A rather large pile of packages got mailed out for all corners of the US today. I love the Automated Postal Kiosk at the Post Office…no longer do I have to wait in lines to work with a clerk. And honestly, I can wiz through those screens faster than they do.… Read More
Etsy store
The WildFire is here! Yippee! I have listed it in my new Etsy store, and have set up the 2mm Swarovski crystals in Crystal AB there too.
One of the nice things about the 125 yard spools of WildFire that I hadn’t anticipated is that they come on the same size spools as the 50 yard – there’s simply more wound on the spool.… Read More
Catching Up
Talk about your eventful weekend! I don’t even know where to start…
I had a brilliant and wonderful time with the ladies of the Wild West Bead Society in Fort Worth on Saturday and Sunday. Not only are they good beaders, but they’re good company too!… Read More
Missing the fall
Sigh. It’s this time of year that I most miss living in Wisconsin. I was born there, and lived mostly in La Crosse until I was 14 and the family moved to Texas. Fall leaves turning colors in the most radiant and spectacular display.… Read More
Wheee!
This weekend will prove to be a challenge – teaching four classes in three days in two cities that are 170 miles apart! Tonight is Austin, Sat and Sun morning is Ft. Worth, and Sun. night is Austin again.
Gail L.… Read More
2mm Swarovski Crystals ordered
Oh, wiggle! I got 5 new colors of the exquisite 2mm Swarovski crystals ordered today. It will take 2-3 weeks for production, and then they’ll be on the way to me – and then to you! Here’s what I picked for the first round.… Read More
WildFire coming soon
Oh goodie, goodie! I’ve got a stash of WildFire on the way to me, and it will arrive early next week. I’ll let you know when it gets here, and I’ll be selling it on my website. Kelly R. tried it yesterday at Bead Brunch, and she really liked it too!… Read More
Teaching around Texas
Yesterday’s Bead Brunch was a super duper blast, as usual. Lots of folks I haven’t seen in a while, like Susan and Bobbi. And then the biggest surprise was seeing the sweet and wonderful Betty Rodriguez! Betty was a regular student in our classes for a long time, and she is a delight to have around.… Read More
I survived the garage
Okay, so maybe I was barely in the garage. (shuffling feet, guiltily) But I was up late late into the night working on labeling and repacking my seed beads into the flip top containers I purchased in massive quantities, as well as creating (finally!)… Read More
Vet visit
I figured I’d better report in after Maggie’s vet visit this morning. I know she has a lot of fans out there!
They couldn’t find any bone injury, and her x-ray didn’t show any arthritis in either of her hind legs, which is great.… Read More
Preview of Parisian Lights
Oo la la…what is it we have here? Perhaps a little preview of my latest project, Parisian Lights, which will be taught at Nomadic Notions in Austin. Probably in November and again in January – I haven’t set all the dates for my classes there next quarter quite yet.… Read More
New Product Review – WildFire
I received a sample from Beadalon today of their new beading thread product, WildFire. It’s their competitive version of Fireline, but instead of being plucked from the fishing department, this thread was produced specifically for the bead weaving market.
At first I was skeptical that it was necessary or would be much different from Fireline.… Read More
I’m so proud
My dear, amazing, talented, and insanely funny friend, Anne…
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Caution: Week of work ahead
Something terrible is going to happen this coming weekend. It’s so terrible, it makes me want to run screaming through the house to jump in bed and hide under the covers. So horrific, I can’t even imagine what the aftermath will look like.… Read More
Days are flying by
Looking at the calendar is increasingly confusing. I could swear we’re barely half way through the year, and yet Christmas is only 3 months away. Yup, that’s right. 3 months. Crazy talk!! I’m winding down on 2008 projects and winding up on preparing for 2009 ones.… Read More
Worker bee
Today’s beading efforts produced part of a Ring Around the Rosie bracelet in bright, happy colors. I did the first circle in our class last night and everyone gave the bold color combo a thumbs up. My mother, however, said “It’s so ugly.… Read More
Patience is a virtue
I got news today on my Big Secret Project – and the news is that I need to wait a little longer for news. Okay, I can do that.
I worked until the wee hours of the morning on this project – it’s a new sample for my Elegant Options bracelet.… Read More
There’s a lovely hint of fall in the air today. I did a triple-take as I was walking past the thermostat in the house earlier – it was showing that it was 77 degrees in the house and we normally keep it set on 79 in the summer.… Read More
Hurricane Ike visited, and all I got was some lousy wind
Not a single drop of rain in Austin. Not. One. Drop. To laugh or to cry, that is the question!
I’m dead tired tonight from my sleepless overnight vigil with the TV. Happily, my class this afternoon was full of life and silly fun to keep me going, and then I unexpectedly got to have dinner with my brother’s family and my mother.… Read More
How can I sleep?
I’m mesmerized by the TV coverage of the the hurricane tonight and it’s so hard to tear myself away from it. I’m supposed to be getting my things together for Saturday’s afternoon class, as well as Sunday night’s class too and all I can do is stare at the TV.… Read More