5-19-12

 I'm away at a show - http://www.blueskyfolkfest.com/ - on May 19th, the catalog will open again Saturday evening or Sunday (with new items!)
Thanks for stopping in!
Nikki

 

5-13-12

Happy Mother's Day!  A lovely day here, blue skies and trees in full leaf, music and glass melting together into peace...

 

5-6-12

A beautiful day, the sky and trees are bright enough it's surreal.  I made a goddess this week - pink, standing tall with wings folded protectively around her - that's one of my favorites.  She's on Etsy with some other fun options.

 

4-29-12

4-15-12

No matter what I say, it's irrelevant in comparison to the awesomeness of sumo wrestling lentil critters...

 

4-8-12

Happy Easter - what a beautiful day!  New listings on Etsy this week, eBay will follow on Tuesday.  Don't forget to sign up for my mailing list - the link is above - for sale notifications and my newsletter!  

 

4-1-12

April first - no foolin'!  I'll be spending the day with glass and some inspirational music... Enya... Beatles... Twisted Sister...

 

3-11-12

I'm always amused by how my Etsy shop in my profile looks like a glass version of Hollywood Squares...

 

 

3-4-12

One of my favorites of the week is this bright blue lizard.

 

 

 

2-26-12

Wheeeee!  A very early start tonight - coffee is great! - for Sunday listings.  Also, here's what rare, mystical Ocean Green turns into...

 

 

2-12-12

New beads everywhere!  Thanks to everyone for your support and enthusiasm!  Be sure to sign up for my mailing list - up there ^^^ - as my annual Etsy-versary sale is approaching in April! 

 

2-5-12

 

Sheryll came over and played last night - always a great time!  Be sure to check out her Etsy shop.

 

 

1-29-12

I made some tiny, wee baby hippos, and was completely impressed with myself by the detail, and size, and... Then I put them next to Maybeads' hippo and realized again how amazing her work is.  :)

 

1-22-12

New listings everywhere, thanks for stopping in!  One of my favorites for the week is this bright blue frog, perched on a multi-green leaf bead.

 

 

1-15-12

How have I not made baby manatees before now?  They're incredibly adorable - trust me, I know cute...

 

 

1-8-12

My new favorite bead is a seal balancing a ball on his nose.  The manatee is super impressed, can you tell?  (The seal will be launching on eBay tonight, and the manatee is waiting for adoption on Etsy.)

 

 

1-1-12

Welcome 2012!  I wish everyone a peaceful and healthy new year. 

 

12-25-11

...and to all a good night...
Thank you all for your support and enthusiasm for my work - feedback, emails, purchases - it means more than I can say.   New beads will premiere next week, on New Year's Day, to start the year off right!

 

12-4-11
New items here, there, and everywhere!  Check out my new favorite studio mascots - plastic dinos!

10-23-11

Listings here and Etsy, eBay will launch on Tuesday.  (This is starting to get predictable, isn't it?)  Thanks so much for stopping by and all of your support!

 

 

 

10-2-11

Listings here and Etsy, eBay to follow Tuesday!  I mixed a wonderful blue-green color and used it for multiple beads this week, including this set I adore that I just listed on Etsy.

 

 

9-25-11

It's becoming routine now - the week got ahead of me, so listings here and on Etsy this evening, eBay to follow later this week - but they always close on Sundays.  I found a wonderful dinosaur hiding in my Vetrofond Painted Desert glass this week, he amuses me greatly... (And seriously, a $3 pack of plastic dinos to model for me was an awesome business expense!)

 

 

9-18-11

New beads here and on Etsy today, eBay on Tuesday... It was too nice of a day to stay inside, it called for a zoo field trip instead - I apologize for the late listings! 

 

 

9-11-11

A moment of silence...

I was lucky enough to enjoy a class with Holly Cooper, queen of HotHead stringer control last week.  Here are my humble results:

Another student was Ali, whose work I have admired for years... If you have a moment, check out her Etsy and throw a heart her way - her beads are incredible.

 

 

I will have new listings here and Etsy today, and on eBay Tuesday.  Thanks, as ever, for stopping in!

(By Tuesday, of course I mean Thursday... The week is slipping away, and it's just begun!)

