About

After over two decades working in finance, I retired to raise my daughter. I love creating and have experimented with many art forms over the years. My hands are always busy and I cannot sit without something to work on. When my friend Pari introduced me to beading, I knew I had found my true passion. I'm rarely without a new beading project and I like nothing more than to challenge myself with a new technique. I'm blessed with a great beading guild and have access to fabulous teachers.

After being encouraged to sell my pieces, I found a home on Etsy. I'm still constantly trying something new, but I also found several techniques that I love to recreate. Spiral ropes are one of these techniques. They are beautiful, elegant, and fun to wear. Bezeling is another. Imagine my joy in taking my favorite bottle cap, encasing it in seed beads and crystal, and wearing it. They are always a conversation starter.

This blog is dedicated to all those great jewelry artists who have inspired my work, my family and friends who are a constant source of encouragement, and to my daughter who always gives me a fair and honest opinion of my designs.  Her feedback is invaluable.

You can find me on:

My Etsy Shop 

Artfire Studio

Networks:

Twitter

Facebook

Teams:
Michigan Indie Crafters
Etsy Beadweaving Team
Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild