Much to my surprise, this year I started posting my jewelry projects at my storefront page, Angel Breath Baubles, on Etsy. Jewelry-making has been a hobby of mine off and on for the last 10 or so years. It is a quick and easy…
In writing I discover so many different things about myself and my own struggles. My characters become my heroes, my inspiration to become more than I am. An encouragement to continue walking forward in determination, comforted by faith. They teach me a deeper truth…
Fan-Fiction was a brief [but fun] distraction for me from 1999 to 2004 (give or take). Writing fan-fiction introduced me to a myriad of characters, worlds, and dark purposes that I may not have otherwise come across in my previous realm of books and…
Life happens, sometimes not even in the story we’re writing.
The current digital age is none too kind to physical magazines, and one by one they drop off the face of the planet. Even those that offer a less frequent physical version and a digital version. Case in point Bead & Button magazine. I…
Today I received my Fire Mountain Gems and Beads catalog in the mail. I love catalog day, and I’m always so excited when the hubs hands over each thick installment of this beading superstore based out of Oregon. This time the Fire Mountain Gems…
I know the popular saying is that “nobody ever ‘always’ or ‘never’s”, but sometimes it’s ‘always’, whether we like it or not. ‘Motivation’ is my ‘always’ challenge. Whether it’s chores, grocery shopping, writing, or crafting there is some aspect of it that makes me…