- Mar 9, 2018
- 1 min
Just Finished! And Now…
I’m busy putting the finishing touches on the tutorial for these earrings. I’ll be assembling kits for this “Color Play” Pentagon Drop...
- Feb 27, 2018
- 1 min
Another Take on Color…
Finding color combinations derived from nature was the topic of my previous post. But there are so many other places one can find color...
- Feb 20, 2018
- 1 min
Confused about Colors?
You are not alone….many people have difficulty selecting colors. They are in a quandary as to which colors compliment or contrast with...
- Feb 13, 2018
- 1 min
It’s Time to Play with Pentagons!
I’m mixing it up a bit! Because I’m loving wearing my ” Color Play ” Geometric Triangle Drop Earrings, I thought it might be fun to...
- Feb 7, 2018
- 1 min
Swag!!!
Call me lucky! Look what just arrived on my doorstep…a goodie box from #Rangerink containing new offerings from Susan Lenart Kazmer’s...
- Jan 5, 2018
- 1 min
Faux is great!
I haven’t worked with bronze metal clay in some time…I just haven’t been “into” it! But I recently ran out of the flower-shaped disks...
- 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...
- Nov 17, 2017
- 1 min
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 3, 2017
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 1 min
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, 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 29, 2017
- 1 min
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 8, 2017
- 1 min
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”...
- Aug 19, 2017
- 1 min
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...
- Aug 16, 2017
- 1 min
Ready, Set, Go!
Some of the best finds are in antique stores. I am always on the lookout for items I can repurpose and up-cycle! Recently, I came across...
- Aug 12, 2017
- 1 min
Do You Like to Play With Color?
The power of color is amazing! How it is used determines what the eye sees. For example, these three geometric warped squares were woven...
- Aug 4, 2017
- 1 min
More Beads…
This order of Delica beads arrived several weeks ago, but I’ve been so busy playing with resin and making rings that I haven’t had gotten...
- Jul 29, 2017
- 2 min
Last Weekend…
I took a class taught by Richard Salley (great teacher BTW!!!) and learned to make the “Ketoh Bracelet”…typically a wrist guard worn by...
- Jul 24, 2017
- 1 min
You Asked For It!
There used to be a TV show back in the 1950’s called “You Asked For It”, but in this case I am referring to the tutorial I promised for...
- Jul 21, 2017
- 1 min
Haleakala?
I’ve seen it and even took an early morning bike ride downhill from Haleakala on one of my vacations to Maui. This latest resin ring so...