tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55588992012-01-30T13:13:06.732-05:00The blah blah blah-og of a beadmaker and her pseudo-real life.Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.comBlogger7131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-61993545915314968282012-01-23T07:00:00.000-05:002012-01-23T07:00:13.022-05:00

There is so much stuff I want to blog about right now, but I barely have time to do the regular work I do, let alone write.  BUT I do have a little bit to say. What I DO want to blog about today is my silly new beads.  The Unfortunate Pet ornaments have had a new incarnation as beads... they'll soon be jewelry as well.  I've had pictures of them on Facebook the last few days to get feedback and

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-39164774882853096802012-01-19T08:45:00.001-05:002012-01-19T08:45:12.337-05:00

My studio days lately have been flower after flower after flower. I'm prepping for my two Tucson shows and the kits I'm replenishing need flower beads... And lots of them. Luckily, my color schemes go from project to project, so I can make lots of the same colors and divide them between projects as needed. At the same time that it's lucky that they are all the same flower... It's horrible!

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-33161472610484448202012-01-13T10:21:00.000-05:002012-01-13T10:21:47.868-05:00

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to see."  ~John Burroughs  I love that.  It totally captures what goes on in my mind half the time... just add in "art I want to make" (and maybe subtract a few walks)   I have come to love Pinterest.com this fall purely

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Those who have read my blog for a long time know that this isn't always the "sunny side of the studio" blog.  There are definitely highs and lows in being an artist, and I haven't shied away from the lows... they're real.  I definitely do the "happy dance" whenever possible, but this isn't one of those days. It has not been a stellar week in the Sylvie studio.  First shaking hands, then

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-76422402279389824592012-01-05T14:16:00.000-05:002012-01-05T14:16:30.720-05:00

Back in the studio today... for reals. It wasn't a long day because, as I told my followers on Facebook yesterday, my hands are NOT wanting to cooperate.  Of course, they wait until right before Tucson to do this... but that's part of WHY they do this.... stress and anxiety. My hands shook for almost a year from 2005 to late 2006 and then almost overnight they quit.  Looking back, I see that I

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It's the countdown to Tucson... less than a month away.... TWO shows???  What was I thinking??!! I'm pretty sure the rest of the month's blog postings will say something like this... "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" The blackboard of bossiness is up and ready to be filled with directions to keep me on track.  Baggies are ready to be filled with seed beads for kits.  Instructions for

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Taking some time off for the holidays.  I have some catch-up to do, but need a week or two to re-boot before kicking it into high gear for Tucson.  Working at the house and plotting and planning 2012.  I'll be back soon!

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Please ignore this post if you're not related to my kid..... I know that some of his extended family is not a part of my Facebook world where I would normally share videos and they weren't able to attend his band concert last night.  This was his first time playing drums for the middle school Jazz Band and I thought they'd like to see it.  (I'm sending them a link to the blog because the file is

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-21826737294532437742011-12-09T16:44:00.001-05:002011-12-09T17:05:05.040-05:00

Yes... it's that day of the year... the day that I blog about the subject that my mom says you readers don't care about....  The Girls Gone Mild Christmas Party!!!!!!!!!!  As you know, if you've read this blog for any longer than a year, I love love love this day.  My 3 best girlfriends and I (a.k.a. the GGMs) throw ourselves a swanky Christmas party that only WE are invited to (ok... we do make

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-79484363087153667372011-12-08T10:18:00.001-05:002011-12-08T10:32:29.433-05:00

OK...not really.  I didn't even GO on a summer vacation.  You should know that!  I work constantly!!!  I actually made this on my trip to Oakland, CA, but it turned out so cool that it has sparked a whole bunch of fun stuff and I thought I'd share it with you. This is a mixed media piece that combines my glass with vintage metal pieces and vinyl from The Beadin' Path.  I had a lot of fun

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-3449801198615855022011-12-05T11:04:00.001-05:002011-12-05T11:19:17.537-05:00

Saturday marked the end of the show/class travel year for me.  Decatur Holiday Marketplace is one of my favorite favorite shows and this year truly reminded me why.  I spent my weekend talking to people who loved my work and have supported me for MANY years (I did my first DHM in 1996!!)  It's so nice to hear that people still wear the jewelry I made back then and that those who have bought my

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-28357538304046798942011-11-22T08:52:00.001-05:002011-11-22T08:52:16.956-05:00

I sat on the runway on Friday, ready to take off for Baltimore. That quiet time right before takeoff and during the first bit of the flight is usually a reflective meditative and often prayerful time. Sure... I'm praying for safe travels and for my kids to be protected while I'm away, but as of late, there has also been a lot of prayer for guidance clarity and direction. Ok... Some of you are

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ok... not really.  This has nothing to do with Prince or partying, but it DOES have to do with 1999. I don't have the official calendar to give all the details, but 1999 was the year of travel.  I flew so much that by the time May came along I had achieved "Silver Medallion" status on Delta, which meant that I had flown 25,000 miles in less than 5 months (I say less than because I know I

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-18292096612551789722011-11-02T09:45:00.000-05:002011-11-02T09:45:32.362-05:00

I have that song "Want a New Drug" in my head this morning... not because I need a drug, but because of his whole attitude.... he needs a complete change... but also wants to remember how it feels when he's with the girl(do we know the sex of the person he's singing to?) he digs. My take on it is this... I don't need a drug or a person, but I want to feel the same way about my beadwork as I used

