We’re a month (five weeks) into the market season, and today was only my third day there. Two weeks ago it was so very rainy, and in a market first, I called to cancel the day of. The forecast was for 90% chance of rain, and it was really coming down on my drive in. […]
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I have a lot of weird ideas
Let me explain. I have long held onto the idea that the right tool will transform me somehow. For example, I have a pretty horrible southpaw scrawl. I’ve long fancied that the right pen will give me good penmanship. That is sadly not so. Also, I’ve long hoped that the right cookbook will turn me […]
Time and travel
The last two weeks have been spent away from home. The travel and company have been good, but I’m feeling that pre-market stress and worry. Nevermind the itch to keep making things, and I’ve yet to find the ideal beading project for travel. That said, before the most recent trip I broke out some simple […]
Making steps toward the market
How did I go from being swept up in a month-long beading challenge to taking a month away from blog posts? Silly question. The answer involves a double-birthday weekend, a business trip, planning for the market and then some. In that time I also discovered a bead artist who I just adore. My longing to […]
Saying goodbye to my yarn love fest
Here it is Day 15 of Fusion Bead’s Bead Challenge, and I have to admit that I got derailed late last week. First, when it came to making something with right-angle weave (RAW) for Thursday, I started out with seed beads and really disliked the results. I made about four or five “squares” and was […]