As you know, I'm working on my 3rd Bead Tutorial and I need your help! My tutorials are about helping you become the very best glass artist you can be. To do that, I have to give you exactly what you want and need. So, I thought what better way to find out than to [...]
I'm doing a Bead Soup Blog Hop again and my partner this time is a sweet, mixed media artist/jewelry designer, Amanda Davie from Luxemburg, Wisconsin. She is a collector of all things that miraculously transform into delightful jewelry in amazing ways. She is inspired by common and everyday items that most would overlook. These seemingly [...]
Wouldn't you LOVE being on a tropical island daydreaming right about now? I'm yearning for the ocean's cool breeze here in hot, hot central Texas! But, I've been staying busy indoors and trying to stay out of the heat. I guess this hot weather is a blessing in a way. It's encouraged me to do [...]
Today, I am going to finish my last major jewelry trend for 2011 Spring & Summer. It's all about water! They call it Maritime but it's really a focus around anything watery. Think romantic, exotic travel down the Nile River, leisurely yachting trips and elegant style cruising (reminiscent of early 20th century) to faraway places [...]
I wanted to share with you 3 ways how I incorporated some of the elements I blogged about last week into my jewelry. 1. I saw a lot of chains in the 2011 jewelry trends and I really liked the look so I included chains where ever I could in my jewelry. I achieved 2 [...]
Mini Vacation of Sun drenched Bliss... Sit back, relax & take a deep breathe...Now exhale slowly....AHHHH Exquisite, lush Tropics, here we come! "Imagine blissfully floating along as you snorkel in sparkling azure turquoise water. Looking down in this watery wonderland, you spy a magical scene of activity below you! You dive down to get a [...]
