The Big Reveal...

This will be short but there are still some things to say so I won't skip posting...

Here's a sneak peek at a bunch of my new designs, I'm really just beyond tickled petunia pink by them! They turned out even better than I could have imagined...the challenge will be naming them all and keeping them all straight in my head, especially because they're pretty much all architecturally inspired.


I'm going to do my very best to get what's come out of the kiln up on the website but I'm not sure I'll have time tomorrow. Sadly, my mother in law passed away this afternoon so as you can imagine, there are plenty of other things that take priority over beads for a few days.

The last detail before I go into a bit of a radio silence mode... I'm scheduled to be a sponsor for Art Bead Scene for the month of May. These are my contribution to the goodies that are up for grabs in their giveaway:

Along with the giveaway I'm offering a special discount code so be sure to check out ABS (or make sure you're signed up for my newsletter which really is going to go out right away-there have been technical glitches slowing me down) for the details.

Blog partner peeps, I'm still planning on getting your special items out in the mail to you on Monday so the show will go on.

Other than that, any orders coming in over the next week will have shipping (or production if there are made to order items) delayed until the 10th. Thank you for your patience!

It's Coming...

the Chinook Jewelry Designs Blog Partner Program! Want a shot at free beads? Have a blog? All you need to do is shoot me an email and hook up your blog (like the mixing of metaphors this evening?) with my button to be one of the 3 lucky designers each month! The code for the button is over there in the sidebar...

Hard at work on my long overdue newsletter...delayed sending it after losing my edits about 4 times on Monday. It's a good thing though, I have a shwack of new designs to roll out and want to give a sneak peek to my newsletter subscribers...won't have them ready until the weekend though. Not signed up? Look over there...no, to your right...see that box that says "Chinook Jewelry Mailing List"? Just fill it in and you'll get my enthralling and informative newsletters (or maybe I shouldn't speak in plural...I think only one went out last year).

I'm certainly looking forward to having it finished and finally sent out!

What are YOU looking forward to this weekend?

More Fabric...

Susan of West Coast Crafty recently had a giveaway for a copy of her new book Modern Log Cabin Quilting: 25 Simple Quilts and Patchwork Projects along with an assortment of eight different fabrics. How excited was I when I found out these goodies were headed my way?

(photo from Susan's blog so you can see how the cute little stack arrived...I ripped into it so quickly I forgot to get a picture!)

Here it is all spread out...


Yes, those are crocogators (and whales)! I'm not sure what I will make yet, definitely one of the projects from the book but I think I might make another camera strap cover with a couple of the fabrics as well.

The book is full of great projects, not just for quilts/duvet covers and pillows (what great timing given my looming sewing project!) but also for cute tote bags, an apron, potholders, and other accessories.



I really think that this is a doable endeavor even for a non-experienced sewist (I was going to write sew-er then realized it spelled sewer....hmmm). The neat thing is that there are a bazillion different end results just based on how you arrange the colors.

This is definitely a sign that I need to hop to it and work on my sewing skills!

On a beady note...if you're not on my mailing list, you might want to sign up today. I'm about to send out a newsletter and there's a special coupon code and announcement planned!