IS IT REALLY MAY???....

Just thought I'd take a minute to check in... finally! :o)

The Art Glass & Bead Show in Madison was FANTASTIC!! I was blown away w/ how well it went. Yay. I'm sure the fact that I did the Challenge bead helped! It was so much fun seeing what the challengers created... wonderful works of art!! There were 2 winners.... the Popular Vote & the Technical Vote. The Popular winner, a hat, was picked by the shoppers, the Technical winner, a necklace, was picked by the vendors. To see the winners & all of the participants creations, you can go to the show's website... here are a few pictures of the winners... (click for enlarged view)

Fabulous, huh??

I've been busy getting things together for The Bead & Button Show, coming up in early June. I've been having fun making some new bead styles that have large holes to be worn on European style necklaces (which I happen to make, too!)...

Fabulous, huh?? Such a fun picture.

Been busy making tons of acorns, too, of course. Don't know if I've shown you my new MICRO size... they're pretty tiny. Here's a few...

There's a big possibility that I'll be partaking in a huge Minneapolis art crawl, called Art-a-Whirl. My lampworking group, Star of the North Glassworkers, are going to be selling & demonstrating @ FOCI, Minnesota Center for Glass Arts the entire weekend of May 20-22... 5pm-10pm on Friday, noon-8pm on Saturday & noon-5pm on Sunday. I'll definitely be there... not sure if I'll be selling (so much to do for B&B!), but I'll be there helping out & demonstrating. Hope those of you in the area will come by to see what's happening. There will be glassblowing demos going on all weekend, too!! It'll be a HOT time! :o)

Something else to show you. I just did a wedding cake serving set for a customer...LOVE how they turned out...

So.... that's it for now! I'm busy making a bracelet for my sweet niece's first communion.

Till next time....

ART GLASS & BEAD SHOW, MADISON.....

The Twin Cities Bead Bazaar is behind me.... THANK YOU, SO MUCH, Wendy Mosman, for helping me out! Next up is the Art Glass & Bead Show in Madison, Wisconsin... I leave tomorrow afternoon & am really excited about the show. This is such a great one. Really looking forward to seeing return customers & Make-n-Take students from the past 2 years. I'm not doing the Make-n-Take this year since I did the Challenge Bead. Just too much on my plate.

I'm so excited about seeing what the challengers created w/ my heart bead! Have to make sure I don't forget my camera!!

If you're coming to the show, don't forget to print up a 20% off coupon for my booth....

I DON'T THINK I'D MIND SHAVING....

Something new..... don't think I'd mind shaving w/ a razor like this.....

Pretty cool, huh? I love it.

BEAD SHOWS & SUCH...

I hope this post finds you as anxiously anticipating the first days of Spring as I am! I'm ready for this Minnesota snow to start melting & for the early Spring bulbs to start coming up! 

Along w/ Spring comes my first bead shows of the year. I'm busy getting ready for my 2 March shows coming up these next 2 weekends! It's going to be a little nuts.... my work will be @ the Twin Cities Bead Bazaar the whole show, but I'll only be there on Saturday morning until noon or so & then will leave my good friend, Wendy Mosman, to man my table for the full weekend (she'll have some of her amazing work there as well!). I'll be heading to Omaha, Nebraska for a class w/ Melanie Moertel, from Germany! 

I'm so excited to be taking this class... & as much as I know my sales would be much better w/ me there, I couldn't pass this rare opportunity up! I'm so excited to be taking this class w/ 3 girlfriends... all of whom took Andrea Guarino's class w/ me in Austin, Texas in 2009. It'll be a blast... we'll be staying in a comfy house where we can just hang out & talk about glass all weekend! :o) 

I'll get home from Omaha on Tuesday afternoon & then will head back out on Thursday to my next show in Madison, Wisconsin! The Art Glass & Bead Show is such a fun show, I'm really looking forward to seeing returning customers & other artists & vendors. Sad to not be doing the Make & Take this year, but my commitment to doing the Challenge Bead kept me busy & gave me a later start on getting it together for these shows. Next year, hopefully. So much fun... especially when students come back for more. 

I've begun making MICRO acorns now.... so cute! 

Anyway... here are a couple of coupons for both shows. Print one (or both if you're following me. LOL) & bring it to my booth for 20% OFF any single item of your choice!  

 

Hope to see you this Saturday morning @ the Twin Cities Bead Bazaar or next weekend @ the Madison Art Glass & Bead Show! Lots of fantastic glass for you to check out!

Until then...

BUSY GIRL....

I'm back in show mode w/ 2 shows coming up in the later part of March & I just realized that I haven't shared much of anything w/ you lately! I post pictures of things I've made or am working on on Facebook, so if you're not already "liking" me over there, go do it! :o) 

Just thought I'd show you what I've been up to....

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

miniature kaleidoscope

As you can see... I've been focusing on hearts & large hole beads. The beads are made to fit european style charm bead bracelets. I debuted my new big hole bracelet & necklace in my Etsy shop @ the beginning of February. The necklace is pretty slick, as it can be worn long or choker length... looks great w/ a stack of big hole beads. Check them out!

Till next time...