Show Time

What a week it has been! I finally went to the doctor on Tuesday and was given antibiotics for a serious sinus infection. I have been trying to fight it for weeks and it just took me down. I have been home, taking it easy. Just what the doctor ordered! It has given me a chance to sort my jewelry for the show in Williamsburg this week-end. By Sunday I should be feeling much better. I am looking forward to the show. I really enjoy meeting the people who stop by my booth and comment on my work. My main bead work is free form peyote and not all people "get it". I find though, that the show goers at this show do appreciate the hand made quality and uniqueness of the art there. The hosts of Art on the Square do a really good job. I really appreciate being accepted into their show. Because I don't have a lot of time to devote to my bead work, I only apply to a couple of shows a year. I will also be doing The Seawall Festival in Portsmouth in August. That is a very hot show, but one of my favorites as well. The first year I did the show, which was also my very first show, I won honorable mention. What a surprise and confidence builder that was! It reinforced to me that yes, Bead Work Is ART.

A Beautiful Day

What a nice day. Great weather. Burt worked outside in the yard. Tried yet another idea to keep the dogs from digging! I cut glass today and it is firing now. I also set up my new light tent. Ugh! It is huge, too big. What was I thinking! It is big enough for my grand-kids to play in. Anyway, I took some pictures in it. I will post some. It is an ongoing process for me to learn to take good pictures.
On a more somber note: My thoughts and prayers are with all the VT families and friends. Angels were sent to Heaven.....

Rainy Days

It has been a rainy Sunday. A very nice day for beading, watching movies and taking care of business at home. I have been beading embroidered cuffs for the Art in The Square show in Williamsburg on April 29. This will be a new design for me this year. It is so much fun to do. I bead a random, freeform pattern with lots of color. Now that I have made a few though, I am anxious to begin a freeform peyote necklace, my first beading love. I will try to attach a picture of one of the necklaces I have kept for myself. Yes, I must go start a new necklace!

Anniversary Fun!

We had a fun time at Bead Haven this past week-end celebrating our anniversary. The discounts in the eggs were a nice surprise to all the customers. What a nice way it was to say Thank You to them.
Three people even received a 50% discount off their purchase. It sure made Jennifer King happy!

These are real leaves plated with 14k gold, silver or copper. Really cool.

I am putting them out this week-end in the stores (Bead Haven) for our anniversay special. They make nice pendants on chain. It's going to be a fun week-end at Bead Haven. We are having an egg-citing sale. We have easter eggs in a basket with discount coupons inside. All customers can pick one when they come in. Then shop with a discount of 10 to 50% off.
It is our anniversary for both the bead stores. 1 year for Williamsburg and 4 years for Hampton. Ahhhh, it is so nice to be out of the corporate world and into the world of beads and bead loving people!

I bought a new camera today so I can take and upload pics to my computer. Now can I upload them here? Lets see......

I did it! This is Fred. He is my boy. Isn't he cute!

Learning to Blog

Oh, so here I am. My space on the web to ramble on about who knows what. Well, I am sure it will be about the beads I love, my so good to me husband, my friends, my dogs, my cats, my bead stores, my art, my travels, my trials and tribulations.