- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Deja Vu…
It’s been seven years since I last wore these clodhoppers after I’d had surgery on both feet and here I am again! I’ll be laid up and out...
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
Hurrah!!!
I’m off to take a three-day workshop with Susan Lenart Kazmer! I know I will learn so much! Friday will be spent doing a full day of...
- Jun 10, 2017
- 2 min
Report from the Show…
It was a whirlwind trip to the Bead&Button Show…a four hour drive to Milwaukee on Thursday and a repeat back home on Friday. I solely...
- Jun 2, 2017
- 2 min
I’m Goin’ Shoppin’…
My contest entries have just been returned and thanks to Fire Mountain Gems & Beads and a $150 gift certificate (the silver medal award...
- Jun 15, 2015
- 1 min
There’s always something new to learn!
The scope of what can be done with metal is vast and even though I have been a metalsmith for well over twenty-five years, I’m always...
- Mar 28, 2015
- 1 min
In lieu of attending classes at Bead & Button this year…
I’ve ordered a slew of instructional DVDs from some of the best teachers around! The reviews of those I’ve chosen are highly rated and...
- Dec 19, 2014
- 1 min
I may take a pass….
I’ve previously said that I wouldn’t miss this show for the world, but I’ve just received the 2015 Bead & Button show class catalog and...
- Dec 1, 2014
- 1 min
What a dream…
Perhaps I should say nightmare! Last night I dreamed I was scheduled to teach a beading class (I lack the teaching gene, so that was a...
- Jun 13, 2014
- 1 min
Commercially mass-produced jewelry is ubiquitous…
It can be found everywhere from high-end jewelry stores to shopping malls and discount stores. It is obviously popular and preferred by...
- Jun 11, 2014
- 1 min
Fused glass treasures from class…
Aside from enameling, I had never worked with glass, but had always been tempted by the beauty of fused glass cabochons, so when I saw...
- Jun 14, 2013
- 2 min
Lots of Loot!
I tried to be very good this year by not buying more of what I already have and I think I did pretty well. With so many classes...
- Jun 11, 2013
- 1 min
Spinner Ring Redux!
This is the spinner ring that I made in Robyn Cornelius’s class at Bead & Button. The ring is made of silver and the interior spinning...
- Jun 6, 2013
- 1 min
I’m so tired!
Being at Bead and Button can be exhausting! I had a class last night and one today and this afternoon the floor show opened. As much as I...
- Jun 5, 2013
- 1 min
Packing for Bead and Button…
There are few places one can go with jewelry piled on to the hilt. Fortunately the Bead and Button Show is an exception to that rule....
- Apr 11, 2013
- 1 min
Have I Got A Book For You!
If you’re into polymer clay or have been contemplating playing with this medium, check out Christi Friesen’s latest effort, “Flourish”....
- Jan 12, 2013
- 2 min
I’m registered and ready!
It’s that time of year again – registration for the Bead&Button Show is open and classes are filling rapidly. I’ve signed up for four...
- Dec 2, 2012
- 1 min
I’ve been waiting for this…
Look what showed up in my mailbox yesterday…the 2013 Bead and Button Show class catalogue! I’m going to have a lot of fun perusing this...
- Jun 18, 2012
- 1 min
“Zipper Teeth and Freeform Beading”…
This is another class I signed up for at the Bead&Button Show. Jeanne Barta-Craine, a wonderfully patient teacher and all-around...
- Jan 9, 2012
- 2 min
Bead and Button Classes!
Online class registration at the Bead&Button show opens tomorrow and I’m still perusing the catalog trying to decide which classes to...
- Jun 20, 2011
- 1 min
Making Fine Silver Metal Clay Rings…
was the last class I took at Bead & Button. It was taught by Katie Baum and she has all the qualities a great instructor should have! ...