Indie Artists

She’s a cover girl!!!

Check out the latest issue of Step by Step Beads!!! This is the November/December issue that will hit the stands next week. The cover piece is by none other than my friend/mentor/artist extraordinaire, Kerry Bogert! In this issue you will find a tutorial for her awesome Playground bracelet. This was her first published lampwork glass tutorial […]

Seen and heard

I received a nice surprise this weekend. Lisa from iza-bella emailed to say she had featured me on her blog, The Mommy Designer. Lisa is a mom of two and runs a graphic design business as well as her own children’s clothing line. If you click here, you can read her kind words about sweet […]

Inspired to Create

How do you like Autumn Cascade? I just finished this one today. Working in such a random way is rather new for me, but the color palette is not. I have always favored monochromatic color schemes. The inspiration for this necklace is from a tutorial by Danielle Fox in Stringing magazine. I bought the beautiful silver cones […]

Here’s to Beginnings!

Did everyone have a great Labor Day weekend? Just being far from home and our usual routines, it sure seemed like a mini summer vacation there all over. But alas, the three day weekend had to come to an end too. We had fun doing the usual activities at the beach: building a sandcastle (which […]

A few things to share

I’m enjoying one of those days in which I didn’t over-schedule. This is what the lazy days of summer are all about…we enjoyed a stroll off the beaten path of a nearby lake, and wandered into a clearing in the woods. My sons and I enjoyed a lunch amidst ants, butterflies and even a snake. […]

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 […]