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Bead & Button Registered!
Arrived in Milwaukee and right after I dropped off my luggage in the hotel room I went straight to the registration desk at the Hyatt. Hardly anyone was there and I leisurely picked up my goodie bag...
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Bead & Button Show 2012 Recap
Just got home from Bead & Button Show and what an exhilarating experience it was! I signed up for 10 classes this year. It was a crazy schedule with three days of back to back day and night...
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6th Bead Soup Blog Party!
I saw so many people raving about how much fun they had during the last Bead Soup Party which was held in March 2012, so I decided to join in on the fun! Lori Anderson is the host of this worldwide...
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Chain Chain Chainmaille
One of the first things I became obsessed with through my rebirthing of creative journey was chainmaille. I saw a bracelet made by my friend's mom and couldn't believe you can make something so...
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My Bead Soup to BSBP partner Melissa Muir!
I love working with metals but when I was partnered with wire/metal master Melissa Muir I had to think of something she would love and a bit different than what she normally works with. After...
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My Bead Soup from Melissa Muir!
I received a package from my Bead Soup partner Melissa Muir and I couldn't help but to have a smile on my face as I was opening the package. Look at all the goodies she sent me!My soup included...
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6th Bead Soup Blog Party Reveal #2!
Tada! August 11 snuck up on me a lot quicker than I thought had. When I decided to join the Bead Soup Blog Party hosted by Lori Anderson back in May, I was both excited and a bit nervous. For those...
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Kreativ Blogger Award - so honored!
I received a big surprise message from one of my dearest friends, Heidi Kingman from My Bead Therapy. She included my blog amongst 9 other fabulous bloggers as her pick for the Kreativ Blogger Award!...
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Meet the Administrators of Creative Bead Chat Facebook Page!
I joined Creative Bead Chat Facebook Page earlier this year. I didn’t realize at the time how much this group was going to become part of my daily routine. This is a group of over 1,000 talented...
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IN THE PINK!
As you know I took the plunge and joined the 6th Bead Soup Blog Party this summer. Lori Anderson is the super woman who put together this huge event with 400 participants. She spent countless hours...
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Meet the Teacher ~ Keith Lo Bue!
While visiting my daughter in March of 2011 in Fort Collins, I did a search for jewelry classes and Keith Lo Bue was the visiting instructor at the Artists Nook. I signed up for his Papering Over It...
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Torch Fire Enameling ~ My Post on Artisan Whimsy!
I recently joined an awesome Ning group called Artisan Whimsy. The creators of the group are the administrators of Creative Bead Chat on Facebook. I love love love Creative Bead Chat as it's a great...
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Happy New Year 2013!
Been away with the fam for ski vacation to Snowmass, CO and away from the studio for 2 weeks. After the mad fury of the holiday season, it actually felt good to take a break. I started off 2013...
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AJE Earring Challenge Week 2!
With Valentine's Day right around the corner I was in a mood to get some heart themed earrings made. I cut out hearts from 24g copper and enameled them with the grunge color theme. Wasn't sure how I...
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AJE Earring Challenge Week 3 - Love Is In the Air
For Art Jewelry Elements Earring Challenge #3, I decided to go with another Valentine's Day inspired earrings. I used 16g copper wire which I balled and quenched the ends to get that bright beautiful...
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7th Bead Soup Blog Party - Meet my Bead Soup partner Donna Millard!!
I signed up once again for Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party! The 7th BSBP has over 500 participants and I will be in the 1st Reveal Group on March 30, 2013!As I patiently waited for the email to...
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Soup is ready and here is the sneak peak!
I had a Bead Soup in mind before I found out who my partner was going to be for the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party and when I found out my partner this year is amazing lampwork artist Donna Millard I had to...
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Bead Soup Exchanged!!
The long awaited suspense is over and both Donna Millard and I received each other's Bead Soups. I can't tell you how happy I am to be partnered with someone so talented and sweet like Donna! I...
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Art Jewelry Elements Earring Challenge Reveal #3!
AJE Week 4 ~ Walk on the BeachI've been wanting to use Humblebeads since I met Heather Powers at Bead & Button Show last year. She is one of the nicest and talented people you will meet! Her...
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Art Jewelry Elements Earring Challenge Reveal #4!
I fell in love with Marti Conrad's ceramic paw print beads and decided to feature them for Week #7 Earring Challenge. We rescued our standard poodle Kea (means white in Hawaiian) 12 years ago when she...
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