Bead Fiesta This Weekend!
I am so excited because I haven’t had a Bead Fiesta (or any shows) for several months! YAY!!! This weekends show is in W. Springfield MA at the Clarion Hotel. The cool part is that it is a 2 day show this year. The last few years have been at The Big E Fairgrounds. Honestly, I am glad they went to a hotel! I have accomplished some collaborations that have been hanging over my head for a few months now! YAY! (again) This is a collaboration with Kim V. I had wanted to do a lot more with this piece, but every attempt failed, so I figured sometimes s

Into The Darkness Choker
I have a new piece to share and thanks to give for a Treasury this week! First, my new choker called ‘Into The Darkness’

Etsy Beadweaver’s Team Video

Cena
My new piece is finished! I love it!

Beaded Flowers
One of the latest topics in the Etsy Beadweavers Yahoo Group is about ‘Beaded Flowers’.  From what I have researched,  the French Beaded Flowers were the original ‘beaded flowers’ saying here: According to references of beaded decorations, it is estimated that the art was practiced across Europe and England as early as the 1500’s. In an effort to support themselves, French and Italian peasants used to collect defective or discarded beads. The beads were then strung on wire and shaped in to flowers designs. The finished flowers were used in bouquets, alter displays and memorial wreaths. Taken from