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I had a fabulous weekend in Maine both in classes AND talking business with my great friend, owner of The Beadin' Path in Maine, savvy business woman and designer extraordinaire, Heather DeSimone.  I love having someone who GETS what I do available for great conversation... someone I can talk REAL business with and bounce ideas off of.  What we do is similar in that we're in the same industry,

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So I am STILL working on my prototype for this. It is taking me FOREVER and I'm not sure if it's because I'm swamped with other stuff or if I'm just not prioritizing it just because I'm tired of it already... But I really don't think it's that. I think it's just the swamped factor. It is hard to have things that I know I need to do that are not necessarily money makers when I KNOW I have this

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-72162187663471952062011-10-14T08:07:00.001-05:002011-10-14T08:07:04.272-05:00

I think this one is a bit scary!!! Another Unfortunate Pet (I fear for the person who adopts this one!!)

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So, you know I love looking and finding how people get to my blog... what they google, what sites refer them, etc. Well, today's research cracked me up.  Someone googled "Breaking and Entering Cupcakes" and THEN amongst however many thousands of results, chose to click on my blog for information on said activity. When have I talked about breaking and entering??!!!  Guess we'll have to ramble

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-51721511496057696542011-10-04T17:54:00.003-05:002011-10-04T17:55:00.657-05:00

I survived my first real outdoor show... barely. I'm not going to go into the horrible details, but I managed to get out with my ego somewhat intact, though pretty severely bruised.  I learned a LOT and that's what a lot of the experience was for... to figure the whole thing out. Things I learned... I need a roadie, or a team of them.  Building a portable store that looks good is HARD work and

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-26208003349896920082011-09-26T07:27:00.001-05:002011-09-26T07:27:59.681-05:00

Quickie post...live from the studio! This is one of the pieces from my crazy studio day last week. He's definitely a Flying Dog... But he's not real happy about it! Off to make more stuff!

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-63497242777591719262011-09-24T09:15:00.001-05:002011-09-24T09:15:28.858-05:00

So here it is... One of the crazy things I made yesterday. It was hard to photograph because of its shape, but it's a cabochon with a spiraling cone on top and atop the cone is my spooky face! From the side it looks like a black and white witch's hat. This was not the original focal piece for my spooky ring class, but I love it and it will be now! (there's one option that's just the

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-13259043311896671042011-09-23T21:03:00.003-05:002011-09-23T21:04:00.993-05:00

I'm not good at waiting.  Seriously not good.  I would open my Christmas presents early if I was given the opportunity... I would go FIND them if I knew they were hidden and find-able. Some days opening the kiln is like Christmas... you've anticipated, you're excited, you WANT what's inside the box...BUT you can't open a kiln early without ruining the work you've done.  And that's where I am

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Here's the latest from the kiln... Something odd! (today's post is SUPER short due to my spending most of the day learning to set up a tent... SO not in my skill set, but I think I can do it!) Here's the eye candy to hold you over till I can post something longer... P.S. The remote blog app doesn't lend itself to my tiny blah blah blah, but I will tell you that more coffee was needed!

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-82995265162175319902011-09-21T10:05:00.001-05:002011-09-21T10:07:14.216-05:00

This post is just for Deb (but you can read it too). Deb isn't on Facebook (gasp!) so she gets to see pictures waaaaaay after everyone else who follows my page there. So Deb, I downloaded the Blogger app which allows me to post from my phone! AND I can post from the camera, so JUST for you... Here's another "unfortunate pet" that came out of the kiln this morning. I didn't post it on

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-32569375742406046872011-09-20T22:30:00.000-05:002011-09-20T22:30:15.245-05:00

Sorry I've been MIA for a few days... I've been busy teaching and making stuff! I had 3 classes this past weekend at Beads by Design in Marietta.  I loved them, even though they were very small classes.  We had a really good time and they were great beta-testers for the new projects!  Thank you bead divas of BBD!! As of Monday, I was back in high-gear in the studio making pieces for my show in

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-12134569828628087342011-09-14T21:06:00.000-05:002011-09-15T06:27:53.092-05:00

I was about to write a post about how I am ALL over the place...that I have too many balls up in the air and they're all going to fall on my head at any moment...that I'm stressed out about being a self-employed artist in unsure economic times...  and then I stopped suddenly.... I realized ONCE AGAIN that I am not in control of this... I never have been and never will be and I need to just

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-83106794774220617562011-09-13T19:40:00.000-05:002011-09-13T19:40:40.530-05:00

Twisted components!!!!! I talked yesterday about my experiences using the Twisty Tools for making the components for my earrings and Deb (hi Deb!!) requested that I show a photo of how they turned out... so here they are! Only 4 of them made it into the photo, but of the 7 components I made, SIX were the same size!  WOO HOO!!! These are components for my College Colors collection of

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Bop Shoo-bop, Bop Bop Shoo-bop (Of all the twisting songs out there, that one's my favorite) And that's what I'm talking about today... TWISTS! I have been "twist-challenged" since I started working with glass 15 years ago!  Try as I might, I just could NOT make a decent twist.  I've taken classes where we made twists and there were passable ones... but not many... and not

