ArtBliss

Won’t you join us? artBLISS 2014 has a jewelry workshop just for you!

We’re excited to announce the artBLISS doors are open for registration. artBLISS jewelry workshops is celebrating its 5th anniversary and we would love for you to join us! It’s hard to believe 5 years have gone by since we hosted the Inaugural Event, a gathering of top-notch instructors and fellow jewelry designers and friends. We […]

Boots & Bliss coming to artBLISS!

Jeanette and I are excited to kick off the new year by offering a new artBLISS mini retreat. We’re welcoming our two favorite Texans, Diane Cook and Deryn Mentock – designers who are known for their big hearts and big talent (they say everything is big in TX!). The round-up will take place over two […]

artBLISS 2013 – a weekend of bliss!

In a flash, our long-awaited weekend of art bliss has come and gone. I heard several times afterwards that artBLISS 2013 was the best one yet. I have to agree – it just keeps getting better. Artists, bloggers, jewelry designers, friends – we all gathered for a weekend of camaraderie and workshops. We came with our hopes […]

Final Countdown: artBLISS & an interview with polymer clay artist Christine Damm

The final countdown is here! In a little over a week we’ll be packing our tools and heading to artBLISS for a weekend full of workshops and socializing – enjoying the camaraderie of being among like-minded artists. Does this sound good to you? You’re in luck because there are a few seats left […]

Announcing the artBLISS Giveaway Winners!

Is today your lucky day?? We’re looking forward to sending out packages filled with soldering kits and hoards of enamel samples! Thank you to all who left a comment and shared your enthusiasm. We appreciate all of the Tweets, links, and posts – helping us to spread the word about this year’s artBLISS 2013 retreat. […]

artBLISS 2013 {Registration Open + Giveaway!}

2013 artBLISS logo designed by Amber Brien with embellishments by Susie Hibdon We’re excited to announce that registration is open for artBLISS 2013! Please join us for 3 days of workshops and activities. Dates and Location: September 27 – 29, 2013 Sterling, VA We have an incredible line-up of instructors again this year. You’ll […]

artBLISS 2012

artBLISS 2012 This years retreat was WONDERFUL. How do you capture all of the learning, bonding, sharing and laughing in words? I may have found a solution: by filling this blog post with all kinds of pictures, I hope you can feel for a few moments what it was like at artBLISS 2012. For […]

Having fun swapping beads? Keep on swapping!

Click here if you’re here to see my Bead Soup Blog Party post – thank you! Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and gave me a BSBP shout-out. I’m still making my way around the Bead Soup posts myself and it’s been fun. I’m really enjoying the incredible variety of jewelry I’m […]

Try a 3-In-One Necklace This Summer!

Hello! I’m so pleased to feature a project from the Aug./Sept. issue of SBS Wire. Have you seen this issue? I’m away from home so I didn’t see my copy but happened upon it at Michael’s last night. I pulled the boys over to check it out ….thankfully they are patient, for a time, […]