Hope to see you at the Bead & Button!

Display from 'The Bead Must Go On' 2009

Counting down the days
Excited to see all of the wonderful people, colors and styles at the Bead & Button
Looking forward to some long walks along the river into the Historic Third Ward...


Saving up my appetite for another 'Restaurant Week' in downtown Milwaukee...


And hoping to see you!

In class (June 5-11)...

Meet the teacher (June 8 evening)...


Beading Across America book Signings (June 11 lunch time)...

Volunteer

As school funding disappears
We need to step up.

Need ideas?
I took 125 - 1st through 6th graders out onto the playground for some photography lessons...






Shadows and Reflections

You'd be amazed at what even the littlest see through the lens of a camera.
And how computer savvy they are in uploading and manipulating photos.

Little people - huge potential

2011 Autumn Retreat

Autumn Retreat on Whidbey Island Registration is now OPEN!

Wearable Art workshop retreat on beautiful Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington. Get your creative juices flowing and join us for a week, or a day, filled with beads, felt, color, wine and food.

Hope you can join us! More details HERE

2011 Autumn Retreat

Wander with Color
October 12-13

Wanderlust Bracelet

October 14

A Day at the Beach
October 16-17am

Queen of Unfinished Projects
October 17pm-18

Cornucopia of Gems
October 19

Felt series Day 1 - Felt Basics
October 21

Felt Series Day 2 - Scarves and Ruffles
October 22

Felted Ropes, Cords and Beads
October 23

Stringy Thingy
October 26

Wearable Art workshop retreat on beautiful Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington. Get your creative juices flowing and join us for a week, or a day, filled with beads, felt, color, wine and food.

Registration opens on-line on Wednesday, May 25 at 10:30 pct.

Lilacs

Thanks to starts from the old fashioned lilac in my parents yard, to exotic varieties picked up at the Hulda Klager lilac gardens, our garden is awash with fragrance!

p.s. and thanks to my boys for planting them while I dive into preparations for the Bead & Button Show!

Getting ready for the Bead & Button Show

Packing up bead soups and fiber bouquets for the Bead & Button Show.
Creating new colors along the way!

Hope to see you in class, at Meet the Teacher, and at Beading Across America book signings!

Sunshine and Track Meets

So much fun
When it's sunny!

A Colorful Partnership!

Margie Deeb and I have teamed together
to bring you exciting color inspiration and new colorful palettes!

To kick off this fun color partnership, Margie and I are asking for your color questions – on beadwork or any other medium (with photos if applicable). Please e-mail your questions to me by June 15, 2011 to be considered for publication in our 1st quarterly Color Journal. If your question is chosen, you will win a free copy of my new eBook: Dip Into Color!

Make sure you are on my mailing list to receive our Color Journal!

Walking Slowly

Dagmar and I walk
to the beat of our cameras