Fab Finds!

Handcrafted Halloween

The days until Halloween are numbered. By the time I post this, Halloween will be TOMORROW! The kids are so excited. One of the things that I enjoy are all of the handcrafted ways to celebrate this holiday. Since we are all in the Halloween spirit by now, I just thought I’d share a few […]

Beads for a Cause

If you’re addicted to designing jewelry, you may have already heard of BeadingDaily. Beading Daily is a new beading community e-newsletter with loads of great information. I usually do a quick glance through their email articles, but today one really caught my attention. I was taken to the “A little something” blog written by ESL teachers who, together with volunteers, […]

Crafty mags worth reading

The latest quarterly issue of Stringing hit the shelves this week. I was determined to pick up a copy today, and while at Barnes and Nobles, I discovered a new magazine. For the beaders/jewelry designers/bead artists out there, have you seen beads etc…? I’ve never noticed this glossy magazine that hails from Australia. Now being that sweet bead studio […]

Pewter and Polymer Clay!

Since you last heard from me here, I’ve been gathering goodies for those jewelry designs in my head. There are several new components and mediums that I wanted to try. When you are heavily engrossed (!) in the beading world like I am, it is quite common to dream about that next bead you’d love to […]

Color challenged?

Hi all I hope this finds you in the midst of a wonderful first weekend of summer. It seems my friend Kerry (see previous post) has given me yet another assignment. I confess I’ve been on a blue-kick lately. I’ll admit I just love the color and it shows! Kerry noticed this too and as […]