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-37179974828791426972011-09-09T16:06:00.000-05:002011-09-09T16:06:15.326-05:00

Do you see those little things at the bottom of the blog postings?  Something about "funny" "interesting" "cool"  WELL... no one, NO ONE ever clicks.  On Facebook, people are all about the click!  Like-like-likety-like-like all day long on my Sylvie page, but here on the blog????  Nada.  And the blog has been around a lot longer than the facebook page.  Are you age-ist readers???  You like the

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-69580788536724923932011-09-08T08:40:00.000-05:002011-09-08T08:43:26.803-05:00

I know I've mentioned "stress free Thursdays" in prior blog posts.... here's the story behind them.... My friend Keith and I used to e-mail each other all the time and one of our "things" was that each day had a theme... emails must conform to the theme (we were weird like that).  Thursday's theme was "Stress Free Thursday"  Both of us realized that Fridays, even though they were still work days

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-41046474357240850212011-09-06T13:05:00.001-05:002011-09-06T13:05:25.659-05:00

It's that time of year.... time to roll out the Head Over Heels limited editions for 2011.  Two years ago, I brought out a Halloween Head Over Heels... sort of quietly without a lot of advertising.  I just took it to Bead and Button and a couple of other shows.  It was the first of the Limited Edition kits and I don't think people really believed me that it was a LIMITED thing.  I still have

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-56204015190406329352011-09-05T21:14:00.003-05:002011-09-05T21:19:16.756-05:00

So... I'm addicted to Pinterest.comImagine your bookmarks list, but with photos instead of words AND imagine it sorted into groupings of your choosing. FABULOUS, right?? Well THAT is Pinterest! And what makes it even MORE fab???? The fact that you can look at other people's pin-boards and see the cool stuff that they've pinned as well!And what does this have to do with beads/beading/art, etc?

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-85078306991282558842011-08-29T20:14:00.002-05:002011-08-29T20:28:33.206-05:00

SO... this whole having a friend die thing really sucks. (yes, this is another personal life blog posting... but it's also art oriented, not that I have to justify my blog posts) ANYWAY... it sucks. And not only do I have a hole in my life, I'm not getting anything done in the studio AT ALL and that is messing with me BIG TIME because then I'm sad AND disappointed that I haven't finished what

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-10232990581030190252011-08-26T22:06:00.004-05:002011-08-26T22:20:58.412-05:00

Today's post has nothing to do with art or glass or beads... BUT (say it with me... you should know this by now...) It's MY blog and I can do whatever I want to!!!!!! Instead of the usual topics, today I'm talking books.... book, rather. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Get it. Read it. (with a box of tissues) Love it. Share it with people you love. And YES it's a book about a

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I've been all over the place on what today's blog post would be. I lost one of my biggest cheerleaders yesterday and I've kind of felt a little out-of-sorts all day because of it. I'll talk about it more on another day when I feel more myself. SO today, instead of more talk talk talk... I have a short film! Do you feel like you're in high-school? Like I'm going to lower the screen and you're

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I've been busy making "spooky-cute" things lately. Here's one of my favorites...I'm doing a series of ornaments that are whimsical and a little Burton-esque for my art show this fall. I loved doing my zombie-girl totem last year and wanted to have a series that centered around that look. I knew that I couldn't do the Jack skeleton head again because it truly is taken from Jack... I needed my

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Where Inspiration Comes From... Today, I was sitting in my studio, finishing up the day's work (which went really well and I'm dying to see when it comes out of the kiln!) and I looked at the clock... the same clock that has hung in my studio since 2000. It's a hand-painted funky clock... She's a Garden Angel and her feet are the pendulum that swing back and forth (but to be honest, I'm not

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-41667695907243328292011-08-15T11:57:00.003-05:002011-08-15T12:17:23.924-05:00

It's the MOST wonderful time of the year!!!!!!!! (ok... I know it's not the holidays, so it's not THAT "wonderful time of the year", but I'm definitely feeling wonderful because I can be a little more productive today with my kids back in school!! WOO HOO for the first day of school!!) Working at home is NOT easy when you have 2 teenagers around... or little kids for that matter (been there

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-49503740896721790382011-08-11T20:23:00.004-05:002011-08-11T21:19:22.537-05:00

I'm doing the Happy Dance today, but I'm torn... torn between the Balki from Perfect Strangers version (aka The Dance of Joy) OR the Carlton Banks dance... or even this NEW happy dance that my friend Susan posted on Facebook. I'll let you decide which you prefer. I have my favorite... I'll tell you after you watch and compare.... and after I tell you why I'm dancing in the first place.

