Much as my life looks like oodles and oodles of fun, what I do is actually a business. As a bit of a sideline I teach small business workshops for aspiring jewelry designers at Beadfx (beadfx.com). I actually really like…

all the booth stuff was in the car, all i had to do was whip up to the studio first thing in the morning and grab the jewelry before heading over to the Beaches show. it was in bins, right…

YAY!!! It’s grey and rainy!!! It’s a perfect beadmaking day!!! Ok, so it’s not very inspiring outside (that is actually a photo of the sky) and it is bloody cold for a June day, I have a list of beads…

well. oh my. seriously? huh. words fail me as to just how lousy the weather gods treated us this weekend. i mean, come on guys, give us a break! friday night we were treated to a spectacular lightening storm and…

Thank you weather gods for a perfect summer evening on our first Tuesday night race. I’m racing at RCYC (Royal Canadian Yacht Club) on Tuesday over on Toronto island. A 5 minute ferry ride and you’d swear you are in…

somehow the last 2 months, which were supposed to be my “downtime” have vanished! who stole them? where did they go? because according to my calendar this time next week i’ll be in my booth in windsor! (hi all you…

my summer show season is almost here and now begins the staring at the sky. you know, i spend my life staring at the sky watching weather. i obsess over radar maps and forecasts. i sniff the air and feel…

try try try again. and again. and again. and then one day when you least expect it…. SUCCESS!!! silver cored beads that fit pandora and troll bracelets!!! not burnt! round! of course all blue, guess i should try some other…

Now voyager, sail thou forth to seek and find. Walt Whitman Speaking of sailing, it appears that yes, there will be a sailing season this summer! Yay! Yippee! There’s a problem here on Lake Ontario, there’s no water. Well, not…

whenever someone picks up a piece of mine i tell them the name, tuscan vineyard, grass and sky, ocean, pop art are just a few. sometimes people look at me as if i’m crazy when i tell them the beads…

My fabulous new space has opened the floodgates on my productivity! I’m just checking off that to do list not only of the nasty tasks (3 tax returns, ick, ick and ick) but of some of the fun ideas that…

something i’ve been wanting to have for ages and ages is now done! check that off my to do list! one of the reasons i moved my online store was to be able to have codes and tracking for gift…

being earth day i suppose i should have posted a photo of something green however this magnolia tree is just too magnificent not to share. put down the mouse and go outside. smell the flowers, feel the sun, admire mother…

i’ve been a busy bee all week because it was sunny. when it’s sunny the light is perfect for shooting images of all my new work, and boy do i have a lot of that. all my photography stuff is…

there’s a house i pass by on route to the coffee shop. it’s has a pond in the front yard, actually the pond is the yard, we are downtown and the yards are small. the front path is a little…

The spring One of a Kind show is over – all the custom orders are shipped and now I can try and put the studio back in one piece. The best comment I overheard? “my favourite colour is sparkle.” Awesome….

it’s up! i’m in! the show is on! i like exclamation points! after a slight booth makeover the booth is up and running again. it is so nice to see all my pretties in one place. after several months of…

is in just one week!!! This time next week I’ll be standing in my booth smiling at you! ONE WEEK! I’m so glad I bought that espresso machine as one week is not a very long time. You can find…

Wow! It’s official, my gallery/studio is now open. Last Friday’s launch was FANTASTIC – by 6 p.m. I had everything nicely tidy and very presentable. And it looked totally, 100% awesome if I do say so myself. For those who…

only 3 days until Launch Day and I’m running a bit late this morning, no time for late! Being late today doesn’t matter because I’m moving at warp speed thanks to an early morning delivery at home. We’ve been coveting…

so by now you’ve figured out that i have a thing for colour. it can never be bright enough in my opinion. and then there’s my thing for dots. i like dots. when i decided that the hallway to my…

ok, so technically it’s still winter (10 more days of it), but seriously it’s spring!!! it is SO hard to try and get work done when the sun is shining and i can see all the people wandering around outside…

ah the morning cuppa. of mud. yes right now i’m deep deep deep in bead making mode. bead making mode is so strong now i open the mud before i even plug in the kettle for my morning tea. not…

They say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Well I don’t know about the lamb bit but I’m screaming into March like a lion. One thing about vacations is that they certainly get…

time to recharge my batteries. yes i should be putting the finishing touches on the gallery (opens March 19! so exciting!) or finishing my taxes (blech) or stockpiling pretty things. however life is short and i need to stick my…

well if that mountain of papers isn’t enough to kill all creativity my 3 blank tax returns are. PST, GST and personal income tax, all waiting for their bit of blood. blech. sigh. i shall make a nice pot of…

ok, which one of you elves went and messed up my pristine table? not moi. my lovely huge white assembly table which i am positive i left clear. i blink and you damn elves scatter stuff everywhere. i have stuff,…

i know i should be organizing inventory, or cleaning chains, or filling out my next PST return (oh ick) but i just want to sit and soak up my fabulous new space. i LOVE my new studio!!! it makes me…

Happy 2010 to you! This is going to be the best year ever. I’ve decided it. In my usual spirit of procrastination I’m posting my Happy New Year blogpost more than a week into the year. That’s part of the…

My very own gallery and working studio!!! Now isn’t that one heck of a way to start a new year? For the past 2 years I’ve been working out of my home studio and a shared showroom downtown for the…