Beads

Easy Wire 2013

Have you seen the 2013 edition of Easy Wire? I certainly look forward to jewelry publications dedicated to wire jewelry, especially one that only comes out once a year. Interweave’s Easy Wire 2013 is a hefty one – complete with 70 projects. This is my 5th year contributing to this publication, and I hope […]

Designing with Nina Designs

Hello! Today I am really excited to share with you designs that I created with Nina Designs components. As part of their Blog Partner Design Program, I was sent a generous stash of components. I eagerly awaited the package from Nina Designs, not knowing what I would receive. I was really pleased when the envelope […]

Focus on Life – Week 3 {take time}

This week the Focusing on Life challenge words are “take time”. How do we take time just for ourselves? I’m looking forward to seeing what others are doing to unwind, what they like to do when given a free moment. As for me, you see this picture of ceramic components below? You may be thinking […]

Creepy Cakes, a Quick Class, and Rust

That about sums up the past week around here! It’s birthday week – my oldest son’s was last week and my youngest son’s birthday is in a few days. My oldest wanted to a sleep over party and we combined it with a trip to the movies for the opening of Frankenweenie (3D). What a […]

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 […]

Bead Fest Spring 2012

Bead Fest Spring has quickly come and gone. But spending a quick Friday and Saturday there was enough to send me home with new friends, new skills, and plenty of new beads! It felt good to be on the road with my friend Jeanette after a pitstop at the post office (to send off a […]

Bead Shopping!

The International Gem and Jewelry Show is in town. It’s been so long since I went last…I haven’t needed any more beads with all of the beads I have stock piled here (sound familiar?). However…. one of my sons will be making his First Communion this Spring and I realized I had better start looking […]