Nancy Dale...

Nancy Dale has been one of my favorite beaders for a while now. Here is one of her latest pieces entitled Juliet...

ANN BRAGINSKY!!!...

Without Facebook how would we ever see the works of beaders like Ann Braginsky. I feel I may as well give up, I'll never be able to create such pieces like these.  Here is her necklace Petrel..

I don't even know which view to display because each one is just as amazing as the other...

Here is her web site http://annbraginsky.com/

When I see the beadwork done by others...

I think "My God, my beadwork is like nothing compared to theirs. This is what I thought when I found Marsha Wiest-Hines on Facebook. Check it out...and she beads more than just jewelry...

see more at her Etsy shop..http://www.etsy.com/shop/hauteicebeadwork

Darcy Rosner - What an inspiration...

I've recently had the opportunity to become friends (through the internet beading community) with Darcy. I just love her! She has been beading since she was 7 years old. She spends most of her time now creating beautiful elaborate pieces for the elite...and here is a sample of her beading...

http://www.sweetbananaberry.com/Sweet_Bananaberry/home.html is her web site.

Lark Interviews Sabine...

http://www.larkcrafts.com/jewelry-beading/sabine-lippert-3/

a link to her web site

Sabine has too many pieces that are favorites of mine, but this is a sample of her beading...

Linda Richmond...

I have admired her work for years, seeing her advertisements in the bead magazines. Today I bought one of her patterns, and I will share her site and some of her pieces here...this is one of her Reversible Pendants...

Heather Collin...

LOVE HER BEADING!!!
It also reminds me of Marcia Decoster's beading. She picks out great color combinations...some of her pieces...

http://www.etsy.com/people/HeatherCollin?ref=ls_profile
http://dreamweaversstudio.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/heather.collin1

Susan Pierle of Beaded Art Jewelry...

Soooooo many beautiful pieces, Susan is amazing. I'll show you some samples of her work in her Etsy shop...http://www.etsy.com/shop/beadedartjewelry

Sabine Lippert - A German Laura McCabe...

Most beaders know of Laura McCabe the  internationally known bead artist and teacher. Another bead artist and teacher  Sabine Lippert's work reminds me of Laura's. See for yourself... Below are Laura's Dodechahedron (top), and Sabine's Spherriffic (bottom), beaded pieces ...

Both brilliant artists!!!

ELM Goats - What a great Idea...

Less than a mile (as the crow flies) there is a herd of goats, it's a beautiful scene. I can even see them from the balcony.  They're guarded by half a dozen Great Pyrenees dogs  from adoption agencies.  There are new puppies too.

http://www.elmgoats.com/

They are working, they're eating the brush, and adding fertilizer. Great for the possible fires in this area, which is Southeast San Diego/Chula Vista (Otay region).

This is Baby and mother of the pups...

trying to get the shade...

the pups...

HALLELUJAH!!!!! I'VE RETIRED!!!

Really didn't hit me til I turned in my badge yesterday morning.  Then I had this big grin on my face, went into the building hootin n' hollerin. Gave my boss my checkout sheet (took all week to complete it, but got a hearing test out of it). Cleaned my office, went to lunch with the girls. They went back to work but I went across the street to see the Hotel Del Christmas Display, just like an old retired person.

My smartphone camera did surprisingly well, guess you just have to take pictures on a clear, bright, beautiful day...

Leslee Frumin's Putting on the Ritz Necklace...

been wanting to work this one for a long time. It's one of Leslee's oldies but goodies. I really would have rather gone shopping for nicer drops and pearls but settled with what I had on hand. I will make another some day with better beads.

Half of Pharaoh's Daughter...

I recently finished Marcia DeCoster's Pharaoh's Daughter Necklace, but after seeing the colors I chose, I decided it would look best as a bracelet.

I just love it, it is sooo comfortable to wear...

Carole Ohl...

I love to add my finished pieces to my blog. This one is Carole Ohl's Elegant Choices Bracelet which was in the Beadwork August/September 2011 Issue...

In memory of Deborah Farrand - Beader and Bead Teacher...

I didn't have my Bead and Button issue with me that had this bracelet in it today so I googled to remind me of the designer/teacher, and found her obit.  Such a terrible thing. This is her Xs and Os bracelet that I recently finished...

It was so easy to make this beautiful piece, and I think I finished it in a day. I added some earrings.

Here's some information about the late Deborah Farrand...

WOW!!!! - Hannah Rosner of Good River Valley Beading...

