Today I received my Fire Mountain Gems and Beads catalog in the mail. I love catalog day, and I'm always so excited when the hubs hands over each thick installment of this beading superstore based out of Oregon. This time the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads catalog focuses on "Crystal and Glass' with an additional… Continue reading Design Ideas
Category: A Writer’s Life
Life happens, sometimes not even in the story we’re writing.
Sometimes It’s Always
I know the popular saying is that "nobody ever 'always' or 'never's", but sometimes it's 'always', whether we like it or not. 'Motivation' is my 'always' challenge. Whether it's chores, grocery shopping, writing, or crafting there is some aspect of it that makes me lose interest. My husband calls it 'suffering from a lack of… Continue reading Sometimes It’s Always
Themes
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