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-76883591771910447512011-08-10T20:00:00.005-05:002011-08-10T20:17:03.579-05:00

I did it!!!!!!!! I got my application in IN TIME for Bead and Button 2012. I sent them SIXTEEN, that's right SIXTEEN class submissions and they received several recommendation letters as well. I put myself out there and now it's up to their jury. I sent 4 lampworking classes, even though I would hope that if they choose a lampworking class, they ALSO choose beadwork. Mermaids and

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-91548761764334707302011-08-04T11:04:00.003-05:002011-08-04T11:08:59.513-05:00

I need the blackboard of bossiness in the bead room.... not just the glass studio. I have a ton of stuff to do this week, but I feel like I'm sort of spinning around in circles, not getting any of it done the way it should be.I know that part of this is simply because I'm exhausted. I was on the road for almost 2 weeks straight and "ON" most of that time. I loved every minute of it, but when I

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-73773271107453953362011-08-03T08:33:00.002-05:002011-08-03T08:39:52.592-05:00

Oh Bead and Button teaching application, how I love thee.Let me count the ways...I love thee for your confusing online instructions.I love thee for your request for a million gazillion projects.I love thee for your request for instructions and samples for all those million gazillion projects.I love thee for your strict packaging/mailing guidelines.But most of all, I love thee because thou

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-66070362765374366492011-08-02T17:34:00.003-05:002011-08-02T17:40:11.402-05:00

Back from Kentucky.... brain on creative-overloadThis happens every year. I come home from the Gathering (the Glass Beadmaker's Convention) with SO many things flying through my head that I just can't focus.I made it through the social anxiety things with flying colors. I think I'm back in my "zone" again, having been away and come back. I know who I am, I know what I do and I'm comfortable

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-65630951294064933092011-07-26T09:04:00.003-05:002011-07-26T09:12:07.322-05:00

I love Michigan... and Michigan loves me.Just got back from teaching for the Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild. Those girls ROCK (and I'm not just saying this because Deb is reading... it's true!) They've become family over the years... and I love coming back year after year to see them (sometimes more than once a year!)(some of the guild girls from the first class with me at lunch)This was the

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-9464294226905354192011-07-19T23:11:00.002-05:002011-07-19T23:15:39.362-05:00

Packing... it's my verb(do you remember that public service announcement? It always made me laugh) But seriously, I feel like I pack and unpack a LOT and I'm not good at it! I need different things for each venue, so i can't leave the bags packed PLUS I need things in between trips... so pack and unpack I must do.In 1999 or 2000 (I can't remember which) I traveled almost every weekend and I

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-54067525612793677592011-07-18T18:27:00.001-05:002011-07-18T18:29:32.310-05:00

Just READING the instructions to apply to teach at Bead and Button stresses me out. I keep visiting their site again and again to re-read these scary (and a little bit confusing) instructions so that I will be ready to go when all my samples/instructions/photos/recommendation letters are.I'm not giving up or letting my confusion/frustration get the best of me. I will continue to apply until

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-54789437585693914162011-07-18T08:35:00.002-05:002011-07-18T08:40:22.354-05:00

Today is the beginning of a CRAZY few weeks...I have 2 back to back classes THEN a convention....and THEN one week to get everything together to apply to teach at Bead and Button....THEN back to school stuff. That all fit into a couple of lines here on the blog, but it's a HUGE undertaking in just a few weeks.Not to mention there is other behind the scenes stuff that has to be done in these next

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-76614956023611463352011-07-15T11:38:00.003-05:002011-07-15T23:58:07.379-05:00

I am chicken. There... I said it.I never apply for anything that requires jurying.... never. I procrastinate and then at the last minute come up with reasons that I shouldn't submit OR I just allow myself to miss the deadline.The ONLY things I've ever submitted have been rejected... maybe that's part of it, but I don't think it's ALL of it.Not sure what the block is, but today, I'm sticking my

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-86009421179768048042011-07-12T13:10:00.005-05:002011-07-12T13:19:23.719-05:00

Doggie emergency surgeries can really screw up a "plan"I'm way behind finishing things and meeting deadlines and now I've got a major monkey wrench... a big furry one. My poor dog had emergency surgery on Sunday and is now recuperating back at home... needing constant attention and near hourly feedings. I have a tiny baby again (only he's 85 lbs. He's sleeping just about the same amount as a

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-25327354089735362892011-07-09T11:19:00.006-05:002011-07-09T11:40:12.100-05:00

Happy Saturday!!!!!I have 2 items of news...1. There are still spaces in my Flora Flora Bloom Boom classes in Detroit in 2 weeks and they are a GREAT deal... great enough that I'm telling you that don't live in Detroit that you should STILL look into this! The girls of the Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild are SO fun and they've worked hard to make classes affordable for their members (and many of

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I'm back! Sorry for the away-time. Here's what you missed...Went to Baltimore for Best Bead ShowCame home and worked on class samples for upcoming applications (still working)Booked new classesand...drumroll...Started planning not ONE but TWO bead retreats. Watch for more details soon, but these will be FABULOUSLY FUN! Two Babes and a Bead Party - New Years Eve (Georgia) and a fall event

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-18516272452569796722011-06-15T14:31:00.002-05:002011-06-15T14:52:19.664-05:00

Recuperation and relaxation. After 3 months of total focus on The Bead and Button show, I'm taking a deep breath and "relaxing" (which really means shuttling my kids, but not working in the studio)I have mixed feelings post-show. The show is always a good gauge of what's working for me and what's not, but I left that show TOTALLY confused about my product line. I worked for 3 months straight on

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-67680348774206960522011-06-14T16:21:00.002-05:002011-06-14T16:24:42.998-05:00

Home from Bead and Button 2011. Exhausted from the cross-country drive, but energized creatively. Taking a couple of days to just rest and re-group then it's back to the studio prepping for my next show (Best Bead Baltimore) next classes (Best Bead and Great Lakes Beadweavers Guild) as well as creating a couple of new projects to "shop" around for other teaching venues.This is short, but I

