River Rocks Glow

I have been playing with silver foil at the torch. It's a nice heavy silver foil bought years ago and never touched. I'm loving what it's doing with the glass and don't recall where I'd purchased it so once it's gone it may be the end of this "river rock" series... beautiful...

Mini Update

I will not be in Everett MA at the fair. Looks like a fun event for families but not a perfect fit for a Beeboo Venue. So, instead I am going to mow the hay field that is our lawn, go to the studio for a bit this afternoon (you're welcome to stop by) and then a fun party tonight with family and friends. What a beautiful day!

Loving the Glass....

I've loved what's been melted at the torch recently. The veiled glass is so fun to work with and the intense colors of the gaffer cane are beautiful with the little raku spots. Fun. I may attend a little fair this coming Saturday. It's Saint Anthony's Feast at the Catholic School in Everett, MA. I have plenty of pretty things in stock. Anyone been to Everett? Wanna attend a feast?

One Year Anniversary

I'm coming up on the one year anniversary of completing breast cancer treatment and a lovely woman here at work made an amazing quilt for me. I haven't been teary for quite a while but this was a very emotional gift. The photo is the tag that she's stitched on to the quilt. It's a beautiful, huge, rosy pink masterpiece. I'm lucky to have such a wonderful supportive environment in my workplace. I'll be passing on a bit of the love soon... I'm gifting away my favorite upbeat cancer book. Hopefully it'll perk up a friend new to the breast cancer scene.

Studio tomorrow. 12 Noon til 4 PM. Stop by if you need a bead or bauble!

Blueberries for Sal

I had "twittered" about adapting one of my elaborate necklaces for a Princeton Arts Society show but never "blogged" about it. I'm very happy with the way it came out. I created some large blue hollow beads and matching disks to adapt my "sea storm" bracelet set to this new blueberry design in memory of the Princeton artist, Katharine Poor, who had given the book "Blueberries for Sal" to my children when they were tiny. It also represents, for me, the wild blueberries of Princeton. We'd spend our summer picking berries with my folks on Little Wachusett. Nice short hike up the hill with buckets in hand. Mom was and still is the master blueberry picker. I take the kids out once or twice a season although the red ants on the mountain can discourage even the hardiest of pickers so we tend to migrate these days to the fields in Katharine's back yard.

Studio Day

I'll be at the new studio today from 11 AM til 3 PM - 18 Boylston Ave., Princeton, MA - Down in the basement on the right side of the building. Stop on by!

This morning I'm recovering from a late night with Sander (Boo), we went to see the new x-men movie at 10:45 PM, fun, after picking Phoebe (Bee) up from her first dance at the high school. They had a regional 8th grade dance so she met kids from all five towns, also fun! Sander and I didn't get home until 1 AM, not so fun!

Pre-studio time I'm going to do a tiny bit of house pick-up. I haven't been keeping up with it (surprise, surprise) so it's a disaster yet again. We'll see what I can accomplish in 2 hrs...

Trunk Show & Web Update

Just in time for Mom's Day, I'll be doing an impromptu trunk show at the UMass Medical School Bookstore in Worcester, MA from 11 am til 3 pm on Friday, May 8th and the studio doors will be open on Saturday, May 9th from 11 am til 3 pm.

And I've moved the extreme charm sets over to the Beeboo website. I thought the WOW factor might be nice for the front page. And while you're there look around! You'll also find some pretty new earrings, bracelets...