Oct 4, 20131 min read
Here's a sneak peek of what I've been working on...
My second Empress Ming Cuff is now a work in progress. I've designed the chart based on the original cuff and I'm writing the tutorial...
Oct 1, 20131 min read
One of my B-Day presents was a wide-angle lens and...
That was incentive enough to clean up my beading table so I could take a photo and experiment with the lens. When I'm immersed in a...
Sep 28, 20131 min read
A few more pages...
These are two more pages from the Shutterfly book showing different layouts. The Creative Components Wrap and coordinating earrings are...
Sep 26, 20131 min read
My book has arrived!
The book that I created using Shutterfly.com is here already...I hadn't expected it to arrive so soon! I'm very pleased with the...
Sep 23, 20131 min read
I can't think of a better way to celebrate!
Granted, sixty-five is a significant birthday. My husband kept trying to come up with ideas for celebrating it. He wanted to do something...
Sep 20, 20131 min read
Okay, I'm finally ready to start...
A new Empress Ming's Cuff will be in the works shortly. I'm ready to enter planet Mongo once again as I've had several requests for a...
Sep 18, 20131 min read
I'm feeling a bit old today...
It actually started fifteen years ago when AARP began sending me offers to join their organization of senior citizens. Lately, literature...
Sep 16, 20131 min read
An “Empress Ming’s Cuff” is my next project, but first…
It’s time to replenish the stock of components in my Etsy shop . I’ve had many requests for fine silver sea-themed and flower disk...
Sep 14, 20131 min read
Have you ever made a photo book?
A few years ago, as a present for my husband, I created a book filled with photos of our European vacation. There are several companies...
Sep 12, 20131 min read
I've been busy counting, weighing, and packaging beads...
Fifty-seven grams of Delica and seed beads per kit to be precise, all in various shades of teal, mauve, lime, coral, blue, and green,...