Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! In the spirit of giving I created a free Christmas bracelet and earring tutorial. It is avail...

It was an honor to be asked to review Kassie Shaw's new book, "Beadweaving Beyond the Basics."  I was sent the preview ...

I recently published a new tutorial for my "Night Out on the Town" Necklace and inside it I revealed a trick for hiding thread w...

Yes, life happens and blogs get put at the bottom of the list.  But I'm still here and am going to try to keep up with blogging a little...

Do you ever enter contests where you are challenged to create something that will be compared to the creations of other brilliant artists? ...

The Battle of the Beadsmith 2013 contest is well underway.  Round 1 battles have been fought and the survivors have moved on to Round 2.  Wh...

I love long magatama beads, but their wonky hole and odd shape can make them a bit difficult to use with the common beadweaving stitches. ...

Mom turned 100 years old last January and is still enjoying life.  She walks a little slower and her eyes are growing dimmer, but her mind a...

A while back (ok, many months ago), I finished a new bracelet I called Rhapsody.  I used 24k gold plated metal beads to create a right angle...

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...

Just a quick post to share some fun things I've been making with the new Super Duo beads.   I created these earrings for a fun earring e...

Has it really been 3 months since I last posted?  Arggghhhh!   I'm so glad there are no blogging police that monitor such things.  I am ...

I finished another peyote bracelet pattern that I call Navajo Rug.  I designed the pattern and Alicia M. Hartley did the beading.  I created...

Seems like forever since I've been able to design and create a new bracelet tutorial.  I just listed this new bracelet pattern in my Ets...

Thanks to NikaGalleryArt for including my Going Green Bracelet in her beautiful Cycle of Seasons Treasury on Etsy.

Some of the Battle of the Beadsmith entries have been listed for sale on Etsy.  Sharayah Sheldon (see her Etsy shop here ) created the treas...

The first round of the Battle of the Beadsmith is finished.  Congratulations to the 40 winners.  Four "battles" were decided by 1...

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...

The Beadsmith is beginning to post the "Battle" pieces on their group page on facebook.  I cannot share the beautiful pieces, but ...

Another quick update on the Battle of the Beadsmith.  Here's who's competing with who in Round 1. 1) Jacquie Champion-Canada v...