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-78930251659661411152011-06-02T12:08:00.006-05:002011-06-02T12:36:16.994-05:00

Bead and Button.... 1 studio day left....2 days to finish kits and pack...1 1/2 days of driving...1 day of setup... then SHOWTIME 06/09/11!I have worked soooooooo hard getting ready for this show. Preparing for Tucson was the first step of this... I made inventory for that show that I intended to be the back-bone of the lampwork collection for B&B. The show went not so well, so that inventory

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-88557761747267254842011-05-28T08:38:00.002-05:002011-05-28T08:46:50.064-05:00

Some days I blog and feel like I'm just talking to myself here. I KNOW there are people who read this (google analytics does a good job of telling me who you are! scary huh?) and a lot of you have told me you read.... but my comments are always quiet (except for Mallory... hi Mallory!!! Love you!!)ANYHOO.... I was looking at my analytics this morning seeing that the regular people had checked

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-53359134367648705012011-05-27T08:00:00.002-05:002011-05-27T08:07:00.377-05:00

Are you tired of hearing about all my prep for Bead and Button yet? Probably!!! Doesn't matter...still is the main-topic of studio life for another week and a half.In the meantime... Read Carrie's blog about my photo shoot. Sweeterthan.netI needed photos for some publicity thing and hated all the ones I had OR loved the pictures, but I wasn't wearing jewelry. Carrie came to the rescue! My

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-40467968676915521142011-05-25T08:27:00.003-05:002011-05-25T08:33:18.129-05:00

June 2, 20116-9 p.m.Flametree GlassDemo Daze at NightBE THERE!!!!Sylvie Lansdowne (me!) and Marcy Lamberson are the featured artists.The evening is free... the demonstrations will be FAB! It's an honor to be chosen from all the great Atlanta artists to be a demonstrator for the event. I hope to see ALL my Atlanta readers there!!!!p.s. isn't that torch picture groovy?!! My friend Carrie

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Crossing things off the list, kickin' butt and takin' names!!!I felt really organized in the way that I got ready for Bead and Button last year. Then I upped that a notch preparing for Tucson this year. Take that and multiply it times a gazillion and that has been my preparation for this year's Bead and Button. I have been a task-master, demanding a lot of myself, keeping as focused as I

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-53372414913490791932011-05-18T15:51:00.002-05:002011-05-18T15:55:03.821-05:00

Short blog posting... just a quick check-in to celebrate!Whoopee!!!! I crossed another kit off the list today. I've now finished ALL of the beads for the Say-So Ring. It's not a big kit, but it's STILL a "cross-off-the-list" and I'm embracing each one of those now!!I'm 30 beads away from crossing a Flora Flora kit color off the list and that's one that has a LOT of beads per color, so I'll be

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-66494054647676940142011-05-17T15:41:00.010-05:002011-05-20T20:13:45.450-05:00

My blackboard of bossiness says that there are 17 days till Bead and Button (well, till my beadmaking cut-off date) I'm posting another picture so that you can see all the hatch marks on the left-hand column. They represent kits completed and those hatch marks make me feel successful!! (disclaimer... this just represents the BEADS made... not that the kits are completed. That's a ways away,

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-28029335783108185862011-05-13T15:52:00.002-05:002011-05-13T16:05:51.379-05:00

21 days to June 4th. Why does that matter??? Because that is my last work day prior to Bead and Button. (if you're reading this and have no idea what I'm talking about already, sorry... it's the biggest of the retail bead shows and it takes place the 2nd week of June and I'm working like a mad woman getting ready for it!)So, to catch you up, if you've missed the facebook updates (click on the

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-27672076454795454102011-04-26T16:27:00.003-05:002011-04-26T16:46:50.377-05:00

Look what I did today...WOO HOO!It doesn't look too exciting, but trust me it is! It's a kiln full of 260something beads!!With today's haul of beads (shown above) I've ALMOST crossed the "cool colors" list off the Blackboard of Bossiness!!! You might not be as excited as I am about this statement, but for me, it's a big deal. I'm TIRED of green, turquoise and purple. REALLY over it!!I've

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-12315276536986577552011-04-22T20:20:00.003-05:002011-04-22T20:35:12.656-05:00

So here it is.... the piece that made me cry... more than once. The piece I was working on for Convergence III... the piece that was not to be.... Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes.It's not HORRIBLE. It's just not what I wanted it to be... in lots of ways. Now that I've been away from it for a little while (I hid it in a box so that I wouldn't throw it away. I reeeeeeeeally wanted to throw it

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-3810635568822276682011-04-20T14:46:00.003-05:002011-04-20T15:07:27.184-05:00

I need elves. Like little tiny ones who come in and fix your shoes while you sleep.... but these make hundreds of little flowers and spacer beads to my exact specifications for my kits.... or I need to be Marcia DeCoster.... one or the other.I'm going CRAZY getting these beads made for Bead and Button.... and right behind it are Best Bead Baltimore and classes in Michigan.... so I don't see an

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-22413189865699616942011-04-19T14:44:00.003-05:002011-04-19T14:51:41.745-05:00

