on Creativity 31 Jul 2013 | 12:11 pm

“Creativity belongs to the artist in each of us. To create means to relate. The root meaning of the word art is “to fit together” and we all do this every day. Not all of us are painters but ...

Announcing a draw for bird bead ♥ 29 Jul 2013 | 05:03 pm

I am working on re-stocking my Etsy shop..sort of a last kick at the cat. [where on earth did that saying come from? no harming of cats here.] There is a plethora of articles with hints and tips on ru...

a design isn't finished until.. 24 Jul 2013 | 03:36 pm

I'm a lover of words. I've been collecting quotes since I was in my teens..and that is now a lifetime ago. It seems it some days. One of current favorite quotes was said by Brenda Laurel who is, amon...

Creating a brush in Gimp 17 Jul 2013 | 03:42 pm

Miss Birdie herself my ♥ grand daughter drew me the magpie one day complete with story. It reads, 'This green bird is trying to fly. And one day he flew.' I loved it so much I made a brush of the b....

Glass from Past Lives.. 24 May 2013 | 10:49 am

Of all the technological achievements of civilization, perhaps none so delights the senses as glass. For thousands of years, glass has been used to create jewelry, works of art, and functional objects...

Fine art Jewelry..created with hand crafted glass beads 8 Apr 2013 | 01:28 pm

a couple of new beads..more to come! 3 Feb 2013 | 04:17 pm

Apricots and Kilim 24 Jan 2013 | 06:14 pm

Turkey is a land of of beauty..We stayed at the very lovely and hospitable, Anemone Hotel on the outskirts of Malatya, a city situated in eastern Turkey. A city known for being the apricot capital..th...

Drumroll for the winner please! 21 Dec 2012 | 01:08 pm

Winner of the draw for the bracelet 'Pinked' is Irene of  'Flamekissed Glass'! Thank you all for particpating and sharing! ..Happy Holidays to all.. Timestamp: 2012-12-21 07:16:41 UTC There were 63...

Lampwork bracelet by Deborah JLambson to Give Away.. 29 Nov 2012 | 12:35 pm

Enter to win this One of a KiNd artist made Lampwork bracelet by Deborah JLambson [formerly sweetwaterdesigns] 'Pinked' From deborahjlambson.com Full of brilliant color and sass, this hand crafted a...