stampsandbagsandsuch: designs and thoughts by laurel ross

This is my first post for the monthly Art Bead Scene Challenge.  I have played along silently before with my friend, Alison, of Alison Adorn...

I wasn't particularly inspired this month. The cover of the book gave me zip in terms of visual imagery. And I know you shouldn't ju...

It is always fun to participate in Sarajo's Challenges because you never know what her husband will be inspired by.  Afterall, it IS the...

I was really excited to play along with this month's challenge. First off, the beads were awesome: As was the theme: Wabi-sabi is the co...

Today is the day! It is almost over and I am barely making the deadline, but I am really excited to show off the pieces that I made for this...

So how did I forget to post about my finds at Beadfest???? Oh yeah, last week was play week for the kids and I had two evening events and a ...

We left Ligonier at 8:30 a.m and pulled into the Expo Center at 12:30. We had a nice smooth ride which turned from Western Pa dismal and gra...