The challenge was to use three of my favorite bead shapes in one design, Super Duos, Rizos, and Metal Seed Beads. I've been using meta...

Finally, the day has arrived!  Almost all of the gorgeous 2012 Battle of the Beadsmith entries have been posted and I must say - they are br...

June is the month often known for it's gloomy weather and therefore has gotten the name "June Gloom."  But that was not the ca...

I had high hopes when I chose my dichroic glass cab to use for the March Bead Journal Project.  It was green and it was quirky.  I was sure ...

My new motto:  Better Late Than Never!  For my 2011 Bead Journal Project, I am creating 3"x3" bead embroidered art pieces around m...

I'm not a winter loving gal!  Give me the same old sunny dry days every day and I'm a happy camper.  But I must admit it was so much...

Beaded Impressions announced the winners of their 2011 Winter Beading Contest . There were two categories:  Beaded Jewelry and Beadwork.  T...

I entered my Rhythm and Blues freeform bracelet in the Beaded Impressions 2011 Beading Contest , sponsored by abeadstore.com .  Winners win ...

I was exposed to a new bead artist by a facebook friend this past week and immediately fell in love with her work.  The artist is Uliana Ale...

This post has been on my list of "to do's" far too long.  I confess I have been procrastinating and I'm not sure why - esp...

The theme for the EBW May challenge is Embedded Colors in the World of Insects.  The entries have been posted on the EBW blog .  You can vie...

One of the things I love best about being an artist is making gifts for members of my family.  I never did like shopping for gifts for peopl...

The Etsy Beadweavers (EBW) April Challenge is now open for voting.  The theme is Light as a Breeze.  Vote for your favorite from April 9 - ...

A few weeks ago, I gave a little preview of my Artbeads Blogging Partner creation which was supposed to be in honor of Valentines Day.  I ha...

Trinitydj , who has a shop on Etsy, created another beautiful necklace she calls "Grape Vine." using one of my dichroic glass cabo...

Recently Lorraine Hickman of Trinity Designer Jewellery on Etsy purchased some of my dichroic glass cabochons. This one is the first one ...

Today a friend posted a link of her work on my facebook page and I was so honored. She used one of my dichroic glass cabochons and created...

This month's EBW challenge entitled "Beauty of the Flower" had 17 entries and received 685 votes. With 174 of the votes, the...

Where have I been and what have I been doing? Amazingly, I haven't been anywhere outside my four walls, but I have been busy. To start ...