- Dec 21, 2018
- 1 min
Holiday Sale!
If you’ve been eyeing tutorials that are listed in my Etsy shop, now is a great time to take another look. I seldom do sales, but on...
- Dec 6, 2018
- 1 min
Another Sneak Peek…
The tutorial is written and I’m testing it by making a second pair of earrings. To contrast the vivid brights colourway of the first...
- Nov 27, 2018
- 1 min
Just out of the tumbler…
Because I’m incapable of doing nothing and was unable to bead while my left hand recovered from surgery, I took time to play with Bronze...
- Oct 22, 2018
- 1 min
Do You Remember This Piece?
The results I’ve been waiting for are in! I entered my “Fleurs et Papillons” Bead-Embroidered Cuff in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 1 min
Finished!
With all the trials and tribulations of this past week, it has taken longer than I hoped to finish my latest design, but I’m pleased to...
- Sep 16, 2018
- 1 min
Yep…
Still at it…replenishing more beading kits. Now it’s time to assemble the “Geometric Warped Square Arrow Drop Earrings and Variations”...
- 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...
- Aug 30, 2018
- 1 min
Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny…
Size 15/0 beads are so very small and those are what are on my beading mat today. It’s one of those fabulous end-of-summer days filled...
- Aug 25, 2018
- 1 min
Can’t Get Enough Orange!
Vitamin C? I’m fine on that front. But, I’m craving the color orange of late. I have no idea why. I’ve never been a fan of orange…even...
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
Are You Ready To Play?
Hot off the press…my “Quadra Play” Geometric Triangle Drop Earrings beading kit and tutorial is ready and listed in my Etsy shop . Each...
- Jul 7, 2018
- 1 min
DuMA…
That’s an acronym for Dubuque Museum of Art. It’s an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution located in downtown Dubuque, IA. Several...
- May 1, 2018
- 1 min
It’s Springtime and…
Flowers are blooming everywhere…even in my studio! These four collections of polymer clay flower and butterfly shaped components have...
- Apr 27, 2018
- 1 min
I know…
I said in my last post that the tutorial for the Geometric “Color Play” Square Drop Earrings would be available in a day or two, but...
- Apr 18, 2018
- 1 min
Channeling Edie…
If you were around in the 1960’s and into Pop Culture, you probably remember Edie Sedgwick. She was part of “the MOD scene” at Andy...
- Apr 4, 2018
- 1 min
Predictably…
After the dreariness of winter is finally over and our snow has melted, my thoughts turn to flowers and butterflies as soon as spring...
- Mar 27, 2018
- 1 min
The Fruits of My Labor…
I do love making polymer clay beads…especially beads that look very old, if not ancient! These are beads that I made last week. I had run...
- Mar 22, 2018
- 1 min
Here’s What I’m Working On Today…
It’s time once again to make more polymer clay Faux Amber and Turquoise beads. They are an integral component in my “ Tibetan Inspired...
- Mar 12, 2018
- 1 min
And They Are Ready!
Are you ready for some color? Although we’ve set our clocks ahead to Daylight Savings time, several weeks of winter white weather still...
- 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...
- May 26, 2017
- 1 min
A New Tutorial!
I’ve received so many inquiries from fellow polymer clay enthusiasts who love my “Matisse Inspired Cutouts” Earrings as to whether a...