This photo came from a series of pictures I'm working on to show the making of a bead step-by-step. My kids bought me a digital photo frame for Christmas and I'm putting together a slide show to use as a display at bead shows. One thing led to another and I decided to figure out how to post photos to our blog. It was a success! (I hope you are able to see the photo). I'm bored these past few days, It's just too cold to make beads. I'm hoping for temps. above freezing. Stay warm and happy beading!

The package arrived!

The surprise is WONDERFUL!!!!! I'm now a card-carrying member of the Frit of the Month club. Every month a new package will come in the mail with two new frits to sample. Now I have a real incentive to learn to use my new digital camera, so I can share my frit beads with you. Stop by and see Denise and I at an upcoming show (see the website for details) to see the Christmas present I received from my children - really. Keep warm and keep beading!

Surprises!!

January has been good to us, we are on the torch enough to be happy and have been accepted into 3 more shows! being on the torch is highly creative, experimental...cold, and allows me to do what I love best, being alone with the glass and allowing it to express what is inside of me. But being at shows allows me to watch all of you find your treasure of a bead, carry it home and make something wonderful from it....

Anyway, I am rambling. I have a surprise, and knowing Diane, she won't even read about it here. I have a package in the mail to her from mom and me...a present!!!!! that will keep giving to her all year because 10 years ago Diane quit smoking and I am celebrating my sister and best friend!!!!

I mention it here because I hope she blogs about it, giving details like where her present came from and even comments. Wow, it is hard to write about it and not say what it is!!!!

Anyway, it is something to consider in your own life, how doing something healthy for yourself is a present to everyone who loves you. Diane gave me the best present 10 years ago by quitting.

Diane, you absolutely rock!!!!!