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Back to freezing again

I had such high hopes of what I’d get done today. Working in the bead room on the reorganization project, a bunch of laundry, and finishing up a bangle for myself. Sadly, it was not to be. Instead I spent a good portion of the day huddled under blankets.… Read More

This, and that, and the other thing

So much to cover tonight! Hold on – it’s gonna be a long blog! We’ll start with a pretty picture… These cases hold 4 hours of my life. My Size 15 seed bead drawer was out of control. OUT OF CONTROL!… Read More

I’m the boss!

Everyone can breathe easy again – the big ol’ honkin’ pile of Failures is now a distant and picked apart memory. Today, I regained control of the beads – the herringbone necklace has been tamed and is totally gorgeous. I’m still gonna tweak a little on the embellishment, so it’s not quite ready for an official unveiling yet, but the basic structure and lovely soft drape is there, and that’s what was elluding me the last eleventy billion hours.… Read More

When Beads Misbehave


I sometimes tell my students that you’ve got to let the beads know who’s in charge when you’re working. And sometimes it’s the beads. That’s the little battle of wills that’s been going on in my home the last two solid days!… Read More