What a whirlwind weekend this was. 6 hours driving on Saturday morning, laughing and beading and catching up with my beady friends, teaching Saturday afternoon, more beading and laughing and catching up on Sunday morning, and then another 6 hours drive back home.… Read More

I swear, there was a group cry of greeting as I finally walked in the main room of the bead retreat yesterday – “Jill’s here! We were getting worried!” I feel guiltier than ever! But we managed to make up for lost time with lots of fun all day.… Read More

…still at home! Oopsie.

I realized after I wrote my post earlier today that I was simply too exhausted to get everything done, plus drive safely for 5+ hours. So I decided to wait until the wee hours of Saturday morning to head out – I’ll get there by 8 or 9am, and be fine for a full day of retreat fun.… Read More

I got the post office yesterday with five minutes to spare. Okay, maybe three. But I made it! (And I had a back up plan involving UPS in case I missed the PO.) So the samples and instructions and the last few weeks of my life are now off to the Bead & Button staff and I can put it out of my mind for a little while.… Read More