Catching Up
Talk about your eventful weekend! I don't even know where to start...I had a brilliant and wonderful time with the… Read more
Learning Center
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Missing the fall
Sigh. It's this time of year that I most miss living in Wisconsin. I was born there, and lived mostly… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… Read more
I’m so proud
My dear, amazing, talented, and insanely funny friend, Anne...… Read more
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… 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… 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… 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… Read more
There's a lovely hint of fall in the air today. I did a triple-take as I was walking past the… 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… 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… Read more