Author Archives: Linda Landig
Bead Table Wednesday: Spring Cleaning
I have had 3 shows in the last month and my studio reflects the chaos that results from show preparations. I’ve been making as much jewelry as possible, creating hang tags and earrings cards – but not cleaning up after myself. Now that my shows are over for a while, I need to focus inward a [...]
Monday Musings
Happiness is having a Golden Rain Tree right outside your kitchen window! Golden Raintree Even if sales are slow at a show, its worth it if you make a new friend. I met Sharlynn of Ashar Gems at a show on Saturday. We visited on and off all day and we even traded jewelry. I now [...]
I Heart Macro – Raindrops
I ♥ Macro Sunday! I’ve been really busy with a show each of the past two Saturdays. But I did manage to snap 2 macro photos – not the greatest shots in the world, but it is these or nothing! ✿✿✿ Lori of Studio Waterstone hosts a weekly blog hop of close-up photos. Visit [...]
I Heart Macro – Rhododendrons
I ♥ Macro Sunday! I have always loved rhododendrons. Here’s a worthless trivia factoid: The official Washington State flower is the rhododendron. But that’s not why I love them. As a kid, my parents would sometimes take us to the Seattle arboretum. They had old rhododendron bushes there that were as big as small trees. We could hide under the [...]
Bead Table Wednesday: Artist’s Garage Sale
The town I live in, Olympia, WA, is a pretty funky, artsy place. We have a fun, annual event called the Artists’ Garage Sale. Now this isn’t your ordinary, run-of-the-mill spring garage sale. Oh no! This is over 70 artists, gathered together and selling excess art supplies (canvas, tools, beads, instruments etc.) and lower priced art [...]
Get In Gear
I just couldn’t seem to get myself in gear on Monday. My husband and I went to the beach (about a 2 hour drive) and I slept all the way to the beach and back. I love walking the beach and listening to the waves and the cry of the sea gulls, but I got tired [...]
One Crayon Color Challenge
Add Spice To Your Life With Orange I love color! The tagline for my business is: Luscious Color. Lasting Quality. Its color that makes my heart sing! So when I read that Sally Russick, of The Studio Sublime ,was hosting a color challenge blog hop, I signed up right away! While playing with some crayons, [...]
I Heart Macro – Magnolias
Its time for another I ♥ Macro Sunday! I went to the library last Thursday to drop off an audio book I’d listened to while commuting to work. A garden near the entryway had several magnolias that were in full and glorious bloom. So gorgeous that I had to share pictures with you! I was fascinated [...]
Bead Swap and Earring Lesson
Bead Fest Bead Swap Last Tuesday I wrote about my last minute trip to the Philadelphia Bead Fest and I shared the wonderful stash of beads I brought home with me. A group of bead and component artists and jewelry designers had planned this trip together. We all stayed at the same motel and had planned several activities together. At [...]
I Heart Macro – Roots
Roots You may know that I am semi-retired at this point in my life. I work part-time for the University of Washington, supervising teaching interns. Each week, I visit teaching interns in 4 different school districts, I observe them teaching a lesson and we debrief together afterward, looking at what went well in their lesson and discussing ways [...]
A Bit About Linda
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I love all things beady and beautiful. I've been designing jewelry for nearly 30 years. Now that I have retired from teaching, I get to play with beads all I want to!
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