Wig Wag

Last night while working on my other blog I write over at craftgossip.com I found a cool tutorial on how to do the wig wag twistie. Well I gave it a try. It was posted over at torchbugs.com a form site for bad making. It has a bunch of tutorials which was something I was looking for last night. And I felt very fortunate finding something I was really curious about. It's a twistie I've seen used by Sarah Hornik and she was the person that posted the how-to. Whoo hoo! So I did it and it turned out pretty good for a first try. I plan on working on it a bit to get it down. I certainly like the look and would love to see it with raku and black, one of my favorite twistie combinations. So check out the twistie and the disk heart bead I made with it. Not bad...

Upcoming Good Times!

So I've got some cool glass adventures coming up...the first thing is a class at The Beadiak in Agoura. It's a weekend class and those are always a good time. Come on down I think there's a couple spaces still open. Call over to The Beadiak and sign up...818.597.8020. Everything you need is provided, even lunch. Just bring your desire to make glass beads...11-4 March 20-21, 2010.

GlassCraft and Bead Expo is coming to Las Vegas and I'm going to be there. I've got a table over in the bead area and I'll be loaded down with goodies for sale. And checking out all the cool glass stuff every chance I get. Are you going? It should be a blast! After all...what happens in Vegas...

I've got another cool event coming up in May. I'll be showing in the annual jewelry show at Freehand Gallery in Mid City Los Angeles. This is so cool!! I've been selling out of this store for ages but this is my first time doing their jewelry show. And it's their 30th anniversary. I'm so honored to be a part of it. I'll be creating some new goodies. Outrageous, large and super fun pieces! The opening is May 1st. I'll keep everyone posted though.

And lastly for todays blog posting. I'm working on the outline for my new book. My acquisitions editor at my publisher is having me move forward and create an outline so she can then present it to the powers that be. And it's a glass book! I love macramé but what I really really love is glass...

Time for Art Soup and Glass Bead Making!

This weekend I'l be over at Art Soup Studio in Altadena teaching glass bead making! Should be a blast. Two solid days of bead making fun. We'll pull stringer and make beads and then use that stringer we made to decorate more beads. Then there will be lunch...

So maybe you couldn't make it to this class...I have another 2 day class coming up next month at The Beadiak out in Agoura. March 2021, 2010. 11-4. That's always a good time! It's a great little bead store too. Hard to leave without picking up some cool gem stone beads or findings I can't find anywhere else. I think there's still space available in that class. Call over there to find out...818.597.8020.

And my next show...GlassCraft and Bead Expo in fabulous Las Vegas!! There will be beads and fused glass and good times...oh yeah. I've only spent small amounts of time at this show in the past so it sure will be interesting to do a few days. Las Vegas...Viva Las Vegas!!! So if you need beads, you can go to my etsy store, beadbrains.etsy.com or take a drive out to Las Vegas April 9-11, 2010.