I’m Home!

I had the most wonderful time!!! Marjorie is an excellent teacher! She is very patient and willing to share her knowledge with eager students. My brain is packed full of so much new information! Half way through the week I had to start taking notes because I was afraid I wouldn’t remember it all. I learned a ton, and she was very encouraging about my work too (which is always nice).

I feel like all I did last week was eat and make beads…with a little sleep sprinkled in here and there. It was so much fun! Here are all my experiments… (If you click on this first picture, it will enlarge a bit.)



Here are a few of the beads that I’m especially proud of…









I have some work left to go on the studio in the garage before I can get setup to make beads on a regular basis, but I’m anxious to get things done now! Anything to get back in front of that torch again!

I found myself dreaming of beads each night as I fell asleep…watching the layers build and constantly turning the mandrels to keep everything warm. I guess that’s when you know you’re hooked! :)