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Season's Giving Blog Hop

Hello, test, test, test - 1, 2, 3...does this still work? Thanks for hopping all the way along with the Season's Givings Blog Hop! I am happy you are here! I haven't blogged in over six months! OH MY! But that's cool - the best thing about blogging for me is that I can do it as I have time or as I feel inspired. And to be honest, lately Instagram and Facebook have been... Read more →

Pretty Palettes: June Reveal

Every month on the Halcraft Blog they have an inspiration collection of beads called "Pretty Palettes". The Pretty Palette is shared early in the month, and then they have a reveal of what they have created near the end of the month. They extend the invitation to play along to anyone who would like to join in. I finally managed (barely) to play along in time to share my link!! Here is the inspiration image... Read more →

Fast Friday: Hydraulic Car Jack - WHAT?

Welcome to Fast Friday! I am going to show you something you can make - FAST! But first a little funny to get your Friday going.... It's totally normal to have a hydraulic car jack in your studio, right? Yeah, I mean when you have to lift a work bench that weighs three times you do - it sure is! LOL I thought it was funny, then when my ten year old son Coleton came... Read more →

My first Simply Beads newsletter!!!

Hi all! Thanks for popping in today! As I had mentioned in recent posts, there have been a few "behind the scenes" things I have been working on. Today I can share with you one of them! Here is the link to my first issue as Editor of the Simply Beads newsletter put out by Annie's. It is a newsletter that I will be writing every four weeks or so that can be delivered right... Read more →

There's a reason I have been soooo busy and haven't been bloggin!!!

Hey Gang of lovely faithful readers....you know how life is. Sometimes you are busy and everyone is well aware of what you are up to...other times, it all on the down low and you can't breathe a word of it to anyone. Well, I have been working VERY HARD this year on a challenging new creative front....VIDEO CLASSES. Yes that is right, CLASSES - as in MULTIPLE! You may have seen my first class that... Read more →

Thrift Store Blog Hop - The Big Reveal Day!

This was such a fun challenge and CHEAP!!! You could spend up to 1.50 to purchase an item or items and then repurpose them into a piece of jewelry. Sounds simple right??? Well let me just say, we don't have very many good "nick nack" junk stores around here. LOL But I didn't give up!!!! I found this UGLY plate in the half off bin for just .45!!! I thought the hibiscus fowers in the... Read more →

Bead Soup Blog Party 6 (BSBP6) REVEAL TIME!!!

Lori Anderson of Pretty Things is at it again...and this time she's put together a HUGE blog hop...but has broken it down into three more manageable reveal dates. I was selected to reveal today with the first group! :) As I mentioned yesterday, Jennifer is a fabulous artisan. She works in glass, ceramic and more!!! I loooved the pieces she sent me: I worked with her raku pendant, her enameled domed circular clasp, enameled bail... Read more →

July Echo Creative Club Reveal

This is my last month (as of right now :( ) working on the Echo Creative Club team with Jeannie. It has been a pleasure and a deep honor to have been able to work with Jeannie's pendants & beads....I will miss the monthly challenge!!! This month's piece is far more artsy than the last few month's pieces. Pairing Jeannie's Cherry Blossom & Peeled Paint pieces with other artist works in glass, ceramic and some... Read more →

Hidden beauty, found objects

If there are two things I love it's finding beauty in hidden places and pairing obvious beauty with surprising elements. For this jewelry set today I went shopping at the local Ace Hardware store. There I found sheet aluminium and sheet brass & aluminium tubing. Taking what others may use to repair a ruined shed wall or flank the kick plate on a door I decided to go "up town glitz & glam" with. I... Read more →

It's a Daisy Chain Challenge....

And I get to be part of it! :) Today is the reveal of Joanne Tinley's of Daisychain Designs Flower Bangle Challenge and Blog Hop! I was so happy that I was selected to take part in this challenge. I have long admired Jo's copper & silver work and she has the sweetest personality to boot! For my bangle I simply bent straight the hook on the end of the bangle with a pair of... Read more →