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Beading Tips & Facts

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Have beads will travel

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Slow motion

April 8, 2012 by Jill | Uncategorized.

I had an amazing trip to Seattle to teach at Quiltworks and then spent an extra few days to hang… Read more

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Not as planned

March 21, 2012 by Jill | Uncategorized.

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

March 19, 2012 by Jill | Uncategorized.

I woke today to some very sad news for those of us in the Texas region. One of our beloved… Read more

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Cleaning up after myself

March 17, 2012 by Jill | Uncategorized.

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

March 17, 2012 by Jill | Uncategorized.

I am SO guilty of making things too hard. For instance - wanna know why I haven't blogged in a… Read more

Full recovery

January 8, 2012 by Jill | Uncategorized.

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

January 3, 2012 by Jill | Uncategorized.

Mom asked me tonight if I was ever going to start beading again. I told her I hoped so.Post Book… Read more

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Detours

December 31, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

Earlier tonight (and by tonight, I mean 3am, naturally) I was working on a new design that will end up… Read more

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Catching up and feeling human

November 9, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

The deed is done. Wait - my editor reads this blog and she's totally going to bust me. So let… Read more

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Great blog post re: inspiration vs. exploitation

October 14, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

I talk about the subject of design copy all the time...but Pat has put together a blog post I wish… Read more

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More truth in beading

October 13, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

To continue the lessons learned when writing your first book... There is nothing quite so difficult as naming (and then… Read more

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The good, the bad, and the ugly truth

October 13, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

I'm discovering that writing your first book is full of one learning experience after another. And by discovering, I mean… Read more

Sparkle!

October 3, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

From June: I have now counted over 32,000 special color coat 2mm Swarovski crystals into individual baggies of 51, and… Read more

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And the winner is….

September 25, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

Drum roll, please! I used the online random number generator, and it picked number... ONE! So the first Natalie to… Read more

I’m Baaaaack!

September 16, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

I feel like I've been on a world-wide odyssey, but it's been less than that, of course. My three week… Read more

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Cost of doing business

September 4, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

Sometimes we will get one of two comments from a customer:1. "Wow, the prices on your kits are so reasonable."2.… Read more

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My brief love affair with an iPad

August 28, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

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Random things that make me happy

August 28, 2011 by Jill | Uncategorized.

Magazines without perfume ads - the strong scents make me sneeze if they're in there! I used to pull out… Read more