- Aug 16
- 1 min
Well…
I never know what I’ll find when I rearrange my studios! I almost always come across gadgets that I didn’t remember I had and often can’t...
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Finished Just in Time!
I wanted a dramatic pair of bead-woven earrings to wear for New Years Eve and here they are! I love asymmetry so I’ve mixed up the...
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Good News!
My carpal tunnel stitches come out next Thursday and I’ve been given the green light to start beading again, albeit in moderation…fifteen...
- Oct 14, 2018
- 1 min
Grrrrrrrrrr…
This has not been my week! I’ve been designing a new geometric components project and tutorial that I find most enjoyable, but it has...
- 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 10, 2015
- 1 min
As promised…
Here’s the tutorial for my polymer clay “Petal Drop Earrings” . Full color photos accompany the step-by-step tutorial and you have the...
- Jan 30, 2015
- 1 min
More hours in a day…please!
Often the business end of art takes far too much time away from the hours required for the creation of art. I have been dying to work in...
- Oct 3, 2014
- 1 min
It’s here!!!
The long-awaited “Contemporary Geometric Beadwork – Volume II” has arrived! I’m dying to carve out some time to peruse all the “eye...
- Sep 4, 2014
- 2 min
It’s just a matter of weeks before…
The long-awaited Contemporary Geometric Beadwork Volume II will arrive in my mailbox along with the newly revised edition of CGB Volume...
- Feb 20, 2014
- 1 min
Swing and sway…
The tutorial for my “Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” design (inspired by CGB and Jean Power ) is now listed in my Etsy shop!...
- Apr 27, 2013
- 2 min
Creating tutorials is hard work!
I wish there were some magic way for creating tutorials – some wonderful software program that one just plugged info into and the...
- Mar 4, 2013
- 1 min
Do You Teach?
I’m often asked if I teach and the answer is a resounding “No”. Standing in front of an audience causes my brain to freeze up and words...
- Nov 23, 2012
- 1 min
Time to start shopping!
I’m feeling so much better and Steven has been a tremendous help to me. He’s been chief cook, sous chef, and the kitchen clean-up crew...
- Mar 19, 2010
- 1 min
Giving Back
My jewelry making endeavours began over twenty years ago. My beginning experiences in learning the art were fraught with trials, errors,...