“Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku Hanabi)” No. 98 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 8th month of 1858. By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.…
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Congratulations to the June Monthly Challenge winners! 1 winners was chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the InLinkz blog entries. Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the Monthly Challenge Bead category.…
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For the month of June we were guided by this beautiful art nouveau woman reading in a garden resplendent with rosebuds from a literary magazine cover. The tangles of yellow roses…
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This time change is a good thing for exhibitors, teachers, and customers. For those of you not familiar with the Bead and Button Show, the show typically runs for 11 days,…
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Happy Monday Everybody! So I have a color crush and it’s been bad lately. Inspired by the desert blooms of cactus and succulents all I want to dusty sage greens, faded…
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Hey everyone, I’m home from the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee and attempting to get back into the swing of things. My next show is not until August, when I…
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I’m so excited about the release of my 3rd book, the Bead-Making Lab. I had such a blast creating projects using everything from polymer clay to paper mache, from rope to…
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I love the softness of the falling leaves/petals in this design. They are punctuated by the pops of the buttery yellow and the texture of the tiny silver flower beads, which…
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This was my 5th year exhibiting at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee, WI. Since I man my booth on my own, I don’t get a lot of shopping time.…
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Hello and happy summer solstice to you all! Today’s inspirations just happen to make my muse happy. We can grasp at straws for a theme but I just wanted to share…