Ask anyone who their favorite Egyptian goddess is, and most people would probably say Isis or Hathor. These dieties known for motherhood, he...

I am happy to say that I have found some new inspiration that will keep me going for a good long while. At the very least, I am excited to s...

My adventures with stripes and fringe are still going strong, and projects are chugging along at a much better pace. I had thought that I w...

This week’s mini collar was a bit of a whim. When I opened my tray of daggers and drop beads to plan the next design in the challenge, I was...

I’m two projects in to the new Collar a Week challenge and I’ve already encountered my first snag. I was able to finish and photograph this ...

Scouring my bead stash last week for spring inspired bead colors gave me a chance to really examine the materials that I have on hand right...

The new Egyptian motif medallion is coming along very nicely, although I’ve already rediscovered the pitfalls that made me stay away from gr...

Three years ago this month I was diving head first into the Egyptian Gods Jewelry Challenge , and working feverishly on the entry of Sobek t...

Though it’s coming along slowly, the new mini collar is almost finished, and then I’ll be moving on to a few new things. I’ve started on the...

Swarovski Elements recently released a new coating for crystals and crystal pearls they call Scarabaeus . The finish is a beautiful iridesce...

We have just under a month until the official release date of Ancient Worlds Modern Beads – although some readers have received their copies...

This week I received some advanced copies of Ancient Worlds Modern Beads , and I couldn’t be more excited. The official release date is just...

The time has finally come to reveal the secret project that I’ve been working on for the past two years. There have been many bead teasers ...

It is so exciting to get back to full tilt beading! This week I’m heading into my third project of the year, and things are going great. O...

Working on my new Tutankhamun collar this month reminded me – as these projects often do – of one of my very first Egyptian beadwork pieces....