Okay, so I’m really only shipping beads around the country today, not the world. But it’s been done before! I’ve got some orders that are getting mailed, and then the big boxes that go to Phoenix for next weekend. I had to make a run to Office Depot to pick up some sturdier ones than I used for the Miami shipment.… Read More
Jill
Got some energy to share?
I’m not sure what’s come over me, but I feel like my energy level simply isn’t what it should be the last week. Both emotional and physical energy. It’s kinda like working underwater. I need to shake it off!
We had a lovely little class tonight and the baby beader in the group caught on super quick.… Read More
My brother, the hero
And this would be a photo that was on the Stateman’s home page yesterday – a story about how an oodle of firefighters worked for 3.5 hours to get a 6 month old cat out of a drainage hole in the street.Today’s projects
I’m still in beading mode today, and here, finally, are the photos I promised the other day. I was making the sample for the new Bubbles & Bumps necklace kit which I want to match up with the awesome colors from the Curly-Q bangle.… Read More
Peace and quiet
Today was lovely all around. I had lunch with a friend and it was a good talk and I’m always happy when I make the effort to find time for my friends. I’m not very good at it I’m afraid to report.… Read More
Why does my house look like a tornado has ripped through it? Oh yeah! It’s because a 23 lb. one has been living here the past few days! Today was a little rough around the edges because Auntie Jill fumbled the nap by trying to put Alexis down too early.… Read More
All present and accounted for
I’m delighted to report that all humans (small and large), felines, and canines are still alive and well in the Wiseman household. Adding in one rather compact wiggly baby girl to our usual mix of mild chaos is kinda like putting a cat in a hen house.… Read More
I hate it when that happens
There’s little that makes me more upset than having to cancel a class because I’m sick. But doggone it, I had to do it tonight. When I woke up Saturday morning my throat was on fire and I knew the class probably wasn’t gonna happen.… Read More
Hanging on
I’m not a sweet little sick thing. When I get sick I get whiny, cranky, and just plain annoying. I’m even annoyed with myself at this point. I made a break for it since I was feeling a little better when I got up this morning – decided to haul myself down to the International Gem & Jewelry show downtown in a futile search for a specific color, shape, and size of pearl.… Read More
I like this flying stuff
I think it’s a measure of the progress of my career in beading that I suddenly find myself flying to shows instead of logging endless hours of driving cross country. I made the decision today to even fly to Bead & Button this year.… Read More
Got Vitamin C?
Bah. I’ve come down with a cold. I kinda felt it coming on when I was flying back home, but I was trying to ignore it and hoping I was wrong. Not so much. My voice lasted through last night’s class, and today I sound like…well…a croaking frog?… Read More
Home, Sweet Home
The trip home was uneventful – I even mysteriously sailed through security for the first time in years! And blissfully, I had an empty seat beside me on both legs of the trip. On the first flight it was literally the ONLY empty seat.… Read More
Greetings from Sunny Miami
Happy first birthday my sweet niece, Alexis!! Aunt Jilly loves you!
Finally – a moment to catch up! This weekend in Miami has been a whirlwind, as shows usually are. The trip to Miami was uneventful despite American Airlines best efforts.… Read More
PLEASE let me have a flight
So I wake up this morning to news of the 1,000 flight cancellations that American Airlines has made today, and warnings that they may continue tomorrow also. And while my flight from Austin to Houston is on Continental, Houston to Miami is American, of course.… Read More
29 hours left to take off
Not that I’m counting or anything. I fly out of Austin at 7am on Thursday and I have so very much to do between now and then. I have a few last minute kits to put together, although not many. Laundry needs to be finished so packing can happen.… Read More
It’s amazing what you find…
…when you clean! My bead room has been out of control ever since we moved into the new house in Sept. I’m finally making a lot of progress, though. Having the bead garage sale a few weeks ago helped weed out things I’m no longer using and forced quite a bit of clean up in finding the things that needed to go in the sale.… Read More
Mother/Daughter day
After a crummy night’s sleep (my back was hurting and keeping me up) I woke up this morning and puttered around the house for a while. Then Mom & I decided to go see a movie. We saw “The Bank Job” which was really quite good.… Read More
Lists
I’ve always been a list-maker and it’s more important now than ever before for me. I can’t keep everything straight in my head and when I try, my head threatens to explode. Before it reaches the detonation point, I end up having a manic list-making session to organize myself.… Read More
If it ain’t your mother, it’s your dog
While Mom is hulking around the house with her ski boot foot and coming to terms with needing to let her foot heal, the new problem child is Winston, our puppy. He’s 10 months old now – old enough that he needs to stop eating EVERYTHING.… Read More
What a difference a bead makes
I often tell my classes that not all beads are equal, no matter what the size number is. A Japanese size 11 is about the same size as a Czech size 10. Usually. Unless they aren’t. I related how I was struggling with adapting my Czech bead version of the Leaf Tipped Lariat to a Japanese version, and I finally gave up.… Read More