Gail's Tales...and Jewelry Design

Thanks to all of you who commented or e-mailed. It's nice to know there are people that care and who are willing to kick ass for me. You...

Half lentil beads I've been going disc crazy. I'm going to use these as pendants for necklaces. I was on a roll and I'm not don...

Lou is in Korea. I dropped him at the airport yesterday at 6:30AM and I got a phone call today at 9:30AM that he had just arrived in Pusan....

Where does the time go??? It's been a week since I last blogged. Seems like all I did was work. I did have Monday off. I ran errands. Wh...

I did make it out on Sunday to the Hollow Bead workshop. Surprisingly after 31 hours of snow, the plows were able to clear the roads enough ...

My front door. The drift on the top of the porch is about 3 feet tall. It has been snowing for 31 hours and isn't suppose to stop for a...

The week started out with freezing rain. On Tuesday I came out to my car to find it coated with 1/4" of ice. I couldn't get the d...

Today is the Democratic primary in Ohio. I voted. As I was going into the polling place there was an older lady...~75-80 ... thanking people...

When I got home I had two presents!! The first...hubby waiting for me on the couch and Susan Lenart Kazmer's new book, Making Connection...

I picked up these beads from Jacqueline in Switzerland. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to go there....she sells on eBay under th...

If any of you saw the Democratic debate tonight. It took place at my alma mater...Cleveland State University. They made reference to the sno...

In the recent issue of Metalsmith there is an article by Kiff Slemmons on imperfection. In it, the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi is discuss...

Every night I get this phone call. It's a recording..."Hello, this is Dave. To speak with a representative press 1. Otherwise you c...

Took today off so I could set up for this weekends show in Akron. I've never done this show before. The vendors look good. About 6 jewel...

I've never found a way to keep my workspace clean. When I'm eyeballs deep designing, I create such a mess. Beads and tools everywher...

A perfect day to launch a website and blog called Hearts and Bones . A collaboration between two young, talented mademoiselles....Michele Go...

OMG....it's 3 degrees out. The furnace is running constantly and my windows upstairs are frozen over....got to replace them next year. ...

The hospital where I work brings in different speakers during the year. This week was John Glenn . What an amazing man!! He is sharp, articu...

Tara from Paris Parfait graciously let me post her poem. She says it quite eloquently...it's time for change and time to repair..... Ye...

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes, we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolit...

Lou came home from golfing in Florida today. He walked out into the garage and asked ..."Are you collecting boxes?" I had 4 boxes ...

I spent the weekend cleaning my workroom. I have more glass and silver beads than I know what to do with. I can design for the next year wit...

I was searching for some information last night on Yahoo's Metal Clay Group and I decided to create an photo album there. So I posted a ...

OK. So at today's PMC guild meeting I became the secretary for our chapter. Wasn't planning on this....but it will be fun. It is a...

Here is a pic of the bead I made last week. When I took it out of the kiln it had this huge gash in it due to the presence of the cork core...

Busy week. Signed up for Bead & Button on Tuesday. I was actually a little nervous sitting at my computer waiting for the registration ...

I have nothing planned for the weekend. I love weekends like this...filled with opportunities. I got my hair cut today. I had Joanne cut ...

There's a new teacher on my Favorite's List..... Mary Hettmansperger . Our PMC guild had a weekend metals workshop with her. GREAT C...

When I close my hand I point the way, or point at someone, or point at the ceiling. I cut my hand last night while doing the dishes. There w...

One of the things that both Lou and I agree on is 2007 just flew by. Last night we went to dinner with Lou's son and his wife...Jason an...