What?  I think I went on vacation?  How did you miss it?

So what do I do on vacation?  I invite a few dear friends to visit and play.  It has to be artsy.  It has to include friends from near and far.

You may know I am a closet beader.  I love my sparkly things and have a great appreciation for bead woven jewelry and the designers who design it.

I dabble in offering those types of classes at the shop and incorporating a little beadwork into various needlepoint projects.

I am fortunate to have bead designer friends and other friends who someday may design or at least teach me via text and email. They enable me greatly.

I invited my friend Amy Katz to come and teach a private class.  I love Amy’s jewelry.  It’s totally fashionable and wearable.

Of course we couldn’t invite a teacher to party and not have her sign the autograph board.  It’s tradition!

Thanks for coming Amy and making this a very special vacation weekend.