A Grain of Sand Blog

In a Seedy Place

In a Seedy Place

Hooray, a box of seed beads. This month’s gonna be a breeze! Sometimes what seems like a breeze is really the beginning of a gale. SO many ways I could...

In a Seedy Place

Hooray, a box of seed beads. This month’s gonna be a breeze! Sometimes what seems like a breeze is really the beginning of a gale. SO many ways I could...

I Did The Mash

Before I get going, I have to gush about the new magnetic clasps. So far I've only gotten the long clasps, but the rose gold is most certainly on my...

I Did The Mash

Before I get going, I have to gush about the new magnetic clasps. So far I've only gotten the long clasps, but the rose gold is most certainly on my...

I'm Stuck On Glue

Somewhere along my beading journey, I picked up the habit of scoffing at glued projects. I suspect this had a lot to do with “Oh, you bead? I do too!...

I'm Stuck On Glue

Somewhere along my beading journey, I picked up the habit of scoffing at glued projects. I suspect this had a lot to do with “Oh, you bead? I do too!...

Around We Go

This month I wanted to beadweave. I looked upon the contents of the treasure box and saw my opportunity to brush up on my basic skills. But I also didn’t...

Around We Go

This month I wanted to beadweave. I looked upon the contents of the treasure box and saw my opportunity to brush up on my basic skills. But I also didn’t...

Why be little?

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." -Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 This may make some people cringe, and others may nod in agreement… But I don’t like every bead....

Why be little?

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." -Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 This may make some people cringe, and others may nod in agreement… But I don’t like every bead....

Conjunction Junction

What’s your function? Hooking up strands and chain and designs. Thank you, Schoolhouse Rock, for reminding me that just like the English language, jewelry has a type of component that brings...

Conjunction Junction

What’s your function? Hooking up strands and chain and designs. Thank you, Schoolhouse Rock, for reminding me that just like the English language, jewelry has a type of component that brings...