Beads and Baldness

This has nothing to do with beading at all, but I wanted to AW Jason for a bit. This last weekend he, along with his friends, raised $2,000 for cancer research by shaving their heads for St. Baldricks. This is the second year that he's done it. :)


I've been trying some new things with beads lately. I have this new technique that I've used for earrings:

I've been using filigree beads a lot lately, too. You can get really good deals on them at firemountaingems.com

Jewelry Open House

I had a jewelry open house last weekend. It was a success! I ordered postcards from vistaprint.com (I first browsed the web for coupon codes - I got them for 50% off!) and sent them out to friends and family. My sister and mom threw in some things as well.

I think the real allure may have been the promise of wine and snacks - I know it was for me :)

The threat of a snowstorm threatened the day, but it held off until the next day.

Craft sales are few and far between this time of year and I needed to do something with the jewelry I've been stockpiling lately!

Thanks to everyone who came!!