What I did on my morning off.....I got a haircut and went to the glass store (Flametree Glass in Roswell)While I was there, I said "Maureen, will you take a picture of my new haircut so that I can post it on facebook??!!!"and she did....One of the only pictures I like of myself... probably because it's in one of my favorite places, taken by one of my favorite people. I'm sooooooooo lucky to have

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-29413631325362261652011-04-17T22:23:00.027-05:002011-04-19T17:21:43.751-05:00

A Long Long Posting about Provenance, Inspiration and OriginalitySometimes we need to look at where we've been to appreciate where we are. Sometimes we need to look at where we've been to learn from our own history or to document our progress, but SOMETIMES we need to look at where we've been to just say "yikes! that was one scary face!!!"This is the story of how one scary face became the Angel

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-14667826855761336952011-04-15T12:28:00.004-05:002011-04-15T12:39:53.625-05:00

A new day... a new blackboard of bossiness!(I don't usually show the blackboard updates here... just on facebook, so I thought I'd let the blog-readers who AREN'T on facebook see what I'm talking about)It's not a NEW blackboard, but rather an erasure and re-chalking. I needed to see a little more of the "big picture" of what I have left to finish before B&B. Not to freak me out (although it

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-63767620401918059582011-04-14T21:44:00.007-05:002011-04-14T21:51:40.931-05:00

KITS KITS KITS!!!!!!I've been working like a mad woman making lampworked glass beads for all the kits. I snapped some pictures just to remind myself how much progress I've made. I have 10 kits of every single color-way, so that's a lot of beads and I still have a lot of "chicks" and "springaliciouses" and "sweethearts" to go! SO many kits to make... which means SO many beads.(and right now,

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-56137920528678528432011-04-12T23:08:00.005-05:002011-04-12T23:17:52.598-05:00

I rock.... but I have a long way to go before I can roll! Bead and Button is only 50something days away and I need every last second of that time!But today I feel like I made it to a mile-marker...Today I finished all the beads for 7 different kit styles. I'm only a few beads short of having another kit to add to that.... and that will make a total of 80 kits. Each kit has an average of 10

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-83943603738041482002011-04-11T07:56:00.004-05:002011-04-11T08:33:23.631-05:00

This is the story of the LEAST glamorous part of making glass beads... CLEANING them. (and this beadmaker's story has a happy ending!)For those non-beady types, when I melt glass, in order to leave a hole AND in order to have a stable work-surface, I use a stainless steel rod to build the glass on... when the glass is cooled, where the rod was is a hole that goes through the piece... the catch is

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-37468473570094698402011-04-07T18:57:00.003-05:002011-04-07T19:06:43.339-05:00

Some days you win... some days you make pumpkin heads that look like they have giant blobs for mouths.These horrid beads are still in the kiln, but I will take a picture of one of them tomorrow to show how I, like every other beadmaker has BAAAAAAD days at the torch. I have been asked to make more of my zombie girl totems... that made me think "hey, what if zombie girl was a head over heels girl?

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-49086408121111812282011-04-06T19:59:00.003-05:002011-04-07T18:56:59.381-05:00

I love it when I open the kiln and have a nice color surprise!THAT is what happened this morning. I made some beads the other day that made me say "hmmmm" maybe I need a new color combo for Flora Flora (I know... I already have too many choices, but this one just said YES! so I couldn't resist) Anyhoo... I knew the overall color palette, but didn't have the specific color combos for each bead

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-82988240631094121032011-04-05T19:55:00.005-05:002011-04-05T20:12:21.970-05:00

The new and updated Blackboard of Bossiness!!! (please hold your applause till the end of the blog posting)Since I conquered the long list from the prior weeks B.O.B., I erased the list of HOT HOT HOT colors, which, honestly I was getting pretty tired of! Now it's the Cool/Bright mix list... which still has a lot of hot colors included, but I get to add lime green and turquoise! I'm very

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-53268767619548658232011-04-04T20:38:00.002-05:002011-04-04T20:42:53.377-05:00

I am a beadmaking MACHINE! (well, not really a machine, but I'm a darn productive beadmaker!)I have now completely finished ALL the lampworked beads that go into the kits that have HOT colors... and every single kit I do has a "hot" variation (hot pinks, reds, corals, etc.) The beads for Flora Flora Bloom Boom are really time-consuming and I wasn't feeling like I would EVER be finished with

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-24527533361561959012011-04-01T11:09:00.002-05:002011-04-01T11:16:14.554-05:00

Happy Friday!!!I'm busily getting ready for Bead and Button and trying to be realistic about my abilities and time between now and then. This has led me to believe that I need help... and lots of it.I've "hired" a helper for booking my classes, which was really needed because I needed someone organized who could push me a little without me feeling too pushed. So, I'm very very thankful that the

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-2301365995478730942011-03-26T20:19:00.003-05:002011-03-26T20:33:21.449-05:00

This has nothing to do with beads. It's about Cupcakes!My youngest son said last year that I needed to take cake to bead and button because "everyone loves cake!" I laughed about it... and joked that this year he could serve cake when his "fans" came to visit my booth (because he DOES have fans, which cracks me up)ANYWAYS... there was an incident this week at school which involved cupcakes.

