Well…It’s after Valentines day and those flowers that might have been beautiful 11 day ago are starting to look droopy. I’d like to share a few of my favorite ways of drying your Valentine roses. I make rose bead jewelry and in order to do that I usually have to dry the flowers before I can do anything with them… I ‘ve been...
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Well friends tomorrow is Valentine’s Day…have you decided on what your getting that special someone? I’ve scouted the Internet to get an idea of what other folks buy for their heartthrobs and I found some fun facts. 61% of men buy women flowers. 58% of women buy their special guy a card. Sorry Howard it’s just a card for you. 😉 Tied for second...
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Every year on the eve of our wedding anniversary my husband gives me one dozen red roses, & every year I make myself a new piece of rose bead jewelry. It doesn’t have to be big or fancy… maybe a single bead pendant or a pair of earrings. Just a little something that marks another year of us being together. This year I combined seventeen 6mm...
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The cold wet winter has certainly been good for creating. This latest idea was birthed by my daughter, confirmed by the brides and grooms to-be at the Pink Bride Show, and named by my husband; it really does take a village! We call it “The Dandelion Division”. No I’m not making jewelry out of dandelions but I could with this new technique; in fact I can...
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