Duh, Jill
I just had my second DUH moment of the day.When I don't leave the house all day, I rarely bother… Read more
Learning Center
Welcome to the Jill Wiseman Designs Learning Center, your one-stop beading library! Here you'll find everything you need to know about beading and jewelry making. We've filled it with helpful articles and step-by-step tutorials, and will be adding to it regularly over the coming months!
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Daily Beading
I think I probably do a lot less beading than y'all think. When I have something to design, it tends… Read more
FREE projects from my book!
I'm not really sure where the last month went. I spent a lot of time designing. A lot of time… Read more
NOT the Bead & Button 2012 Report
Wednesday afternoon I sat and wrote a lovely, poetic, fascinating post about the Bead & Button Show, which I know… Read more
No Walk Monday
From June: I take Winston and Maggie for a walk every day. Theoretically, it was supposed to help Winston lose… Read more
Sneak Peek
From June: Here is a new design I created for Bead and Button this year. We've named the bracelet Mambo.… Read more
I have a crystal or two
At least once a week I think I'm crazy for having this job. Like when I look at my to-do… Read more
Guilty pleasures
I started my addiction to magazines at an early age. My babysitting income went to Vogue, Glamour, Bazaar, and Seventeen… Read more
My own worst enemy
So I spent my night's worth of work doing the following: Making a new sample for a workshop I'm teaching… Read more
Sideways photos and all
This is what it looks like around our house (production factory) these days. I never did figure out why the… Read more
Technology is great. Except when it sucks.
I had this great post with lots of photos to show you tonight, but the technology gremlins are messing with… Read more
The Dog Bed
From June: Years ago, after Jill and I first discovered we could make jewelry, we tried selling our finished projects.… Read more
Slow motion
I had an amazing trip to Seattle to teach at Quiltworks and then spent an extra few days to hang… Read more
Not as planned
Sunday evening we had my brother's family over for dinner and little kid hijinks which culminated in a bath for… Read more
Remembering a friend
I woke today to some very sad news for those of us in the Texas region. One of our beloved… Read more
Cleaning up after myself
I am a strange mix of a fool for organization, order, and cleanliness, and a slovenly whirlwind of a pigsty.… Read more
My own worst enemy
I am SO guilty of making things too hard. For instance - wanna know why I haven't blogged in a… Read more
Full recovery
I'm back! Full force...watch out world...the beady spirits have found me once again. Thank goodness! For the first time in… Read more