I have a crystal or two
At least once a week I think I'm crazy for having this job. Like when I look at my to-do… Read more
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Guilty pleasures
I started my addiction to magazines at an early age. My babysitting income went to Vogue, Glamour, Bazaar, and Seventeen… Read more
My own worst enemy
So I spent my night's worth of work doing the following: Making a new sample for a workshop I'm teaching… Read more
Sideways photos and all
This is what it looks like around our house (production factory) these days. I never did figure out why the… Read more
Technology is great. Except when it sucks.
I had this great post with lots of photos to show you tonight, but the technology gremlins are messing with… Read more
The Dog Bed
From June: Years ago, after Jill and I first discovered we could make jewelry, we tried selling our finished projects.… Read more
Slow motion
I had an amazing trip to Seattle to teach at Quiltworks and then spent an extra few days to hang… Read more
Not as planned
Sunday evening we had my brother's family over for dinner and little kid hijinks which culminated in a bath for… Read more
Remembering a friend
I woke today to some very sad news for those of us in the Texas region. One of our beloved… Read more
Cleaning up after myself
I am a strange mix of a fool for organization, order, and cleanliness, and a slovenly whirlwind of a pigsty.… Read more
My own worst enemy
I am SO guilty of making things too hard. For instance - wanna know why I haven't blogged in a… Read more
Full recovery
I'm back! Full force...watch out world...the beady spirits have found me once again. Thank goodness! For the first time in… Read more
Guilty fingers
Mom asked me tonight if I was ever going to start beading again. I told her I hoped so.Post Book… Read more
Catching up and feeling human
The deed is done. Wait - my editor reads this blog and she's totally going to bust me. So let… Read more
Great blog post re: inspiration vs. exploitation
I talk about the subject of design copy all the time...but Pat has put together a blog post I wish… Read more
More truth in beading
To continue the lessons learned when writing your first book... There is nothing quite so difficult as naming (and then… Read more
The good, the bad, and the ugly truth
I'm discovering that writing your first book is full of one learning experience after another. And by discovering, I mean… Read more