Color Inspiration - Orange Bar Stools

Colors glow on a night time stroll in Milwaukee at the Bead & Button Show

 Clasp from Wanderlust Neckpiece in Nebula colorway

Seed Bead Soup Collection in colorways: Burnt Orange, Paprika, Cabernet and Nebula

Goodbye Bead & Button Show

The Bead & Button Show swirled past - a whirlwind of colorful people and gorgeous jewelry. There is an intensity and excitement that hangs in the air, despite overfilled schedules and exhaustion. Creativity rises like a fever, infecting teachers, students, staff, exhibitors and even passers by...

Hotels, shops and restaurants in Milwaukee can feel it too, not just because their numbers swell, but because moods and spirits do too.

Such a thrill to be a part of it, an honor to have taught for 6 years.
But my family needs me now.
So I will be staying home, finding balance.
Tilting the scale towards my kids, my husband, my home

I will miss you Bead & Button
... and Milwaukee

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)...

Milwaukee as the sun goes down 2

Milwaukee as the sun goes down

My Book has Sold Out!

I ordered books from my publisher to go directly to the Bead & Button Show... and they are sending me the last 26 copies!

Great news is that Beaded Colorways will go into a second printing - due out in September.

THANK YOU
dear readers - for your wonderful support, encouragement and for passing on the word!!

I'm on my way to the Bead & Button - hope to see you in Milwaukee!

Goodbye Milwaukee and Bead & Button

Beaded beads by 'The Bead Goes On'

Glass beads by Harold Williams Cooney

So much color and energy electrify the entire city during the Bead & Button Show...

even the bridge towers wear baubles.

Winding down after class with Tonia Davenport, Jeanette Cook and Marsha DeCoster

One last walk along the river and into the Third Ward.

How could I resist this fabulous window display? ( Anthropologie )

Another whirlwind week and the Bead & Button Show is over for a year. Fun, colorful, creative, exhausting, exhilarating...

I'll miss you, Milwaukee - see you next year!