Gail's Tales...and Jewelry Design

Yesterday I received a Spanx catalog in the mail.  Of course none of the models in the catalog have a need for the product.  They are all st...

The earring class that Cris and I are teaching sold out....so Bead and Button added a second class.  If you wanted to get into it...now is y...

What the hell???  January is half over and I'm not getting anything done.  The weekend went like this....every weekend seems to go somet...

Today was a strange day. It started out with a meeting that got quite heated... And I pretty much got kicked in the teeth....   ...

Bead and Button registration opens up on Tuesday.  Something I always look forward to.  It's so much fun looking through the catalog and...

I've been trying desparetely to come up with something profound to say about the new year, but profundity (yes it's a word) escapes...

I've been wanting to visit the art museum for a while.  They opened the new atrium a while ago and it has restored the flow of traffic t...

I'm always scouring the internet for sources of inspiration and books are one of my most favorite things.  Here are some books that I ...

My shows are done for the year.  LOL...I only had two but both were in the last two months.  This last show was at the Screw Factory in Clev...

    This year there seems to be more Christmas lights up around the neighborhood.  Of course we haven't put any up.....who has th...

Come see me at the Last Minute Market on Saturday, December 15th!!!

Normally when the east coast gets hit by a hurricane...we might get some rain and a little wind.  Well...Sandy was so large that it hit in C...

I'm still prepping for the By Hand show.  Took yesterday off to get some work done.  I spent the day making some bits and pieces of bron...