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Granite Creek Vineyards Mother’s Day Wine and Art Show 6 May 2010 | 05:25 pm
Four of the six Art House Studio (my new name for our basement!) crew are going to be at the Granite Creek Vineyards Mother’s Day Wine and Art Show this weekend (Sat and Sun 11 to 5). What? You didn’t...
French Beaded Flowers Herald Spring 18 Apr 2010 | 10:10 am
I designed the bridal headpiece above as a prototype and ended up using it in my Beading Projects book as a step-by-step project. I decided to try a quick French Beaded Flower pin for Mother’s Day. I ...
“Flapper” Necklaces Still In This Season 16 Apr 2010 | 09:04 am
The typical image of the 1920s “Flapper” showed a long string of pearls (I mean, LONG), often knotted, but if you’re into vintage jewelry you know that there were lots of variations. Some of these nec...
Our First Studio Show 15 Apr 2010 | 09:46 am
The Wednesday beading group got together and put on a reception/jewelry show this past weekend. Not all of us could make it, but the four that did had a blast. The margaritas and mimosas didn’t hurt! ...
Catching Up! 15 Apr 2010 | 09:34 am
Wow, so much happens and time gallops ahead. So what’s happened since last year? Well, first we built a studio in the basement. Big deal for me. I’ve never had a “woman cave.” “Pardon My Dust” doesn’...
Wire Wrap Beginnings 9 Aug 2009 | 04:00 pm
Some of you know I have a weekly beading group at my house. Well, we invited a glass artist and wire wrapper extraordinaire, Sandy McGarry, to teach us how to do a wire wrapped cabochon. Now this tech...
More Metal Clay 9 Aug 2009 | 03:49 pm
Latest PMC Project I took another PMC class with Cindi Shaffer at her beautiful studio in the Prescott pines along with fellow beader Sandy McGarry and we had a ball as always. This time we worked wi...
Clay Angels 9 Feb 2009 | 08:19 am
Getting to look at some amazing precious metals clay work up close and personal was a highlight of the Tucson shows for me. If you’re not familiar with the work of Holly Gage, Kate McKinnon and Christ...
Tucson in retrospect 9 Feb 2009 | 04:21 am
Crystals sparkle in the sun in Beyond Beadery's booth at the Best Bead Show. So much to share. And we only went to 2 bead shows! Among our favorites are To Bead True Blue and The Best Bead Show, ...
PMC Baby! 2 Feb 2009 | 09:44 am
I confess. I’m new at this. But there’s no doubt about it. It’s alchemy and it’s wonderful. You shape clay and put it through the fire (torch or kiln) and it transforms itself into fine silver (or gol...
