time?
I’ve been having fun exploring different geometric shapes this past week, but it’s time to put beads, needle and thread aside and get...
- Jun 14, 2018
- 1 min
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 idyllic...
- Feb 1, 2018
- 1 min
A New Tutorial and Beading Kit!
The “Color Play” Geometric Drop Earrings tutorial is finished and beading kits for both the “Color Play” Vibrant Brights and “Color...
- Jan 19, 2018
- 1 min
It’s Interesting How One’s Tastes Evolve..
When I first learned to bead a decade or so ago I preferred to work with beads that were muted in color…transparent or silver-lined or...
- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
Repurposing again…
I love giving objects a second life and having just finished with the holidays, I found that many of the gifts we received were packaged...
- Dec 28, 2017
- 1 min
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 1, 2017
- 1 min
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...
- Oct 21, 2017
- 1 min
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...
- Sep 16, 2017
- 1 min
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...