Summer behind now I am stepping into fall projects. I have not posted since June, but that does not mean there has not been lots of beading. Lets start with my Kaleidoscope collection. I got into a grove of designing peyote triangles to look like a kaleidoscope. All of the designs are listed in my Preserve Studio Etsy shop under Tutorials and PJS Annex shop under Tutorials.  The instructions ..read more

An early update to this month is I learned how to make a bolo tie.  I saw a bolo tie on Pinterest worn with a tee-shirt. I thought it looked amazing so I set out to make my own.  I have a good supply of cabochons but I had to research where to find the clips for the backside and the tips for the end of the leather.  I found jewelrysupply.com and rockymountainwestern.com.  You will notice ..read more

Something a little different this month. A 3 month update! Where did the time go! First, and the most exciting was I put together a wholesale order of earrings for a gift shop in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Because the shop is across the street from the ocean I selected bead colors fitting for the location. In addition, I was able to use some of my sea glass collected last summer on the shores of Lake ..read more