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Jan 25, 20231 min read

Make Your Own Bead Board

Commercially made bead boards are beautiful. But, they are expensive. A weekend trip to a nearby Michael's store provided a surprising...

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

Last Piece of the Puzzle

For several weeks I have been working on a beaded sphere made with twenty triangles. It's easy enough to stitch triangles, even these...

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Mar 10, 20211 min read

Beads, In Any Language

A few months ago I was asked to help edit the English version of a Czech bead magazine. I happily accepted since promoting beads,...

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Jan 26, 20211 min read

The Goldilocks Factor

Not long ago my husband bought a 3D printer. It can print three-dimensional things from plastic. It can laser-cut shapes out of thin...

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Dec 16, 20201 min read

Blitzball-Inspired Beading

It's interesting what can inspire you to design something with beads. This is a plastic blitzball. It has facets. Some are pentagons,...

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Sep 21, 20201 min read

Angie's Bracelet

Angie stitched the Oriana Bracelet which she bought as a kit from my website. She did a fantastic job!

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Sep 8, 20201 min read

Feathers, Flowers and Fabulosity

Recently I have had the pleasure of coming across a new-to-me maker, Rutkovsky Beads. The first of their beads I used were feathers. ...

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Aug 26, 20203 min read

How it all began...

What was your first ever beading project? When I was a child I dabbled in all sorts of craft because my mother enjoyed making things. ...

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