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Saturday, May 09, 2009

RAW and Toggle

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Here is a photo of one of my Right Angle Weave bracelets with one of my ceramic toggles. The suppleness of the beadweaving and the size of t...
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Saturday, May 02, 2009

Riveting

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Last week when I was recovering from the regular flu and spent a lot of time on the couch, I was able to view this DVD several times. I real...
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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Art Bead Scene April Submission Aphrodite's Robe

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My Art Bead Scene Submission for April is inspired by Botticelli's The Birth of Venus as that is the ABS theme for this month. I have ...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Beads 2009

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YEAH!! I'm in. Below are the photos of my pendants picked by Beads 2009--described by the editors as "the coolest beads and finding...
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Friday, April 10, 2009

Torched

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I have been so busy with prepping, teaching and firing for my Making Fused Glass Jewelry Class that I haven't been blogging much. And th...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Book Sale Find

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I recently went to a book sale in a small village in Canada. I had a wonderful time despite the fact that there wasn't a bank in town fo...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Use the Muse Contest

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Here are two photos of my entry in the Use the Muse Contest organized by Scarlet Lanson . I enjoyed making my piece as I had never used Fil...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Carved tree pendant and wrapped felt bead

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Today I am showing off a photo of a new tree pendant that I made and then strung with a wrapped felt and wire bead. I carved the tree into c...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

New Colorful Clover

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These are some colorful clover pendants that I made last week. I have them listed on my Etsy shop for now as they are one of a kind. I think...
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Happy Spring

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The river that runs through here has openned up just in time for Spring. I took this photo a few hours before all of the ice was gone. This ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Thermocouple Woes

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Just in case you have a digital AIM Computer and your Thermocouple fails, here is how to get the right new one. Now that AIM is not taking a...
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Innovative Beads Expo

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These are some of the brown tone beads and pearl sticks that I bought for using with my peyote bracelets and necklaces. Browns to die for!!...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Etsy Mud Team Stamp Exchange

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These are the three stamps I sent to Amy Esther as part of the Etsy Mud Team stamp exchange. She wrote about them in her blog yesterday....
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Monday, March 02, 2009

Clovers To Celebrate March

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Despite the huge snow storm blanketing the east coast, I am thinking about Spring. Luckily I live too far north and west to be even getting ...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Art Bead Scene Submission for February

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The Art Bead Scene theme for this month is The Kiss by Gustav Klimt. I have had the good fortune to see this painting in the original when ...
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Fab Fibers gave me The Love Blog's Award

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Fab Fibers surprised me today ( really yesterday) with a very friendly visit to my blog and this award. Thank you so much. Now I will pass...
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New Mini Toggles

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Here is a photo of the finished toggles that were cooling in the kiln a week ago. (They are about 3/4 of an inch square.) I can't believ...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

The Kiln is cooling

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Here is a photo of some new small toggle clasps in the greenware stage. Now they are glazed and the big kiln is cooling. I will open it late...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

One World One Heart Giveaway Winners

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Today at Noon I used the Random Number generator to choose the winners in my Giveaway. I had thought originally I would use a hat because I ...
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Saturday, February 07, 2009

I Am So Excited

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I am so excited. I just made these fused glass links last night and took them out of the kiln this morning. I got the idea from Deryn Me...