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-50406307591791165872011-03-22T08:26:00.002-05:002011-03-22T08:33:34.264-05:00

I can't take a day off.I WANT to take a day off, but I can't turn my brain off of "create" and it looks like I'll be doing some sort of work today whether I'm supposed to or not. I know that MY work doesn't seem like work to a lot of you, but it is. I SHOULD do something like sew or go to a park or something non-worky today, but my brain is on CREATE-MODE after coming home from Detroit and I'm

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-64721069382785032972011-03-21T11:44:00.004-05:002011-03-22T08:25:59.773-05:00

Traveling home from Detroit (in the Airport as I write). Just finished a FUN weekend with my Michigan girls. I have no idea why Michigan loves me so much, but I always leave there feeling totally loved and re-energized, ready to create new things for them (and others too! )I want to say a big thank you to the girls who were in my beta class at Pam's Bead Garden. You all were a HUGE help,

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-43434365791322874402011-03-14T10:09:00.002-05:002011-03-14T10:23:52.150-05:00

American Craft Council Show re-cap...I FINALLY got to go to the ACC Atlanta show this weekend. Every year it's been in Atlanta, I've either been out of town or totally unavailable to go. This year was different and I FINALLY got to attend! I really wanted to walk around and see the quality of artists showing there, the booth display ideas, the amount of buying traffic and just get a feeling

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-84958464416451898932011-03-09T14:14:00.002-05:002011-03-09T14:18:04.111-05:00

It's been pretty quiet around here (the blog) lately. Sorry for abandoning you.I spent the last few weeks working on "the project that was not to be." Long story, but it was a BIG BRAVE attempt at a dismal failure of a piece.We learn from our mistakes... and some of my best work has come from cast-off projects that I returned to later and found new inspiration. I have to say that I will be

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-43725433698870827732011-02-18T11:18:00.004-05:002011-02-18T11:25:20.570-05:00

Venturing into the OutdoorsI've never been one for camping... yet I'm going to be buying a tent. :)I've been chickening out of applying for juried shows for YEARS, so I found a way around that... I was INVITED to be in a show that doesn't accept applications. They hand-pick their vendors (although they do allow people to email work for consideration), and I was hand-picked! They originally

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-81008984663009943202011-02-16T10:06:00.002-05:002011-02-16T10:26:26.801-05:00

Some days you just can't make art. It's just not the right time.No matter how hard you try.... and I tried. I tried and I tried and I tried yesterday, but I kept staring at my inspirational material that I'm supposed to be using for the ISGB juried Convergence show and I got NOWHERE. I have some sketches, but nothing concrete and I still haven't totally honed in on one idea.My heart was broken

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-53491398999061431352011-02-15T11:17:00.002-05:002011-02-15T11:56:36.422-05:00

Predicting the future is scary stuff.Because you can't!I have my new project completed and I'm excited about teaching it in Detroit in March. The tricky part is always deciding kit colors... guessing which will sell better than the others. I'm placing an order for one of the non-Sylvie-made components in the kit and I'm puzzling over colors. I think I figured it all out, but it's sort of a

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-42038812367199989962011-02-11T11:36:00.004-05:002011-02-14T10:33:50.932-05:00

The birth of a project.Sometimes it starts as an idea that I get while I'm driving, or sitting in an airport, or laying in bed after hitting the snooze button for the 3rd time. Sometimes it smacks me in the head while I'm beading... a big AHA moment (but those are rare). Sometimes it's a doodle, sometimes a dream.... sometimes it just doesn't happen at all.Right now I have about 20 bead

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-15696514483977431792011-02-09T08:47:00.004-05:002011-02-09T09:00:24.453-05:00

Home again...After an action-packed week at the Tucson, Best Bead Show, I'm back home. I missed the trees, I missed my kids, I missed my dog and my friends and my church... but it's good to go away some times and have that reminder. PLUS when you go away, you get to see new things and meet new people and see sunsets like this...It was about 100 times more beautiful than this picture captured.

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-72755502773488349452011-01-31T09:44:00.003-05:002011-01-31T09:49:08.966-05:00

Tucson-bound... well, almost.I am sitting here getting my inventory squared away, seeing if there are any missing pieces that I need to go quickly make in the studio before I wrap everything and start packing it up for the show. (and there are... I'm missing a set of feet for one of my totems! How did I forget that??!! as well as a few other odds and ends that I'd like to have. No major

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-82940293932382586162011-01-30T14:42:00.003-05:002011-01-30T14:47:31.187-05:00

Focusing on TucsonI have 2 days left till I'm off for the Best Bead Show in Tucson. It's a crazy-huge show, for those who have never experienced it. It's absorbed most of my energy the last month and a half... and should have had even more attention than it did. I'm trying to focus on just being satisfied with WHATEVER I have to bring... and presenting it in a way that WOWS no matter what the

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-88585720206377797422011-01-17T16:44:00.003-05:002011-01-17T16:59:40.628-05:00

Monday... Just another manic one? No, but a busy one.I had to take an unexpected week(ish) off last week due to Snowmageddon 2011 in Atlanta. School was canceled for a WEEK and we couldn't get out of our neighborhood until Thursday. Seriously.Now, just in case you need a reminder, my kids didn't go back to school until the WEDNESDAY after New Years, so they were only in school for 3 days from

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-86128961581413786182011-01-05T19:52:00.002-05:002011-01-05T19:57:15.421-05:00

