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As much as I loved my Friday bead porn posts, they just got to be too much to keep up with. However, I do still feel the need to dabble occasionally and the mood struck me today so here you go: Nothing really says "Spring is coming" like lavender rubber rings, right? Unless it's lime green rubber rings... This deeper purple is more of a summer color to me, but then again, why limit your rubber to just one season...rubber is seasonless, I think. And these hot pink rings prove it! All of these... Read Full Story

And here they are! My bead soup ingredients!! First up is this gorgeous fused dichroic glass cabochon and metal stamped pendant. Kat really went all out on this making not only the glass, but doing all the metal work and wire-wrapping as well. Safe to say I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do with it...it could go straight on to a simple chain and be stunning all on its own. My challenge will be to do more than that with the rest of the necklace while not detracting from this truly unusual... Read Full Story

Yes, I'm playing in the bead soup blog party hop this round. Although, I've been so backwards about posting lately that it's hard to tell. My blog partner, Kat Barron-Miller has already received and taken pictures of the soup I sent her - you can check that out here on her blog. I did get photos of the stuff she sent me taken this morning, but still have to get them photoshopped and posted so stay tuned. AND...just found out I'll be out of town for about 5 days mid-February so my creation... Read Full Story

Nothing like being a day late and a dollar short...or in my case about a month and a half late. If you want old, stale blog posts about what happened...oh...LAST YEAR, this is the place. But hey, I went to the trouble of taking all the pictures and thinking up the post idea back then and I hate to see all THAT effort go to waste (I'm lazy like that) so here's a post about last December. I am rockin' the au courant-ness...yes, I am. So, once upon a time, in a land far, far away that we'll call... Read Full Story

Clay artist Lisa Boucher is having an awesome giveaway for January on her Etsy site . Not familiar with Lisa's work? I used one of her gorgeous ceramic sunflower pendants for my last Bead Soup Blog Hop piece (currently up for sale on my Etsy site ). Either click the link or check out the picture over there on the right-hand side bar. Anyway, entering is easy - just like her Facebook page and pass on the referral. Go for it! KJ Read Full Story

9 years ago today, God chose to give me an incredible gift. After all that time of my careful nurturing, parenting and love, that gift has evolved... ...into this! And yes, there's a story behind this photo which I'll relate in a future post, but in the meantime, just wanted to say "Happy 9th Birthday, kiddo! You are fantastic and I'm so blessed to have you in my life!" Love, Mommy Read Full Story

Don't borrow your mother's car because yours is in the shop undergoing expensive repairs. Don't use said car to take your son out for a nice Friday evening dinner and dessert. Don't think you're "safer" because you parked (perfectly straight) in an end parking spot. Don't linger over frozen yogurt after dinner thinking what a nice relaxing evening you are having (for a change). Don't expect your car to be in the same condition it was in when you left it. Don't think that this is just a case... Read Full Story

I partially wrote two separate bead porn posts that were supposed to be auto-posted during the holidays, but things were so crazy, I never got either one of them finished or scheduled. So, you get New Year's bead porn instead of Holiday bead porn. Etched brass bead caps from Metal Me This . And some copper ones, too. Patinated spacer beads from Miss Fickle Media . And some pretty patinated flower beads, too. Just perfect for thinking ahead to Spring! Peach links to match. And this great... Read Full Story

What happens when you don't have time to carefully pre-pack your vacation jewelry projects? You end up just grabbing for your art bead "pairs" as you're running out the door and making a LOT of earrings. I can't get enough of these gorgeous porcelain beads from Lumina Inspirations . I first ran acrosse their beads years and years ago at the L.A. Gift Show and now there's a local vendor who carries their line at the OC Bead & Gem show that rolls through town every 2-3 months. The metallic... Read Full Story

...is priceless. Wow, are there some kids in need of de-spoiling...and FAST. Warning: the last line uses a couple of off-color terms (more PG than R) so either play it at home or turn your volume down. KJ P.S. Let me know what your favorite part was in the comments. Read Full Story