- Jul 4, 2019
- 1 min
Oodles and Oodles of…
Tube beads…ultra tiny, very thin (1/8” wide) polymer clay tube beads are what I’ve been making this past week. Varying somewhat in...
- May 20, 2019
- 2 min
More Clay Play…
Beads are such fun to make! Rolling clay into round, cone, oblong and other shaped beads, extruding long tube beads that can be sliced...
- May 6, 2019
- 1 min
Feeling Creative?
Ready for some fun? I’ve just finished a colorful 23″ long necklace composed of a geometrically beadwoven link, polymer clay components,...
- Mar 10, 2019
- 1 min
It’s a Lazy Sunday and…
Having already lost an hour due to Daylight Savings Time, I’ve decided to take the day off and treat myself to some R&R. But, tomorrow I...
- Mar 1, 2019
- 1 min
Just Listed!
The new “Geometric Mix or Match Narrow Rectangle Drop Earrings” tutorial is finished and is now listed in my Etsy shop along with the...
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
They Are Finished!
I am loving this new pair of geometric earrings and they look super cool with my new specs! Each side of the earring sports a different...
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
It Started With An Eye Exam…
I’d noticed for some time that my vision was becoming just a tad bit blurry. As it turned out, my left eye had grown weaker and was the...
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
You Never Know What You’ll Find!
Every now and then I’ll stop in a second-hand shop or thrift store just to see if there are any “treasures” to be had. Well, lucky me. I...
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min
Play Time!
Our weather of late leaves little alternative but to stay indoors! Last week we endured subzero temperatures. Today, every branch,...
- Feb 2, 2019
- 1 min
New Earring Designs Are Listed!
Artifacts and Ancient Egyptian lore have always intrigued me. As a child I loved watching “The Mummy” starring Boris Karloff in the 1932...
- Jan 30, 2019
- 1 min
Cry Me A River…
After creating triangles, squares, warped squares, pentagons, and pointed oval earrings, it is time to experiment with teardrops....
- Jan 24, 2019
- 1 min
Slow Progress…
Although I love not having to deal with bracelet clasps, bangles can be a challenge where fit is concerned. The first version of this...
- Jan 13, 2019
- 1 min
It Was a Lovely Snowy Day…
The perfect day to be indoors warm and cozy as snowflakes gently fell covering every branch, twig, and the remaining skeletons of flowers...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
Curses…Foiled Again!
Patience is a virtue of which I possess little…except when it comes to designing. Thirty-some years ago when I owned Fibre Ltd., a...
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
It’s 2019 and I’m…
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- Dec 17, 2018
- 1 min
Working on a New Geometric Design…
My “ Geometric Oval Component” Drop Earrings were a great success and I was torn between making several more pair in new colourways or...
- Dec 8, 2018
- 1 min
They Are Listed!!!
If you’ve been anxiously waiting, I can now tell you that the “Geometric Oval Component” Drop Earrings beading kit and tutorial are now...
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
A New Earring Design!
I don’t know about you, but at this time of the year I really don’t have time to devote to projects that require weeks to complete,...
- 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...
- Nov 17, 2018
- 1 min
Just in Time!
The Holidays are drawing near and if you’re in need of a quick project or a gift for friends who love to bead, I have just the thing!...