Mar 13, 20142 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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...
Mar 8, 20141 min read
Playing with Pentagons!
I'm having so much fun making beaded earrings! I truly don't know why I've waited so long to dive into making these…they work up so...
Mar 6, 20141 min read
More Polymer Clay Seashells and Baby Spike beads!
My charcoal collections of polymer clay seashells and Czech glass Baby Spike beads are all but sold out so it was time to make more....
Mar 4, 20141 min read
Enough already!
Enough winter and enough of the nasty bug that has knocked me flat and zapped all my energy. In the past five days, I've managed to...
Mar 1, 20141 min read
I just hate when this happens!
Intentionally creating bead soup is one thing, but several bead containers inadvertently tipping over and spilling their contents is...
Feb 27, 20141 min read
Well...nuts!
I haven't been sick in a very long time, but my luck has run out! Considering that I haven't been anywhere since I've returned home...
Feb 24, 20141 min read
A sea of Delica beads!
I dare say the Myuki Corporation should be sending Kate McKinnon a hearty thank you. Sales of Delicas must be soaring thanks to...
Feb 23, 20141 min read
My girl is so relieved we're back home!
We've recently returned from a ten-day vacation. It was not as restful as I had hoped it would be. Back home in Illinois, the weather was...
