Aug 21, 20141 min read
The next project!
While I don’t have time to start work on a new beading project at the moment, I’m thinking about the piece I plan to make next. For the...
Aug 18, 20141 min read
Beading is on the back burner for now...
There is so much going on right now! Managing the dynamics between Peekaboo and the kittens and attending to their well-being (mental and...
Aug 14, 20141 min read
999 down and 1 to go!
A huge "Thank you" to everyone who has ordered kits and tutorials from Barbara Briggs Designs...to date I've had nine-hundred-ninety-nine...
Aug 9, 20141 min read
A super surprise!
Yesterday a box from Kalmbach Publishing arrived in my mailbox. My first thought was, “What could this be?” Inside was “Creative Beading...
Aug 8, 20142 min read
It isn't easy!
We have now had Jackson and Cooper one week and they are amazing and wonderful and we love them madly! Whether animal or human, one just...
Aug 3, 20141 min read
I'm preoccupied at the moment….
Don’t be surprised if you don’t see many posts from me during the next few weeks. Thanks to Purr-Fection Animal Rescue and Shelter, we’ve...
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Oooooh…lots of beautiful new Czech Spike beads!
I’ve just replenished my supply of these beautiful handmade Czech 7mm x 17mm Spike Beads in a mix of Silver/Black, Matte, and Glossy...
Jul 27, 20141 min read
The kit is finally ready!
This past week has been really busy with far too much going on, but my colorful mixed media “Forbidden Fruit” Drop Earring beading kit ...
Jul 24, 20141 min read
It's here!!!
No, not the long-awaited CGB Volume II (that’s still in the works), but the next best thing…the “ Contemporary Geometric Beadwork ”...
Jul 22, 20141 min read
If you like quality business cards with fast turnaround...
Moo is the place to go! Although I didn’t really need to replenish my stock of mini business cards, Moo.com was having a 25% off sale so...