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Off to Robbinsville
Well I'm almost ready to go! I'm off to see my daughter and her family in South Carolina. After that is the retreat in the mountains of North Carolina! I'm almost packed..........at least the jewelry...
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The past 3 months and Zentangles
Back from Robbinsville for awhile. I've also traveled to Irmo, SC for a small family reunion. I've been busy traveling, making jewelry, teaching and working. How do I ever fit it all in? I've no...
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My Charming Bracelet
Busy, busy, busy! I've been doing so many pieces of jewelry the past few weeks. In addition I've had so many orders for jump rings that I'm a little overwhelmed. If I had all the wire I needed I...
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Free Beading TutorialsThis is a link to a site that has a lot of great links. I can't vouch for them all but the ones that I've tried are worth going to!
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Christmas is Coming!
The wonderful Thanksgiving holiday is over for another year. Usually I'm brought into the Christmas season kicking and screaming but this year my son-in-law decorated the house and took us all to see...
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Article 19
Oh, so much time has passed since I last blogged! A whole year! I don't expect to catch up but here goes! I taught many, many classes in 2011 at Beads and Baubles in Fort Pierce, FL and those continue...
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Article 18
Now to get into the present year! The Florida Jewelry Artist Retreat Group started out the year in fine form! We had our 3 day 4 night retreat in Everglade City! Suzie arranged for us to all gather at...
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The Great Bead Escape
Coming this week I'll be teaching at The Great Bead Escape in Orlando, FL! My classes are Byzantine weave, Olivia weave and Japanese 4 in 1 earrings. Check it out! There still may be time to register....
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Article 16
Thanks to a lovely pattern by Sabine Lippert I was able to make this Granada pendant. To show it off to its best advantage I managed a Russian spiral with rose gold beads from Cindy Beadlady! The...
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Article 15
I've been into making wire wrapped rings lately! Thanks to Mei Tan's great tutorials it has been easy! Here are just a few examples. For her tutorials see the link below in "My Favorites"!
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Helm's Weave
If you're in the Orlando area I will be teaching Helm's Weave Chainmaille bracelet on July 5th at FDJ Tools in Winter Park, FL at 5PM. http://www.fdjtool.com/ The class size is limited so please call...
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San Diego Trip
As usual time passes so quickly! I've gone and I'm back from two lovely weeks in San Diego, CA with my son and his family. I haven't done much in the way of jewelry making except to finish off a couple...
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Teaching Byzantine in Orlando
I'll be teaching Byzantine chainmaille weave at FDJ Tool's Firefly Studio in Winter Park, FL. The class is scheduled for 5:30PM on Thursday September 20th. So if you're in the Orlando area come check...
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Jewelry this Week
It's been a beady kind of week! Beading Babes has a challenge going on and I chose to do "Scalloped Pearls" from October 2012 edition of Bead & Button. I enjoyed making it so much I made another....
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Time Goes By So Fast!
Another successful FJARG retreat has passed! The gals attending our winter retreat this past week were the best and they made the retreat the best ever. I have to say that they are getting better each...
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Bead Soup Party
My Bead Soup Party partner received her soup from me so I'll post a picture of it for all to see. Our reveal date is the last so we have a little time to get started!This is some of what I sent along...
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Soutache, Crystals, Pearls Oh My!
These are a few of the pieces that I've been working on. I'll be teaching the Chain & Gems here in Fort Pierce and in Maitland (Orlando), FL. I was experimenting with soutache. The Lunasoft cab was...
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The Bead Soup Blog Party 7
I tried my hand at The Bead Soup Blog Party through Facebook this year. The way it worked (and I'm still not totally sure of it) was I joined, got a partner who sent me beautiful beads, I sent her some...
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Micro Macrame Tutorial by Donna Littlewood
Many people have been admiring my micro macrame bracelet so I thought it only fair that I post the designer and where you can buy her pattern. Donna Littlewood is the designer and you can purchase the...
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Teaching Chainmaille
I signed up to teach a 10 week beginner's course at Saint Lucie County Rock and Gem Club in Fort Pierce, FL! The first (Byzantine) week went off pretty nicely although it kind of surprised me having 8...
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