What are Lampwork Beads? Imagine putting rods of glass through a flame and melting the glass. Maybe you saw this process at a craft fair where the artist produced glass …
Writing Process Blog: My Journey into the Unknown
When my friend and mentor Keri Francek Jaehnig of Idea Media Girl asked me if I’d be interested in participating in a writing process blog tour, my first reaction was; Who …
Building a small business takes team work and communication
Entrepreneurs and Teams As entrepreneurs, we know the issues and all the tasks that need to get done to run a small business. And when we think of major brands, …
Designing Jewelry: a quest for inspiration
How do you design a necklace? How long does it take? What inspires you? How did you learn to make jewelry? and so on and so on. Some of these …
The Blanket Story: If Only
Conceived of by artist Richard Jochum, Blanket Stories aims to spread peace, cooperation and appreciation for art and poetry. The Blanket Story Five siblings inherit a blanket. They lie beneath …
Navigating computers for a jewelry business
Can’t Speak the Language- Which Language? Computer ease requires understanding and speaking another language. How did I ever get this far? I’ll give you an example of speaking ‘my way’ and …
Goals- Past and Future
What is My REAL BUSINESS? As I started to think about goals, I couldn’t help but wonder what my real business really was. I got so lost in Facebook and …
The Artist in All of Us
As children we all start off being artists. We take delight in unraveling the mysteries of the world. We allow our imaginations to take us to unknown places. Maybe we …
The Buzz About Beads- A few poems to express…
BeadZ of WordZ: I touch the beads As they caress my eyes, All my senses come alive, Eager to join them together, A circle of beauty, lasting forever. …