I leave tomorrow - early - because I have a dinner date with a bunch of friends at 6pm.  So I have to hit the road no later than 6am to be t...

I leave for my conference next week and I suppose that I should start packing ...  I'm really bad about sitting down and getting things ...

I leave for the PMC Conference next week.  I have charms fired, but no enamel on them.  They have a top hole for a jump ring and a bottom ho...

So yesterday I gave in to the inevitable and shelf-fired my charms.  That seems to have worked - at least the charms are sintered now.  I to...

So, yesterday I said that my charms (at least the first batch) had fired up well.  That was before I had washed them.  While washing them, I...

It seems as though I am always working on art projects while watching Le Tour de France.  I remember working on a set of Bead Artist Trading...

I hope all of you had a good Bastille Day.  I almost ordered French Silk pie last night in honor of France, but broke down and got Coconut C...

It's a little dramatic, but it's also the best description of the past 24 hours of relatively fruitless activity.  I need to make ch...

I phoned ComCast yesterday.  One of my customers who has become a good friend over the years works in their customer service department.  S...

A detail view of the bronze tree in the first sunrise.  Note the constellation Orion on the left. Yesterday was photography day for my box...

So, I'm at a point with my cloak pins that I have to make a final decision about any stamped decorations I am putting on the rim. After ...

I am trying to get my scheduling nailed for the year. I know that I will complete an item for Beading For A Cure, the charity against colon...

So many things to tempt me with, so little time to play with them. Now that I'm working a full week, my time is very constrained. This h...

Looking at the calendar, what once seemed so far out is now breathing at the back of my neck. Holiday gifts are running close to time, and I...

What gives you a feeling of accomplishment? For some it could be as simple as receiving the smile of a child or wiping down a kitchen counte...

Saturdays are always a favorite day of mine. I get to look forward to sleeping in tomorrow morning. I get to work one hour less today. And I...

I brought my finished enamel charms to the shop and have started attaching them to jump rings and including business cards. I think I'll...

I have 49 charms fired and ready for their enamel. I have a kiln that has a coating of icky black fine dust from the activated charcoal and ...

The deaths keep rolling on. Within the past 30 days, the "entertainment" industry has now lost five people. This started with Davi...

Apparently I'm an enigma. Or at least am pushing boundaries. I went to see the bone doctor yesterday morning. First his PA poked his he...