 

8-14-11

More Bullseye this week!  I also broke into my stash of bead caps and capped an ivory bead that was just begging for extra attention.  The bead caps shown are courtesy of Bead Addicts, be sure to check them out! 

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/beadaddicts

 

 

8-7-11

I decided to break into my stash of Bullseye glass this week - a different range of colors than my normal 104 COE, and quite lovely.  My absolute favorite part is the amazingy sparkly greens.  Sheryll & I also tried a much-hated Bullseye color, Superman, to see if we could make something fun with it.  I think we both succeeded admirably.

 

7-31-11

I had a wonderful time last weekend learning how to work glass in the traditional Venetian way with Emilio Santini.  The ladies at Indy Flame Art are gracious hostesses, the time flew too quickly!  An example is below - we learned to make the horse and I extended it to the winged dinosaur who seems to be stalking him.  (Look, Mom, no mandrels!)

 

 

7-22-11

Starting a bit early this week - Etsy and here have new beads, eBay will launch at the same bead-time, same bead-channel on Sunday evening.  On a side note, I'm delighted with the wealth of flowers currently... Isn't this one lovely?

 

 

7-17-11

I cleaned the studio and I can't do a thing with it - perhaps the creative clutter was more productive after all!  Hence, there will be listings on Etsy and eBay, but none here this week. 

 

 

7-3-11

I hope my groupies in America are having a peaceful and safe 4th of July weekend, and everyone else is enjoying their weekend as well! Another T-Rex stomped onto the scene with a helper dino - poor fellow's arms are too short to reach anything - he and other friends will be headed to Etsy, eBay, and here shortly!  I'll also be sending out my newsletter showing how to make my eyes today, be sure to sign up if you haven't already!

 

 

6-26-11

Beads everywhere!  Revisited the turqoise and brown theme again, plus silver cored big hole beads everywhere. :)

 

 

6-19-11

New beads will be on Etsy today, and eBay Tuesday.  Thanks for stopping by!  Loads of roses and tutus this week - too, too cute.

 

 

6-5-11

Late to the party, but working on it... Listings will be up here and Etsy as soon as I can this fine evening, and eBay will launch with a turquoise party on Tuesday! 

 

 

5-15-11

New beads here, there, and everywhere... A trio of pirates tried to take over the studio, I hustled them to Etsy instead...

 

 

5-8-11

Happy Mother's Day!  Thanks to all the Moms who have helped me along my path - natural and adopted both count.

More beads everywhere - one of my favorites is this blue shragon, arms extended for a hug.

 

 

5-1-11

We're welcoming spring here, with rain resulting in gorgeous flowers and trees starting to turn to leaves... Finally.  New listings everywhere, and plans to torch more tonight for next week... Ahhh, glassy peace.

 

 

4-10-11

Sorry for the late updates, it was too nice of a day to waste.  A trip to the zoo was in order - along with the rest of the city, I think, it was packed!  I got to see one of my favorite wild animals in action - a squirrel trying to cool down from the sudden 80 degree weather.

 

4-3-11

Kay was the mailing list winner for the octopus pair!  I'll continue doing more of those randomly, so please sign up!  Beads everywhere today, plus a quick photo of beads I made for a charm exchange... And I say I don't have the patience to make sets, ha...

 

 

3-22-11

New beads, score! I'm especially fond of a frog on a kite that's on eBay... And an adventure photo in the meantime...

 

3-20-11

Updates for all 3 sites will be Tuesday this week, due to adventure...

 

 

3-6-11

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd like to share my new favorite style - silver cored heart focals.

 

 

1-23-11

I'm delighted with the batch of beads I'm offering this week - things of such beauty! Roses, an organic goddess, an ivory lizard wrapped around a heart rich with silver... Then the damn hippies showed up, reeking of patchouli, to see what I was doing...

 

 

1-9-11

I got hooked on making silver cored beads again this week... Don't they look nice all in a row?

 

 

 

1-2-11

Fresh listings here and Etsy, thank you so much for stopping by! eBay will start on Tuesday. I found another hippie sheep hiding in the studio, they were tye-dying her wool...

 

 

12-25-10

...and to all a good night...

