Beadkeepers - Where ART and the ENVIRONMENT Meet

Thought you might like a little peek into what I do every day and who I do it with. These critters are all in my backyard, except for a few bongo that we flew back to Africa in 2004. Life is good.....

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I'm very excited to annouce that I made it into the Handbook to Handmade, Volume 5. This book features 35 fantastic artists from Etsy and is the brainchild of Etsy artist Timothy Adams. Take a peek at the video/slideshow below, which gives you an idea of what the book is like. For more information about The Handbook to Handmade click here.
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I was recently part of a wildlife art show benefiting the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. Here is a short video/slideshow of the event. ENJOY!!

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Been a while since I posted--very busy at work. My husband and I run a wildlife conservation center and we are acquiring 10 acres and a house in addition to our 20 acre facility. Fencing, clearing, working in the rain, lots of fun!!!

But--I have been busy designing a new line of polymer clay lockets...here are my first two. I got the inspirati

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I just had to share this with you--a ring I made using guinea fowl feathers. I set the feathers in polymer clay set in a 20mm sterling silver bezel on an adjustable sterling silver band. Imagine this and a little black dress--perfect! This is my idea of over-the-top bling. Fun, fabulous and sure to get you noticed!!!