This time of the year, I am up to my eyeballs in bead-making! I am excited about all of the upcoming shows and the opportunity to meet with so many of you, I can hardly wait. But in the meantime, I am makin' beads. I spent the weekend working on my Coffee and Cream series. I've made so many of these beads--the color combination is so neutral and yet so rich, too.

Because I've had so many requests for the Coffee and Cream series in the larger hole beads that fit the myriad of bracelets that allow you to swap out the beads, I went ahead and made some Coffee and Cream designs. They are really beautiful and I think that you will like them, too.

Last Friday, we drove to Ferndale for the gallery opening of the guild collaboration project. Wow! It was so cool to see all of the interpretations of "Water All Around Us." Sue Schwartzenberger, my collaboration partner, and I were thrilled to see our project mounted on the wall. If you get a chance to stop by and see it, be sure to do so. It's worth the effort. Margaret Sutherland and Sue acted as co-chairs and they both did a GREAT job! Congratulations!