Gail's Tales...and Jewelry Design

Neflix now has "Iris" which is a documentary on Iris Apfel.  If you like fashion, jewelry, and beads you need to watch this movie....

It's that time of year again. Registration for the Bead and Button Show opens January 5th...just 4 short days from now. Below are the...

Carving a Printing Block from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo . I had to share this. I have a few printing blocks from India. You ...

.....having a weekend all to myself!!! It's been a summer filled with too much work due to a new job...but happiness is the new job. ...

I've always enjoyed Austin Kleon's blog and books.  This is a good read with a very simple but powerful message...do your craft...ev...

I finally had a chance to go through my photos and stash from Bead and Button.  How can it seem so long ago?  I have been working my butt of...

If you want to take the Forged and Twisted Bronze Bracelet class on Wednesday, June 3....sign up soon.  There are only 3 seats left!!

Today was the first Cleveland Flea of the season.  I thought there might not be so many people there since it's April....but I was wron...

The Bead and Button show is only 58 days away.  It's coming up quickly.  Below is the line-up of classes that Cristina Leonard and I...

I picked up a couple of books in the last few weeks.  The first is "Senufo: Unbound".  This book is the show catalog to the exhibi...