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Easy Wire 2012

Have you heard?  Easy Wire 2012 will be hot off the press very soon….  In fact, the digital edition is already available for download at the Interweave site!   Easy Wire 2012 is another jam-packed issue, filled with 70+ projects especially geared for the beginning wire-worker.  I think you’ll find there’s a little something for […]

The Button Swap Blog Hop!

TODAY is the big Button Swap Blog Hop!!  I’ve been eagerly awaiting this day, after all, I’m crazy about buttons and love collecting them.  Way back at the end of March, a respectable number of bloggers signed up to take on this button challenge.  The participants were paired up, and buttons were mailed out from […]

Good Things

This post is all about Good Things.  Yes, I’m happy to have a few good things to share today.  For one, the sun is out and after an overcast, rather dreary week, that is a Great Thing. Now let’s go straight to the Big artBLISS Giveaway! Jeanette and I were both so thankful to all […]

artBLISS 2012 {exciting news & giveaway!}

Are you ready for artBLISS 2012? We are excited to announce that registration is open for artBLISS 2012! Join us for 3 full days of workshops and activities. Dates and Location: Sept. 21-23, 2012 Sterling, VA   We have an incredible line-up of instructors this year. You’ll enjoy seeing some of your favorite instructors returning, […]

Spring blooms and Button Swap partners!

Just taking in the local Spring beauty…. xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx Now here’s a little aside…. I’ve been on a bit of  a lucky streak recently and wanted to share a few goodies that have come my way!  I won a giveaway on Kristi Harrison’s FB Fan Page….  just look at this beautiful bunch […]

A Show and a Tell (winner announced)

Hello! I seem to be in a cycle of blogging about jewelry, family, and antiquing….have you noticed? 🙂  These are my favorite topics, and I hope you enjoy them too.  Let’s go straight to the family/antiquing corner.    A few weeks ago while the older boys were in ski school, I took a trek to […]

Wordless Wednesday….with one word you may like.

Okay, this post can’t be entirely wordless because I do have one word for you: This is my way of saying thank you for all of the kind compliments on my last post.  When you leave a comment here, you’ll be entered to win a set of the very same lampwork beads that I used […]

Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry virtual book tour – it stops here!

Welcome to the next stop in the virtual tour featuring Barbara Lewis’ brand new book, “Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry:  a Workshop in Painting with Fire”.   I am honored to join in as Barbara is both a mentor and a friend.  I was fortunate to meet Barbara when we hosted her workshop in Reston back in March of […]

Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry virtual book tour!

A must-have book has hit the shelves.  Have you seen Barbara Lewis’ essential book, Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry:  A Workshop in Painting with Fire ?   If you have, I bet you couldn’t put it down!   I know I couldn’t either.  To celebrate the much-anticipated release of her book, Barbara has launched a virtual book tour that started […]