Setting Up Shop

It's been way to long since I last posted. Forgive me. Sometimes life just gets in the way! 
I have been busy moving my seed bead shop out of the antique mall and into a beautiful bead store, Waterlily Studios & Beads. What a beautiful, inspiring space it is. It's a perfect fit for my seed beads. 
I had to buy new racks for my set-up and I think they worked out well. The most time-consuming part of the endeavor has been the inventory process. I've been counting tubes of beads for many days now and I'm still not done. I have even been dreaming about counting them in my sleep. 
I promise to post a picture ASAP! I brought my camera with me the day I finished my set up and the battery was dead. Doh!
For any of my local friends or people traveling along the Oregon Coast, here is the address and phone number of the store:


Waterlily Studios & Beads
1901 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439-8712
(541) 997-7339

Trunk Shows & Classes in Sunny SoCal

I'm getting ready to head down south for Thanksgiving. I'm really looking forward to spending time with family and taking in some sunshine.
I will be teaching at Beadology in Huntington Beach, CA. On Fri. Nov. 25th I will be teaching my Bubble Ring where students will learn to combine Right Angle Weave with Peyote stitch to create a groovy, bubblicious ring for their beady little fingers. Previous experience with RAW is recommended and highly encouraged.

On Sat. Nov. 26th I will be teaching my freeform embroidered cuff. Students will learn embroidery techniques including peyote bezeling and finishing off with ultrasuede.

Both days I will be having a trunk show featuring my kits. Yep, you too, could spend Black Friday at a Beadology with Beadologie!

For more details or to pre-register:
www.beadology.net
714-841-8242
16085 Goldenwest St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Portland Bead Society Bead Bazaar

It's that time of year again, folks. Time for the annual Portland Bead Society Bead Bazaar, which really is a fantastic show. The show is held inside an old Montgomery Wards building at Montgomery Village, right near the Silver Cloud Inn, which is where I stay. It's conveniently located within walking distance of many cool shops and great restaurants. I look forward to it every year. Plus, with the season changing, there are always lots of leaves to crunch through along the walk!

I will be selling seed beads, kits and supplies. I've got a nice supply of new colors and specialty seed beads so, be sure and check 'em out!

The hours are Sat. 10-6 and Sun. 10-4.

Montgomery Park
2701 NW Vaughn St.
Portland, Oregon

P.S. Click photos to bigify.

Do You Want the Good News First or the Bad News First?

Let's get the bad news out of the way first: Due to low enrollment, my classes have been cancelled this weekend.   But now for the good news: Instead, I will be a doing a trunk show!
The trunk show will be held at the same venue-Dancing Beads in Medford, Oregon. For details on how to get there please click on the link above or call 541.690.1376.

The show will run from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Come check out my kits and samples!

Dancing Beads
1100 East Main Street, Medford, Oregon.

Classes This Weekend!

What are you doing this weekend? Will you be in the Medford, OR area? I will! And I will be teaching classes at Dancing Beads. For details please visit: Dancing Beads
One Sat. Oct. 15th, I will be teaching my Better With Crystals Bracelet:

Then, on Sun. Oct. 16th I will be teaching my Bubble Ring:

Exciting News!!

Yes, it does require two exclamation points!! Guess who officially had her book proposal approved... give up?
Me! It's officially official.
Join me in a happy dance?

Handbag For Janice

An embroidered bag I did several years ago. I'm posting it now because it depicts the Hand of Fatima which represents good fortune and right now I'm feeling pretty darn fortunate.

Dancing Beads

I think I've finally recovered from my trip back east and the darn cold I picked up along the way. I began a new project yesterday and I'm really excited about it. I will show you pictures as I progress.

In the meantime, I'm pleased to announce that I will be teaching a few classes at Dancing Beads in Medford, OR! Click on the link and be sure to watch the cool video that takes you on a tour of the store! I can't wait to meet Carol in person and see her beautiful space.

On Sat. Oct. 15th I will be teaching my Better With Crystals Bracelet:

Then, on Sun. Oct. 16th I will be teaching my Bubble Ring:

Both projects focus embellishing upon a base of Right Angle Weave. For more details on the classes please visit: http://www.dancingbeads.com/classes.html