Traveling with Beads

At the drop of a hat you can find yourself on an airplane. This happened to me when my dad was suddenly and unexpectedly in the hospital on the other side of the country and I wasted no time in getting to him. I packed a tiny suitcase so I wouldn’t have to...

Vintage Jewelry: Heirlooms & Relics Dear to the Heart

Summer in steamy southern California is the antithesis of winter in frigid Maine. Temps here are a stifling heat with a smidge of humidity… just enough to bake you to a crisp golden brown. For the record, I’d rather be bundled up in my L.L. Bean gortex woolies and standing in a snow bank. But that’s another story.

Pendants and Focal Pieces…. The  Center of Attention!

In Los Angeles right now there’s a little trend going on. It’s a new fangled thing called a “pendant”. HA! Ok, I know that the pendant has been around a while, but right now, a featured item in the middle of a chain or strand of beads is sizzlin’ hot.