- Mar 30, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 13, 2014
- 2 min
Do you make or buy ear wires?
I personally don’t care for the majority of commercially mass-produced ear wires. Many look flimsy and/or the finish is too bright for my...
- Mar 11, 2014
- 1 min
The tutorial is finished!
If you'd like to make these "Pentagonal Drop Earrings" , you're in luck because I have just finished the tutorial and it's listed in my...
- Mar 9, 2014
- 1 min
What a great surprise!
The wonderful CGB souvenir calendar from Kate McKinnon arrived in my mailbox a few days ago! What a thrill to leaf through its pages...