Archive for January, 2010

Something I never thought I’d hear….

When I took Sylvie’s class, I got a ton of new size 15 seed beads in 10 gram bags. Well, actually I got 2 of each and sent one set to my mother in law, Judy. Judy is a beadaholic, and makes really cool things out of those teeny tiny beads. These [...]

January 28, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: bead  One Comment

Tree Planting

We planted 2 new trees this past weekend, pawpaw trees!  You don’t see them around much any more, but for years they were a diet staple over a lot of the US.  They produce edible fruit, and their seeds used to be made into a shampoo that killed lice.  In fact, the active ingredient in [...]

January 26, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Look what I found!

I was shopping around Etsy for headbands today, and at the bottom of the page it showed other things I could buy.  Imagine my surprise when I saw a necklace made with one of my lampwork beads!  Oklahoma Mama made this, and here is what she says:
Oh, purple… how do I love thee? Let me [...]

January 21, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: jewelry  No Comments

Are you entering?

I am!  The ISGB Convergence II competition that is.  Here is the scoop, straight from ISGB:
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF GLASS BEADMAKERS ANNOUNCES
CONVERGENCE II: ADORNING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND PRETEND
JEWELRY DESIGN WITH ART GLASS BEADS INSPIRED BY PERSONAS OF FACT AND FICTION
The International Society of Glass Beadmakers invites you to participate in our 2010 exhibition!

Due to [...]

January 20, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: bead show  No Comments

How to clean poop off your laptop.

Not what you thought you would be seeing as a post title, was it?  Well in addition to being a mud eating dog, Hime loves loves loves to sit on my lap.  And usually I don’t mind.  About every couple of days I let her up for a snuggle.  Occasionally she surprises me while I’m [...]

January 19, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: bulldog  No Comments

Finally finished!

I finally finished the dolly I started in Sylvie’s class.  I made her into a decoration instead of a bracelet.  The sleeve’s are different from the ones we learned to do in class too.
I did have a few problems with the neck, mostly because I didn’t measure how far around it was first.  So the [...]

January 18, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: bead  3 Comments

I wonder…

I used to have very short straight hair.  Then I started growing it out for locks of love, which is a great group that makes wigs out of regular people hair for kids going through chemo, or having other issues that deprive them of hair.
Locks of Love Mission Statement:
Our mission is to return a sense [...]

January 14, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Rise, my army!

This was just too funny.  I wish I could say I was responsible for it, but it was on LOLcats.  Today I am on my way to a math conference in San Fransisco.  It sounds really cool, but I fly in late Wednesday, talk on Thursday, and fly out on Friday.  No time for sight [...]

January 13, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Where Dozer goes, Hime follows.

January 12, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: bulldog  3 Comments

Sylvie’s Class

Yes, Sylvie has class.  She also teaches classes.  I took one of her classes over New Year, and we learned to make a cute little ring and a bracelet.  Sylvie is a great teacher, and you can see more of her work at her web site. The ring was super cute… i.e. not me.  So [...]

January 11, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Indie Spotlight, jewelry  2 Comments