Had a big sale on my beads and beading supplies this past weekend. Was doing okay until I got a young couple that, of course, was trying to ...

This week has seen me scrubbing, dusting, vacuuming, straightening and generally de-cluttering my home, something I’ve not done in a while. ...

Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row. I've been play...

Below is an e-mail I received today from my darling daughter Wendi. She and I are of like minds and we both sport a soft heart. I will be ...

Recently made a pair of earrings very similar to these using Delica #11 seed beads, decided to make another pair using different elements. ...

Camera still on the fritz . John can never believe that anything would go bad. Ever the engineer he feels that if something is engineered c...

Today I am featured on "Getting to Know You", a lovely blog written by a lovely and talented Etsian. http://carpetbaggercreation...

There are many things that one should never put into the heat of their clothes drier...crayons, lipstick, ball point pens, tubes of mascara...

Just spent the weekend crafting some seed bead earrings. One pair, dangling fuchsia flowers, took me over 10 hours to make...mainly because...

To those who visit here every-so-often, you may recall my past blog entry (3/31/09) regarding a planter filled with frost damaged lantana. ...

One of our southern "Pets" (rather pests) the Lubber grasshopper. These insects are said to grow as large as 50 to 70 mm but I cou...

Been busy most of the day with Etsy Treasury. For some unexplained reason good luck smiled upon me this morning. As I sipped my cup of hot t...

Forget about Spring, it’s sprung right into summer and is a very warm 85 degrees outside, of course this is Florida, just south of Tampa/St...

I’m contemplating changing the direction of my etsy shop...sure I’ll have my handcrafted jewelry listed (right now everything’s on sale). Bu...

Okay, I admit it, I'm a Sci Fi fan. Back in the early 90's I watched an extremely funny British sci fi series called "Red Dwar...

People’s perception of what they say they want and what they really want are usually very different. Recently I was asked if I could make a ...

This past weekend was The Creative Arts Association of Lakewood Ranch Spring Art Show. I didn’t participate as an artist or crafter this yea...

Rose Quartz, a lovely pale pink crystal, very pretty, very feminine. Rose quartz is a semiprecious gemstone that is associated with matters...

Pearls part II Pearls are not only easily scratched but are also sensitive to chemical damage. I’m sure you’ve all heard the story of how Cl...

Part I Often people assume that since gemstones are called stones that they’re indestructible, but even granite is not impervious to damage...