A Grain of Sand Blog

Bring on those May Flowers!

The April box was much like the spring weather here in the Carolinas…stormy and grey one moment, and all sunshine the next. To celebrate that shift, this month I stuck...

Bring on those May Flowers!

The April box was much like the spring weather here in the Carolinas…stormy and grey one moment, and all sunshine the next. To celebrate that shift, this month I stuck...

Nothin' But Net

What do tax season and NCAA men’s basketball have in common? They’re both about getting to the net. So in honor of a sport I don’t watch, and a paperwork...

Nothin' But Net

What do tax season and NCAA men’s basketball have in common? They’re both about getting to the net. So in honor of a sport I don’t watch, and a paperwork...

The I'ds of March

Ah, yes…March…when the trees try to kill me, and we get another box of goodies from the Bead Hoard Curiosity Club. Perhaps it’s all that pollen that led me to...

The I'ds of March

Ah, yes…March…when the trees try to kill me, and we get another box of goodies from the Bead Hoard Curiosity Club. Perhaps it’s all that pollen that led me to...

Hoard Hawker

This past weekend I got the opportunity to help others take home their own little part of the hoard by helping Suzanne and Jean at the A Grain of Sand...

Hoard Hawker

This past weekend I got the opportunity to help others take home their own little part of the hoard by helping Suzanne and Jean at the A Grain of Sand...

Happy Precedents Day!

The two questions people typically ask me when they see my beadwork are: “how long did that take you?” and “where do you come up with this stuff?”They can be...

Happy Precedents Day!

The two questions people typically ask me when they see my beadwork are: “how long did that take you?” and “where do you come up with this stuff?”They can be...

Workin' on the Chain Gang

I’ve grown to love vintage chain. I like its variety and patina. There’s something even in its rarity that makes it feel less precious. I should also admit that I’ve...

Workin' on the Chain Gang

I’ve grown to love vintage chain. I like its variety and patina. There’s something even in its rarity that makes it feel less precious. I should also admit that I’ve...