This past weekend in my neighborhood the Westside Artwalk took place. I displayed some of my tagua bead jewelry at Four Corners of the World. The jewelry is made with beads similar to the tagua sliced used in the necklace on the March cover of BeadStyle... Read More

Even though I have every issue of BeadStyle , it's satisfying to pick up the annual hardcover compilations of projects. Easy Beading, Volume 4 looks great! We have over 50 designers in one place — something we could never accomplish within 140 pages... Read More

We just posted a very interesting article on beading with sustainable materials. Check it out in the "What's New" section on the upper left of the BeadStyleMag.com home page. Writer Gwen Moran explores the challenges of trying to bead green... Read More

Have you heard about bead diets? You get (or make) a bracelet that wraps around your wrist twice and add beads to represent a certain number of calories, Weight Watchers points, grams of fat – whatever you count in your weight-loss system. Then, as you... Read More

This weekend in my neighborhood is the Westside Artwalk. I am honored to be displaying some of my tagua bead jewelry at Four Corners of the World. The jewelry is made with beads similar to the tagua sliced used in the necklace on the March cover of BeadStyle... Read More

Here at BeadStyle , we love our pets. On my personal blog , I like to write about the antics of Ginger, my 15-year-old shepherd mix. She has tried to eat an E6000 cap and once brought my dad a Ziploc of beads instead of her toy, but mostly she stays out... Read More

The new Swarovski colors are here — sand opal and mocca crystals and deep brown pearls. I love the richness and sophistication of these colors. I'm especially jazzed about the sand opal. First because I seem to love all things opal and second because... Read More

Senior editor Naomi Fujimoto and I participated in High Interest Day at a local elementary school this morning. In addition to our beading class, the kids had the option of taking classes on magic, foreign languages, pizza-making, beauty school, hip hop... Read More

I posted this story at BeadAndButton.com, but I think you will enjoy it, too… It’s not every day that I have to wear earplugs and safety goggles to work, dodge forklifts and adult-sized tricycles loaded with magazines, or walk 1.8 million square feet... Read More

When your business is creativity can creativity get in the way of business? We're in the process of planning two future special issues that will fly under the BeadStyle banner in the next 9-10 months. I can't really reveal the topics yet (though... Read More

I like working with wire. I tend to stick to uncomplicated patterns like loops and coils, though I did make a wire-wrapped beach-glass pendant for BeadStyle Around the World . In Jewelry Studio: Wire Wrapping (Interweave Press, $22.95), Linda Chandler... Read More

This weekend, I made 14 pairs of heart earrings. They're part of a gift bag that winners at the Team in Training bachelor auction will receive. So far, I've made 24 pairs, using glass hearts, Lucite, and plastic. (By the way, the auction website... Read More

I saw some amazing jewelry at the Smithsonian Craft Show. Works by jewelry artists like Kathleen Dustin, Andrea Janosik, and Donald Friedlich were absolutely unbelievable. If anyone ever needed a little extra push to find the time and energy to pursue... Read More

Since I started beading, I’m much more apt to notice the jewelry worn by characters on TV shows. It appears I am not alone when it comes to Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan and Angela Montenegro on the TV drama Bones . A number of jewelry bloggers have... Read More

Just a little blogging today cause I'm flying off to Washington D.C. this afternoon to see the Smithsonian Museum 's annual craft show. The exhibit includes 120 artists, representing the best in basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture... Read More