- Apr 29, 2013
- 1 min
As the Dowager Countess said...
"Nothing succeeds like excess!" Maggie Smith, playing old Lady Grantham, made that statement in Season 3 of Downton Abbey. When it comes...
- Apr 27, 2013
- 2 min
Creating tutorials is hard work!
I wish there were some magic way for creating tutorials - some wonderful software program that one just plugged info into and the...
- Apr 24, 2013
- 1 min
I should be farther along on this project, but...
Life has a habit of getting in the way. I was making good progress and had finished the second row of tiny horns on my Sea Dragon III...
- Apr 23, 2013
- 1 min
Another order of Delica beads has arrived...
Nine pounds of Delicas and over one hundred colors to be exact - that's a lot of beads! It took three hours to unpack and I'm presently...
- Apr 22, 2013
- 2 min
I'm back from a whirlwind weekend...
I haven't walked so much in a very long time. I'm ready to give my legs a rest and happy to settle into a day of beading and giving the...
- Apr 19, 2013
- 1 min
Michigan Avenue...here I come!
It's been months since I've been to Chicago. Years ago when I lived in the greater Chicago area, I often frequented what has been dubbed...
- Apr 17, 2013
- 1 min
It all began with Pop Beads...
I think my passion for jewelry began that day; fifty-some Septembers ago (does that make me an antique?). It was my birthday and I had...
- Apr 15, 2013
- 1 min
Like Dim Sum?
I just couldn't resist these! Do you know what they are? They are sold as novelty erasers, but if you are a beader, they serve as a...
- Apr 13, 2013
- 1 min
More Wings! And Horns!
I'm not sure what the title of this Sea Dragon (my third) will be. When finished, it will sport eleven wings and seventy (yes, 70!)...
- Apr 11, 2013
- 1 min
Have I Got A Book For You!
If you're into polymer clay or have been contemplating playing with this medium, check out Christi Friesen's latest effort, "Flourish"....