“ To parents I say, above all else, don’t let your home become some terrible miniature copy of the school. No lesson plans! No quizzes! No t...

Did you know... that if you have been hitting that "follow" button on all your friend's blogs... that you also have to update ...

One World One Heart . It's that time of year again, one of those fun things that really brightens up these dark dreary days. I'm exc...

On Facebook, a little while ago... there was a crafty pay-it-forward kind of thing going on. I signed up to receive a piece of art from Kath...

Yes, I'm going to test some frit for The Frit Diva . How fun is that? Actually, the fun is in the frit, and they do look like great mixe...

Yes, round three. You missed round two. It wasn't good. Ick, really, I think I didn't put enough salt in it. Oh, and it never rose, ...

I got my viking knit kit and wire last week and couldn't wait to get started. So I sat in my car at the homeschool resource center and i...

Sig Wynne-Evans got my beads! Go read her blog post about it - she's nervous, isn't that cute! Seriously, I know she will do someth...

Managed to squeak out a little time in the studio last weekend, and here are some of my treasures. Soon to be listed on Etsy, but probably n...

My package of beads from Sig Wynne-Evans arrived yesterday, and I couldn't be more pleased. An assortment of beads of the kind that I w...

We did it! We made a successful sourdough starter, and then we made some bread! And it was good, if not perfect. Yummy hot out of the oven (...

Well. Lori said she was going to pair us up with opposites to shake us up and make us think and challenge ourselves! Holy Moley, she was no...

This looks exciting ~ check it out: Bead Soup Blog Party and join in!

In other news, Luke and I had "science class" today (just kidding, I'm not calling this science!) and we mixed up some flour a...

Yesterday I ordered a kit and a tutorial - the tutorial looks fantastic - you can find it here: JewelryLessons.com . The kit I ordered also ...

There are things I want to do this year. I'm not talking about resolutions... none of that nonsense! Just things I want to do, a bucket ...

Things are moving slow today. Three photo shoots. Zero beads listed. Getting there... UPDATE: All beads are listed now! Thanks for looking :...

I have a new bead! Four actually. I'll list them on Etsy as soon as I get photos of them that I'm happy with. Here is a teaser!

Yes, you are seeing it correctly, there is nothing at all on my Etsy page. Completely white, fresh and clean as a blank canvas. (Have I take...

Something happened today that made me think. That sounds funny, doesn't it? Well, it's true. I've been beating the drum of good ...