Aislyn’s Bracelet

 
This is the commissioned bracelet I was working on a few weeks ago. I sent it off in the mail on the 14th, and I still haven’t heard that it has arrived. I think it’s lost in the mail with no hope of being found.

Back From The Gathering Part II

The last night of the Gathering was the bead swap/closing party. From what I had read, I thought the bead swap would be a friendly, get to you/glad to know you, what a great Gathering kind of thing. I was very disappointed. It turned out to be a get the best deal, hustling, show [...]

Back From The Gathering Part I

Well, the bad news is that I’ve gained ten pounds. The good news is that I’m still not smoking and I’ve done all the traveling I plan to do this summer. That means I can pay attention to diet and exercise and hopefully get some of this weight off.
Speaking of traveling, I had a [...]

On Restraint

The other day, while coming back home from a party in Georgia, I got an e-mail message from Flame Tree Glass announcing a sale on glass. My immediate reaction? “Oh, no! I have to buy some more glass!”
My mother made some sort of snorting noise and reminded me that I’m thinking about getting a new [...]

I should have some fun too!

I received a request from a long time family friend to make a floral bracelet on stretchy material. I made the bracelet – I’d post a picture, but I forgot to take one before I sent it off – and the finished piece was so fun my mother wanted a bracelet. I made her this [...]