Hoping To Blog From California

I am heading to the Craft and Hobby show in California!

I'll have pictures and many posts to share.

Please stay tuned!

It Takes A Village

 Packing for The Craft and Hobby show in California and going on The Shopping Channel again this week sure had me scrambling.  I needed help.  I am grateful to have received it.  Here are Paul and Magnus getting my class handouts stapled.

And here is Nancy.  She's my big gun.  If I call her...things get done.  

Really, no task too small or too large.  

I had four pieces of jewelry in various states of assembly...she finished them all for me and they are on their way to California with me to be in several showcases.  

I also managed to get her hooked on kumihimo...and she made one fabulous new strand for me.....

Thank you Paul, Magnus and Nancy!

Back On The Shopping Channel!

On Thursday January 26 I am back at the Shopping Channel!

11:30am

3:30pm

11pm - Canceled ( I am done for today!)

Craft Links

 John Bead has a beautiful full page advertisement in many of the jewelry magazines this month.

I am so pleased to see the leaves I stamped in the picture.  You can learn how I made them by reading the blog post I did.

Here are this week's crafty blogger links!

Aileen's Musings
Aileen shows you how she created magic by turning an ordinary paper mache torso into a lamp that looks like patinaed copper!

Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi has a cross over link so you can enter to win a kumihimo starter kit! 

Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world
This week at Craftside there are tutorials on how to spin extreme tail style yarn, make ATC's from magazine pages and punches, an ironic heart frame from unusual images, and a recipe for laminated parsley pasta. 

Crafty Princess
Interested in knitting or crocheting for charity? Tammy invites you to join a new group of charity yarn crafters. 

Eileen - The Artful Crafter
Eileen's happy to be back in her niche. Have you found yours yet? 

Mixed Media Artist
Cyndi plays around with inkjet printer silk! 
Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery 
How to make an origami bunny Easter garland.

Sunday Beading Links

A Bead A Day
Interested in using plastic to create special Valentine's Day Jewelry? Here are a couple of pieces for inspiration. 

About.com Jewelry Making
What is better than some beaded embroidery how-to for a buck? Errr..nothing!

Art Bead Scene
Heather offers a beautiful free project inspired from high in the treetops!

Beading Arts
Cyndi has been trying to encourage everyone to get out there and take a class this year!

Beads & Books
See the 30+ beautiful winter jewelry designs in the Secret Snowflake Challenge. Participants used techniques such as bead embroidery, resin, stringing, wirework, etching, and more!

Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi has a link to a kumihimo give-a-way to share!

Charlene Sevier Jewelry
Sometimes jewelry acts up a little before it comes together. Charlene shares one of those times

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie looks back at an older post where a favorite song inspired a series of wing themed pendants.

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Valentine's Day is one of the most delightful days on Jean's calendar! Why? Because she gets to think about love, and jewelry such as the astounding pendants at NanoStyle! Tell your beloved "I love you" in a most incredible way! 

Year of The Knot-Off to a Good Start!

 I am working hard to learn this ancient craft!

 This week I finished three kumihimo projects for the John Bead blog!

 This is super easy to do and I wanted to be sure you knew about the John Bead Give-A-Way!

 You can win a starter kit to join me in the Year of The Knot!

Find this post on the Dazzle-It Facebook page and "like it" to win!

My Westcott Show Table

 Setting up my table for my on-air presentations for Westcott on The Shopping Channel Tues/Wed was great fun!  I have not presented on a big sewing day and wanted to be sure my table looked bright and full of fabric.

 

On one corner of my table were a few of my favorite things.  The three bags and the mini quilt were made by my friend Ludgera.  Everything she creates is so different.  Unfortunately, I never use a single thing she makes....I display them instead.  They fall in the "too good to use" category!

 This is the special kit that debuted.  The pricing is amazing and if you need scissors I can highly recommend them!

Thank you to Westcott for the opportunity to be part of their launch.

Special thanks to Brenda and Wendy!