When I first started crafting jewelry, friends would comment that many of my beads made them think of candy. Hard candy, to be specific. I laughed it off at the time, but as the years went by I began to see a recurring theme in the beads I purchased and, almost, in the way I… Continue reading Themes
Category: crafting
Keeping Connections
My mother was a "crafty" person: tatting, crochet, knitting, sewing... she did it all--and very well, too. I truly believe that making jewelry has become my way of connecting with her memory--keeping her close as it were. That isn't to say that I don't still think of my characters, and stories, and "what-ifs" that I… Continue reading Keeping Connections
