Apr 6, 20142 min read
How do you write a beading pattern?
I've been asked that question by other beading enthusiasts who aspire to design beading patterns. There are several ways one can go about...
Apr 4, 20141 min read
H.R.H. Princess Peek-a-Boo
While sorting through files recently, I came across a photo that I had taken shortly after receiving the long-awaited CGB Volume One . I...
Apr 1, 20141 min read
The Learning Curve...
There are stitches I’ve worked so often that I feel as if I could do them while half asleep, but there is something to be said in favor...
Mar 30, 20141 min read
Grrrrrrrrrr…..
Guess what I'm doing today? I'll give you a hint...I’d much rather be beading! It’s that time of the year when I scrounge through all...
Mar 27, 20141 min read
Beautiful Opalescent Spike Beads!
I’ve just received a shipment of gorgeous handmade 7mm x 17mm Czech glass Spike beads and couldn’t resist using them in another pair of...
Mar 24, 20141 min read
There is still snow on the ground, but….
It’s beginning to look like spring in my studio. The bright lime of these Delica and Drop beads remind me so much of the vivid...
Mar 21, 20141 min read
Pretty as a Passion Flower!
I’ve just finished my Floral Brooch! Comprised of Delica, seed, magatama, and drop beads and accented with a Czech glass hematite...
Mar 19, 20141 min read
Playing off of MRAW...
MRAW, which stands for Modified Right Angle Weave (inspired by CGB) plays a role in this piece. I'm working on the backside of my floral...
Mar 17, 20141 min read
A new beading adventure...
Spring is coming very slowly to northern Illinois. In anticipation of its arrival, I’m creating a beaded flower. I have a vague idea of...
Mar 15, 20141 min read
Here's the "Pentagonal Drop Earrings" kit!
A nifty beading travel tin fitted with a velour beading mat holds a selection of Delica, seed, and Charlotte beads in seven colors, two...
