Friday’s Random Bits and a little more
Where did this week go? Well, parts of it went to: A/C repair, and then a nap under the blankets... Read More
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Bead News - Jill's Journal
Help is on the way
Oh, thank goodness! Mr. Air Conditioning Repair Dude is on the way. I won’t have to suffer much longer. And... Read More
No A/C in Texas is NOT FUNNY
Oh, what a weekend it’s been at Casa Tapestry Beads. Oh, the misery. Around mid-day Saturday, I mentioned to Mom... Read More
Friday’s Random Bits
I like the random things lists, so it’s going to be a new Friday ritual. Until I forget or get... Read More
Beading under the influence
Oh my. Do I feel dopey!! In an effort to help with my helpless sleep schedule, Mom passed along some... Read More
Winston tried Kumihimo today…
Fail. … Read More Read More
Finishing projects – that’s the plan
I find myself still fighting the lack of deadlines. (No, Mom, this doesn’t mean you can set arbitrary deadlines and... Read More
Random Thoughts
I got the new issue of Bead & Button in the mail today and I’m dying to make the WIRE... Read More
No urgent deadlines
Oh, how I fight being a deadline-driven person. (Some of you may know this phenomenon as “procrastination,” but I feel... Read More
It snowed!
Seriously – how gorgeous is that snow?? Denver was one adventure after another – I had the best time! I’ll... Read More
Heading for Denver!
Got the bags packed. Peter Printer behaved, and everything that needed printing got printed. Got all my various confirmations and... Read More
The printer needs a name
I think it’s time we named our printer. Really. The printer is an integral piece of my business world, so... Read More
Sisters and brothers
I have to share the cutest thing that’s been going on between my niece and nephew. Alexis has always liked... Read More
Serious case
It’s very bad timing. I have a serious case of the “I don’t wanna’s.” I had the second part of... Read More
Things that make me happy
I was browsing beadweaving photos on Flickr last night (while I was working on my online defensive driving, naturally –... Read More
Updates aplenty
Needless to say, this has been the Week of The Baby. My new nephew, William, is an adorable, well-behaved doll... Read More
Welcome to the world, baby boy…
May I introduce, William Frank Wiseman….born April 7, 2009. Somewhere around 2pm (we haven’t had much time to talk with... Read More
Fooled me!
Alas, my creative color combos for the Carol Wilcox Wells class turned out to be neither fabulous nor nightmarish. Instead,... Read More