 

12-21-10

There will be no new items until the New Year... I do have a fully stocked Etsy and plenty of fun items on the site, as well as items closing on eBay this evening. Thank you for stopping by, and to my "groupies," thank you for your enthusiasm and support - it means the world to me.

 

12-5-10

 

11-28-10

A sneak preview of eBay's listings this week... We're putting the band back together...

 

 

 

11-25-10

Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for the people who have made a positive impact in my life to help me be the person I am today... For friends, for family (two and four-legged), and peace...

 

11-21-10

A beautiful, crisp fall day here. I'm enjoying the bright leaves still clinging to the trees against a serene blue sky. I've played around a bit with Anna's flat cats and turned them into my own... Here's a sneak preview - one will be on eBay and one on Etsy soon.

 

 

11-14-10

New beads, hooray! Working my way through my Sunday routine of enjoying coffee (mmm, coffee) while listing here, there, and everywhere. Christmas is starting to make it's way into my studio, like this silly penguin complete with a holly murrini.

 

 

11-10-10

 

10-31-10

Happy Halloween! I'm celebrating by... listing beads. What else would I be doing on a Sunday? I want to share a shop of a lampwork friend, Mallory, who makes wonderful shards, murrini, and beads. I used her shards on a lizard bead that I'm really proud of and want to share.

 

 

 

10-24-10

Ahhh... It's good to be back. Beads here, eBay, and Etsy... And how about another Detroit Zoo pic? Thanks again for all of your support and enthusiasm for my work.

 

 

10-10-10

No beads this week, with my apologies - I ran off for an adventure instead. The Detroit Zoo included some fierce and wonderful animals - like squirrels. (Squirrels always fascinate me, even though I know they're "rodents with good PR.")

 

9-19-10

Beads, beads, everywhere... Etsy has some sale items before they expire, I'm just starting listing everywhere, and the Beatles inspired a new bead - sing along, everyone!

 

 

9-12-10

Halloween beads are addictive to make... Just sayin'...

 

9-6-10

Halloween's getting nearer, did you notice? The critters did, and found a pumpkin theme this week...

 

8-29-10

I'm updating early in the day this week, just past midnight, out of sheer excitement for my Halloween troupe. eBay will feature ghosts, pumpkins, and my favorite set in a long while...

 

 

7-10-10

It's been a fun and hectic few weeks, visiting with friends, stopping by the Akron Zoo... They have jellyfish, one did a graceful somersault to show off...

 

5-28-10

 

 

Silver coring beads is addictive... Consider yourself fairly warned. The Gelly/Anna challenges are moving to Etsy, and I'm working on loading up here, there, and everywhere currently. Thanks for stopping by!

 

4-11-10

 

 

I got hooked on Lori & Kim's murrini... They'll be appearing quite a lot in this week's auctions and site beads, a riot of fun colors and patterns. If you're a beadmaker, check them out!

 

 

4-6-10

No eBay auctions this week, I'll start fresh on Sunday with TWO themes for Anna, Gelly & I. (Very exciting!) I listed a few beads here, and hope to have more on Sunday as well. Thank you so much for stopping by... Spring is here, as shown by my daffodil army.

 

 

 

3-21-10

Not to get anyone too worked up, but an entire troupe of critter ballerinas will be dancing their way to eBay tonight....

 

 

3-20-10

Floral week, with a fun crowd to celebrate. The large hippo is checking out the goddess... Weird little beads I make...

  

3-9-10

I forgot just how much theme weeks amuse me... Tropical means a hula, which means the pig really isn't stoked about being the guest of honor... I hope next week isn't fire or food...

 

 

3-7-10

Have I mentioned recently how much my eBay feedback delights me? Thank you to my wonderful bidders.

We took a wonderful field trip to Columbus yesterday to check

out the dual Chilhuly exhibits at the Conservatory and Art Museum - I highly recommend them, it's possible to be lost in color...

 

3-6-10

Late to the party with the announcement, but the theme for Anna, Gelly, and I this week is St. Patrick's Day. My group got together for a shot before they started a brawl in the drawer... Glass beads shouldn't fight, I had to separate them...

 

12-25-09

...and to all a good night...

 

12-20-09

Thank you, all of you, for your support and kindness. I wish you the happiest of holidays, whichever you celebrate, and peace - always peace.