It's about 3 weeks till Tucson... and I'm FREAKING OUT!I've been acting all cool and collected (well, sort of), but I'm now in stressed out mode. I have NO idea what to make... how many of them to make, etc.It's a little overwhelming, like the FIRST year I ever did the show because I have no idea what to expect. At Bead and Button, I can expect beadwork customers... kit people. I'm pretty sure

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-21490498776984333752011-01-04T20:53:00.004-05:002011-01-04T22:06:20.292-05:00

Laughter in the studio...Today I made beads and laughed.I'm a little overwhelmed in the studio lately when I think of the massive amount of work to do in less than a month. Tucson's Best Bead show is looming LARGE. I'm trying my best to stay on-task and honestly, staying on task isn't nearly as hard as staying IN the studio in the first place. Christmas vacation with the boys made it difficult

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-2841498224543595772010-12-31T16:13:00.003-05:002010-12-31T16:17:27.804-05:00

The end of a brilliant year and the beginning of a sparkly shimmery new one.I had a great day in the studio today... building stock for Tucson. I still have a long way to go, but I've got a good start. Here is the bounty that came forth from the kiln yesterday...Lots of little bitty beads waiting to be cleaned and bundled into pretty color-combos. LOTS of work still ahead.So, now that work is

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-43451584563087473422010-12-30T22:33:00.007-05:002010-12-30T23:12:49.341-05:00

I can dance and play with fire....simultaneously!! It's a rare talent.The secret is a great soundtrack that you can't KEEP from dancing to.(I know that's a grammatical error, leaving that preposition dangling there, but I just couldn't think of a way to say that without sounding like a stuck-up English teacher or book-editor... so live with it!)So now that we have covered the fact that I am

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-27022880049842914722010-12-29T13:15:00.004-05:002010-12-29T13:21:46.656-05:00

The Blackboard of Bossiness is back.I think I've talked about this blackboard before (I don't re-read my own blog, so I'm not sure if I've talked about this before or not... if not, go read my Facebook fan-page and you'll see lots of info about it)I have about a month to prepare for Tucson and I HAVE to keep on track in order to have enough inventory for the show. Having not done this show since

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-5095365545198439102010-12-28T10:52:00.003-05:002010-12-28T11:20:59.640-05:00

Happy Almost New Year to me!My friend Janice Peacock who is an incredible glass artist ALSO is a haiku-writer extraordinaire. She writes them as her daily status on Facebook and I always enjoy reading them. Well, today she wrote one JUST for me! (not really, but I felt like it)With her permission, here it is... Brilliant twenty tenComes to a close, whisperingWhat joy lies ahead?I love this.

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-45576473224394765832010-12-23T10:59:00.002-05:002010-12-23T11:13:42.602-05:00

Merry Christmas eve-eve to you, my friends and blog-readers!It's been a wonderful year full of fun surprises and I'm looking forward to an exciting 2011.. Truly! Each year has been an adventure lately (each week sometimes) and for someone who normally doesn't like the unknown... I'm embracing it lately.I have NO idea what's in store for me this year... I have a plan, business-wise, but if 2010 is

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-28445067111526858662010-12-17T08:44:00.003-05:002010-12-17T09:01:00.114-05:00

Today is going to be crazy!Sooooooo many different things to do... Not busy crazy, but dis-jointed crazy! I'm starting in the studio because I need to keep some consistency in there working on "the list on the. Blackboard". I set up the new torch the other day so that I can get used to it. It's sweeeeeeeeeet! (thank you GTT, Flametree and voters!!!)Next hat im wearing is shipping... I really

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-18236627083869239832010-12-16T11:22:00.003-05:002010-12-16T11:26:19.697-05:00

Snow Day Thursday!!Ok... it's not snowing, but it IS a snow day...the kind of day that kids love where they hear on the news "no school" and then they play all day.Only for moms, it is NOT a holiday... it's a work day with kids home. Ugh. And to make things worse... there is no snow to play in, so I just have bored kids at home. Nothing getting done in my studio today. Hopefully I'll get

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-20054762297901571682010-12-14T11:08:00.004-05:002010-12-14T11:53:59.707-05:00

Happy Tuesday Blog-world!Today begins the OFFICIAL countdown for the Girls Gone Mild annual Christmas Soiree. I know I know I know... you all don't care. My mom has told me this. And you know what???? I don't care!!! This is my blog and today I will talk about my favorite day of the year.... The GGM Christmas Party!!!If you've been with me the last few years, you KNOW that I'm obnoxiously

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-44749965212649304012010-12-13T10:29:00.002-05:002010-12-13T10:33:11.470-05:00

Happy Monday!!And it really is! It's freezing, but it FEELS like Christmas and I'm loving it!I'm going to venture into the tundra that is my studio in a bit and start making the list of what needs to be made for Tucson. I need to have the same organizational plan going in that I did for Bead and Button. It's a different crowd, so the inventory plan will be different, but I still need a

Sylviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541006282416192234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558899.post-20431984924620654182010-12-10T13:08:00.005-05:002010-12-10T13:47:28.705-05:00

Hello. My name is Sylvie and I'm a "pink and green person" and I make CUTE stuff.I can write those words now and claim them, but back in the 80s, when I was in art school, those were used as insults by both professors and other students. This all came to me when doing shows/classes this fall. People kept saying "how cute!" and I had to think for a minute and adjust the volume down on that

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