Jewelry Tips and Ideas

Jewelry guru Rena Klingenberg has a newsletter packed full of info about jewelry design, display and marketing called Jewelry Business Success News. I find useful information in each issue, as well as designs ideas, forums, challenges and more.
Here's a link:
http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-164.html

Bead Soup Blog Party

This is my first year to hopefully participate in the very popular Bead Soup Blog Party! 200 lucky beaders are chosen to join in the fun. They each send out a collection of beads to include a focal, nice clasp and coordinating beads to an assigned partner. They design jewelry with the beads, take pictures then post it on their blog. On Party Day, everyone visits all the blogs to see what everyone else made! I can't wait!

Bead Star Magazine

I just picked up 3 copies of the new Bead Star magazine, 2011 issue! I was lucky enough to win third place in the Glass category. (thanks to everyone who voted for me!)There are some beautiful designs in this issue. It's so exciting to enter a competition like this and finally see the much anticipated issue come out.
Congratulations to all the winners!

New Beads

I'm back from a very successful trunk show in Fresno. It was a bead frenzy!! I've been working on custom orders from the show as well as getting some new beads in my Etsy shop.Here's a sample....

Annual Trunk Show

I have been feverishly getting ready for my trunk show at Bead Artistry in Fresno on October 6,7 & 8. I've been torching every day for about 3 weeks and have lots of goodies! Whatever doesn't sell I will be busy photographing and listing in my Etsy shop. I'm sure my "regulars" wonder why I haven't been listing much new! See you when I get back from sunny California!

Creative Quote of the Day

I love this quote and think it really applies to working with glass or any other raw material. "The creative process is a process of surrender,not control"

Julia Cameron

New Beads

I would like to thank (again) Jacqueline Parkes for her wonderful new tutorial. I have created a new style from some of the techniques and glass combinations in her tut. Here's a sample!