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Vitamin C... A Daily Dose of Creativity
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Everyone is born with creativity. But those people who appear to be super creative have a secret. They know that creativity has to be developed and exercised to come easily. I am on a quest to immerse myself in creativity of all kinds. I hope you will join me!
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Keep it Covered

 Certainly I am not the only creative who gets bogged down at times. Recently, I did a big project, strictly for money. It was long and boring. It killed my creativity and I have not wanted to d...

1 day ago

Scenes From a Morning Walk

I walk the same route every day. I pray as I walk, so I walk the same route on purpose. There are less distractions since I see it every day. But, things change with the seasons. Flower gardens, bril...

18 may 12

Button Swap

 I am participating in a Button Swap today, hosted and organized by Cindy Wimmer of Sweet Bead Studio. My partner, Laurel Steven, sent me these buttons. She made the carded buttons. They are pol...

13 may 12

Surprise!

 As a freelancer, sometimes I do a little work for someone and I never hear back from them. Human nature being what it is, I am then convinced that they hate me and my work. A couple months ago,...

12 may 12

Burn Baby Burn

 Just made these earrings. I made these headpins with little flames. They are going to go in my next column in Bead Design Studio Magazine, except in a little different colorway.  ...

10 may 12

The Language of Beads

 If you do not speak the language of beads, allow me to translate. This necklace says "thank you!"  I was commissioned to make a piece for the Director of Womens Ministries at ...

02 may 12

My Sheep Hear My Voice....

 Chair painting. Love it!If you have never done, give it a try! It is an inexpensive project. Pick a chair you already own or one you find at the curb, free.  Craft paint is inexpensive. Yo...

27 apr 12

Funnier Than Baseball

I am watching the Tigers and surfing...and came across an article on Book Spine Poetry. I was intrigued and laughing, so I hopped right up off the couch and looked through my bookshelves to see what ...

22 apr 12

You Will Want These Beads!

 Remember my friend She Who Has the Best Vintage Beads?  Here is another necklace I made for her from some of her beads.I had fun working with these little flowers. Cute, right? Someti...

18 apr 12

Flap Your Wings Blog Hop

Today is the Flap Your Wings Design Challenge - Blog Hop. Two points to this challenge are to honor the artist Judy Glende, and to rise money for charity in her name. I made this pendant. I...

14 apr 12

3 Things I Dont Punch Everyday and Some Projects With Them

This was a challenge to myself to use three materials that are not in my everyday range. They might be in yours, in which case, I would love to see what you make with them! I have been very punc...

11 apr 12

Super Trimmers and Dress Forms

 While I have never been super girlie, I am having a crush on dress forms. They seem to be available everywhere. Very trendy. I got this one at Michaels with a 50% discount, making it twice as m...

08 apr 12

Light Up Wall Art

 When I was small, my parents had a trendy piece of wall art that lit up. It was a kind of light box with a photo over the front. When it was dark and it was lit, it made a neat glow in the room...

03 apr 12

Faux Enamel Flowers

I love retro enamel flower jewelry. The bright color and bold design appeal to me, not to mention the shine. My own crafting style tends toward all three of those things, and I am a jewelry designer,...

02 apr 12

Paper Punch Charm Bracelet

You might remember that I have had a long play date with jewelry made of paper. I have always used paper (usually torn) and paint, so today, I am using only paper for a creative change. If you h...

31 mar 12

Cloud Punch Outs on a Journal Page

 Earlier this week, I did a collage project using my cloud punch.  And, in the tutorial, I suggested you save the cloud punch outs for another project. So, here is my other project! Th...

29 mar 12

Jewelry Trend - Chains

Found at Anthropologie Chains have been trendy in jewelry for a couple years now. And, that trend has morphed along the way. It began with nondescript silver chain. After that, chains in mixed m...

28 mar 12

The Perfect Tool

I am a proponent of using tools that are right for the task and that make the task easier. This horrible looking thing is a tool I made myself. You can see that it is well used.I use it all...

26 mar 12

Daisy Canvas Collage Tutorial

I find it important to make time to create, just for fun...or therapy...or creative exercise. Its good for me and good for you too! So, last night, I had nothing pressing, a gentle rain was falling, ...

24 mar 12

Christmas in March

This is the life of a designer in the craft industry. Christmas is never over. It has been unseasonably warm here in MIchigan, quite weirdly so. To get in the Christmas mood, I worked in the bas...

21 mar 12

Trend: Colorblocking

Colorblocking is one of the current fashion trends for spring and summer. It speaks for itself, I think. Here is a little bit about colorblocking, anyway. I always wonder how fashion trends tran...

21 mar 12

Vintage Bead Necklace

Admittedly, I dont know much about vintage beads...except that I like them.  My friend, "She Who Owns The Best Vintage Beads" sometimes gives me a broken strand to play with. She owns be...

20 mar 12

Too Short Toggle Bar

 Have you ever had this problem? The bar piece of the toggle is too short. You can tell by looking that it can slip right out of the toggle circle (or teardrop in this case). This will for sure ...

14 mar 12

Wavy Disc Beads

I have been having Fun With Wavy Discs. Love these earrings, (I am going to show you how to make them, keep reading....)...and these sweet little pink bell flowers. They are in this months issue of &...

13 mar 12

New Twist on Big Hole Beads

I am loving this bracelet I made last week. It has some bling and lots of movement, and was pretty easy to make. You just have to be able to manage a needle and thread, and know how to do basic strin...

12 mar 12

My German Bead Soup

 I did not get into the current bead soup party over at Lori Andersons Pretty Things blog. So, I threw it out there that I would love to exchange beads with someone, unofficially. That is h...

07 mar 12

Bead Avenue for All

 I found this jewelry making line at Michaels called Bead Avenue.  It is a line designed to teach kids to make jewelry. The beads are plastic. The colors are bright and the shapes are great...

05 mar 12

The Newest Lampworkers

Last week, my two young friends came to spend the day. It is always their choice about what they will do when they are here, and this time they wanted to learn some lampworking.I had them dip their o...

29 feb 12

7000 Bracelets Blog Hop

A little bit about this project:7000 Bracelets of Hope is run through the Global Genes Project, a rare disease group for children. The bracelets are donated to the mothers and caretakers of thes...

25 feb 12

Why Should Christmas Have All the Fun?

 I have collected a bunch of Christmas ornaments that look great in Girl World. It might be weird, but I do not decorate for Christmas. I leave my ornaments out all year. You could look at it th...

24 feb 12

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