My Very Weird Sometimes Wonderful Year

Ten years ago i lived one of the weirdest years of my life. I lost my job of 22 years and with it, a big part of my identity. The last decade has been rough as hell, but it’s also been a testament to our resilience as a family and as individuals. We are tough,...

One Hell Of A Decade

This decade has sucked so hard for me, when I tell you all the ways, it’s going to sound pretty horrible.   My family had to close our small business which meant that we were all out of work. Me, my husband, my sister, my Mom, even my Grandpa. My sister and...

The End of an Era

So, the thing that i’ve been working on for so long has finally happened. We finally sold our house. And it’s weird. I knew it would be, but it’s actually weirder than i expected. Getting the house ready to sell was pretty much my everyday life for about two years....

My New Studio Helper

Many people have asked me how i can work with such tiny beads. I just happen to have really good close-up vision as long as i hold the bead and needle super close to my face. The problem is that makes me scrunch my body up into a really bad posture so by the end of...