This is amazing beadwork by Hannah Rosner of Good River Valley...

See also her Etsy Shop

Mary Alexander...

Just ran across this fine beader and had to blog about it. Facebook, that's the place to find these wonderful jewelry makers, or and of course Etsy. Her business is called Dreamweaver Designs, Inc.  Here are some of her beautiful pieces from her website. She does a lot of freeform/organic, and needle and loom beading.

Dallas Lovett...

I haven't taken any classes from Dallas Lovett because the wire work hurts my fingers, but his reputation for being a teacher and wire artist is known all over the world. If you're into wire he's the one you want to learn from. I love his addition of gems and color in his pieces. This is his Patchwork Bracelett from his class and kits site.

CieloDesign's ...

Miriam Cielo Shimon's Atilla Lace Necklace is one of her many pieces that caught my eye. Her graduations of pearls and pearl color seed beads make it look like threaded embroidery. See more beautiful pieces at Cielo Design.

My latest diagnosis - Cameron Lesion...

is an often overlooked cause of anemia. Cameron lesions are uncommon (5.3% incidence) and usually an accidental finding in an upper endoscopy in patients with a hiatal hernia. Cameron lesions are ulcers in the hiatal sac of patients with hiatal hernia. They are usually asymptomatic, however in rare conditions they may cause acute or chronic GI bleeding and iron deficiency anemia.

Which is exactly what I've had for who in the hell knows how long, since doctors have been trying to find out why I've been anemic for at least the past five years, but I suspect longer because even in my 30s I never could give blood because the blood bank always said my iron was too low.

Anyway this caused me to be taken to ER a couple weekends ago due to pressure on my chest, rapid (very) pulse, and feeling like I was going to pass out with any type of exertion. Ended up spending three days in the hospital, ten hours of that in the ER, received a blood transfusion and my iron was back up to normal within twelve hours.

What a wierd couple of days. 54 years old and I've never been in the hospital before, but I've always wanted to just lay in a bed and have the nurse take care of me and bring me three meals a day. But no! I had to be on liquids for this stay.

So not only do I have a very large hiatal hernia, but I have an ulcer inside the hernia. Take Prilosec (to keep the stomach out of the esophagus), and iron supplement twice a day. Test the blood again to see if iron is within a normal range, otherwise they operate. Blood tested and it's in a normal range. I don't have anymore energy though.

That Lucille Ball of Beading - Jean Campbell

She is just that crazy and reminds me of Lucille Ball. She's also one of the greatest beaders in the world.

One of my favorite beading books is Jeans's The Art of Beaded Beads, which illustrates so many different beaded beads to learn. I've recently finished a necklace and earring set from beading a bunch of her tetrahedron beads. I'll take a picture this weekend and add to this post.

She has soooo many wonderful pieces and different styles of beading that I'm not able to pick a favorite but I've added her Star of India Necklace below so I can show off her work...

This girl is a Wonder Woman, she has so many projects that should be taking up all of her waking moments, but she always makes time to reply to her many fans on Facebook.

She is also one of the authors of Interweave's Beading Daily site, a brilliant teacher, an author of a mess of art/beading books, you should see her Steampunk Style Jewelry book.



Jill Wiseman...

I had the pleasure to meet Jill in a Nan C Meinhardt's Stick Class taught at Marcia Decoster's house, where I saw Jill's Night at the Opera Bracelett (below) in person. Other than being a magnificient piece, it's that kind of beading you just love to roll your fingers back and forth on.

Jill's concentration is on beading kits that everyone can follow.

Irina Miech - Metal Clay/Wire Artist

I've of course been meaning to add a few new (to me) artists whose work I admire (more than admire really). Can you say LOVE IT!!!

I think I first saw Irina's work on the Bead & Button's Show site scrolling through the classes being offered.  I've taken art clay silver classes and love it. I have a whole fishing tackle box waiting for me to start some more pieces. I wonder how long the clay lasts ?

She has even added the latest steampunk fashion to many of her pieces, like the one in the picture above which came from Bead & Button's Show site, and that she will be teaching there this year.

Her wire work is also perfect.  Her blog is fantastic...http://eclecticabeads.blogspot.com

She and her husband sell her creations at their site...http://www.ecleticabeads.com

Father’s Table Desserts…

I'm not supposed to eat dairy or wheat, but some times I do cheat and the Father's Table Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake I can get at Boney's in Coronado is to die for. You can also find them all over the U.S.

http://www.thefatherstable.com