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Just Wondering

June 28, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

From June:Do you suppose there IS a Part 2 to Jill’s Bead and Button Show report? Just wondering. … Read... Read More

Home!

June 23, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

From June Hurray! Jill will finally be home today. Between the Bead and Button Show and teaching afterward, she’s been... Read More

Bead & Button Report, Part 1

June 16, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

I have spent the last two days sleeping and gazing around dazedly, trying to recover from the myriad of fabulous... Read More

Meet the Teachers Night Insanity

June 10, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

Last night was Meet the Teachers night at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee. This is where the B&B... Read More

It’s Bead and Button or Bust

June 4, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

From June:Whew! 5:00 p.m. and Jill JUST NOW started the drive to Milwaukee. She was supposed to leave yesterday morning,... Read More

Burning CDs

May 19, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

I have discovered that the middle of the night is an ideal time to burn CDs, print their labels, and... Read More

May 15, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

From June:If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ve already met our crazy dog, Winston. Yesterday I picked up... Read More

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5am – time for bed!

May 14, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

I gotta say, the Bead & Button Show may just do me in this year. I am making so many... Read More

No fun without photos

May 10, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

As I’ve been reading through all the various blogs I follow, I realized how stingy I’ve been lately with photos!... Read More

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One bead…two beads…

May 7, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

My life has become a massive assembly line. For the next 27 days, I will be consumed by the myriad... Read More

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Been there, done that

April 29, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

I’m home! Since we last talked, I flew off to Denver and arrived in the middle of a seriously lousy... Read More

Bye Miami – Hello Denver!

April 22, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

My weekend in Miami went by MUCH too fast! The good news is that I get to go back in... Read More

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Miami madness

April 16, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

And the show hasn’t even begun! I flew to Miami with no troubles on Wednesday night, and man do I... Read More

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Link to original broken foot post

April 11, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

For those of you who weren’t reading this blog back two years ago when the “incident” happened, here’s the full... Read More

Maybe it was worth it

April 11, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

From June:Maybe it was worth breaking my foot moving the stones to build this planter. It’s just started blooming and... Read More

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Workedy work

April 9, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

I’ve had my head down, avoiding distractions (mostly) trying to get massive piles of work shoveled out the door. There’s... Read More

Worker Bee

March 30, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

I have this sudden burst of “Spring has Sprung” energy! The amount of work I’ve accomplished in the last few... Read More

The Cord Tamer

March 23, 2010 by Jill | Bead News - Jill's Journal.

Yup, that’s me, the Cord Tamer. Jill has been in Santa Fe at Bead Fest. Initially, I was going to... Read More