Wood and Glass Necklace

Short post just to add a new video. I filmed myself making this necklace a couple of weeks ago and am just getting it posted. I’m working on my videography, but I do feel like this was an improvement. I need to figure out how to keep everything in frame and keep the top of…

I have really been struggling with creativity and inspiration lately, so what do I do when I don’t know what to do? I order more beads! I just recently received a shipment of tiny beads from one of my go-to online bead stores and decided I would do a series of simple summer jewelry. I…

I am so pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Hyde Park Holiday Art Fair has been scheduled for December 13, 2025. It will be held from 10am to 4pm, and this year, booths will be set up in both the Quack’s and Fresh Plus parking lots near the corner of 43rd and Duval Streets…

I haven’t been beading much lately, in part due to my focus on learning air dry clay, but also, I just haven’t felt inspired. I think dry spells are part of the creative process, but it is a struggle going through one. I have wondered if I have made everything I ever will, if I…

It is too early to start congratulating myself, but the fact that I got into the craft room two days in a row indicates that directing my creativity with a plan in mind may have been just what I needed to get my motivation flowing again. More tiny beads today. Tiny beads are a struggle,…

I wasn’t going to post about this, mostly because I hate to sound like I’m whining, but since failure is a big part of my personal experience as a maker, and I’m sure I’m not alone, I thought I would share. The marketplace I am currently partnering with, goimagine, holds monthly themed challenges for seller…