The Lady of Shalott
Another week has come and gone. I'm MADLY working on jewelry (my night job), getting ready for craft show #2 at the Greek Orthodox Church in December. I found a fabulous source for digital art, at Lisa's Altered Art.  I've gone shopping twice there this week. There are glass tile and memory frame pendants coming. BUT, I've been wanting to play with chains and crystals and this is the weekend result.  This nec

Autumn Leaves
This week the full glory of autumn was on display in North Carolina. I was getting ready for my very first craft fair as a vendor, so I was busy, busy, busy making jewelry. For a mental break, I would take walks in the neighborhood. Here are some pictures of what LEAVES look like in Greensboro!  

Goddesses and Towers and Castles
After a LONG week of grading, grading, grading student work, I'm back making jewelry--YAY! Next weekend I'm going to be in my first craft fair, another milestone in this artist journey.  Two years ago it started when someone taught me how to make earrings. Now two years later I have a small craft jewelry business, I'm going to conferences and bead shows, and (most importantly) I'm BLOGGING!  This week I selected the Goddess and Eiffel Tower ceramic pendants I just got from Gaea. They made up very nice.

Memories from my Mantle
This week I hit the wall. So much is happening at work, plus I've been madly getting together a teaching portfolio for a teaching award that I've been nominated for. So, needless to say, I hit the wall mentally and physically. I let go of making jewelry this week. Instead, I cleaned my guest room/studio and bought some new desktop file drawers and organized my seed beads (by color). Went to Pilates class Saturday. Now I can't move. I've discovered stomach muscles I didn't know I had...Went to church this morning and to a fireside tonight. Heard a great talk by a couple who joined the Church in Nigeria and moved here.  So  tonight, instead of posting this week&#

Passionate for Purple!
Purple has been my favorite color ever since I was a little girl.  When I was five, I announced I wanted purple shoes. When I was eight and my parents moved into our first house, I got a purple bedroom. So, naturally, I would love purple beads. Last week I went to the Golden Triangle Wholesalers show, which is part of Bead World. Knowing that purple is a big color this fall/winter in clothing, I wanted to make purple necklaces. This week I got started. The necklaces you see below feature ceramic pendants I got from Gaea.