Happy Easter

Easter breakfast at IHOP and a movie, The Croods. I absolutely loved the story line, it snuck up on me when Grug drew his family on the wall. Live for today while cherishing each moment. Follow the sun. Reach for the stars. It made me laugh. It made me cry. A+
Krissy Dery
www.krissybeads.com

Time for a pedicure

The amazing fish tank at my nail salon.



Krissy Dery
www.krissybeads.com

New today on Ebay!

Dragonflies

The dragonfly, a symbol of transformation, maturity and enlightenment.

Created in beautiful browns, rich blues and delicate ivory.

A lovely mix of shapes and designs -

Bubbles, dots, flowers, cased twists, spirals and three magical dragonflies.

15 Handmade Lampwork Beads Made By Me

Approx Sizes: 6 by 12 to 15 by 16mm

Total length: 5 1/2"

Hole size: 2mm

Lucky

Today's the big day. Lucky is being neutered this morning. Shhh! Don't tell him. He has no idea what's going on and he can't figure out why we won't feed him. Meow. Meow. Poor guy! It is for the best and it'll be over soon. OXOX

Krissy Dery
www.krissybeads.com

Bead Photography

Why do I have so much trouble with black & white? I was about to pull my hair out photographing Baa Baa Black Sheep 65 times and with different backgrounds. I finally settled on the neutral one. It looks the best, I think. I can't even see straight anymore...lol Ugh... I'm off to make beads where I can relax. :)

New on Ebay!

Baa Baa Black Sheep

There's a black sheep in every family.

If you don't know who that is, it might be you.

And if your family is lucky, you may have two!

A fun mix of shapes and designs in classic black & white.

15 Handmade Lampwork Beads Made By Me
Approx Sizes: 5 by 11 to 15 by 19 mm

Total length: 6"

Hole size: 2 mm

New today on Ebay!

Friendship Garden

Where pretty ladybugs and buzzing bees zip between the flowers and the leaves.

Includes 5 pairs for your designing delight!

15 Handmade Lampwork Beads Made By Me
Approx Sizes: 6 by 12 to 15 by 16mm

Total length: 6"

Hole size: 2mm

Early Birthday Present

Madison's birthday is April 8th and all she wanted was an IPod. So when her friend decided to sell his because he got a new cellphone for his birthday day, of course, she wanted it. So for half the cost of a new one, we bought it for her yesterday. We laid down the rules... She's not allowed to take it to school. She can only play with it after chores, homework and music lesson. So we'll see how fast she gets her responsibilities done today. Oh, I'm sure it'll take her no time at all. Haha

New Ebay Listing!

Rosie Posie

Pretty pink roses and crisp white daisies adorn this very sweet and girly set.

Cased roses, plunged dots, captured bubbles, saturns and pixie glitter for sparkle.

The tabs are decorated on both sides so you'll never have to worry about them flipping over.

This set is full of pairs, 7 in all. :)

15 Handmade Lampwork Beads Made By Me
Approx Sizes: 7 by 10 to 15 by 15mm

Total length: 6"

Hole size: 2mm

Trivia Night

Dwayne and I attended Trivia Night, a fundraiser for Jordan's baseball team Saturday night. Our useless knowledge sure came in handy. Not that we placed anywhere near the top but we sure had a blast!

So here's one for you...

Who played the professor and who played Maryann on Gilligan's Isle?

Watch the video to see if you're correct. It is hard to see their names from where I was sitting, but you can google it for fun.

Lampwork Tutorials

If I were to make lampwork video tutorials, what would you like to see me make?

Two New Ebay Auctions!

Camo Girl

Organics done in shades of brown, green, ivory and topaz.

A camouflage look in a variety of shapes, sizes and glass techniques.

Some have a metallic sheen while others are a bit iridescent.

Spirals, diamonds, saturns, dots, discs and a pair of flowers.

What a fun collection!

UNEARTHED

Beautifully handcrafted using several types of glass techniques from reactive spirals and dots, glass shards and silver foil to baking soda and swirls. Rustic, pitted and matte all put together to create this stunning tactile collection.

Thanks for taking a peek at my new auctions! :)

Ebay Auction

Oh my, goodness... these turned out so cute! 

I have made petit fours before and it's always so much fun designing them.

I will say, it's a bit challenging to keep track once they go into the kiln.

15 different colors. Each with a different design. No 2 are the same. 

Sweet!

A Confectioner's Dream - PETIT FOURS!

A favorite Parisian treat since the 18th century,

these Petit Fours are as decorative as they are delicious.

You can't really eat these, after-all they are made of glass!

But they sure do look real enough to eat and will last a lifetime.

And the best part... zero fat - zero calories! :)

15 Handmade Lampwork Beads Made By Me
Approx Sizes: 12 by 12mm
Hole size: 2mm

Ebay Auction

Bunny Treats

A collection of 18 bright, fun and colorful Springtime beads.

Carrots, eggs, bunnies and a trio of adorably sweet

chocolate eggs topped with a cute little carrot.

If you like to work with pairs, then you're going to love this set.

Look how adorable the bunnies teeth are... too cute! <3 it

Thanks for p@@king!

Seeing the sights in New York

Look how pretty The Erie Canal is this time of year. They have cruises during the summer. That sounds really good right now. Can't wait!

Krissy Dery
www.krissybeads.com

Groundhog

It's snowing again and I'd really like to tell you how pretty it is, but it's almost the end of March and we've been under a blanket of snow for 4 months so I just can't bring myself to say anything nice. The groundhog lied!

Krissy Dery
www.krissybeads.com

Free Beads

Congratulations to Joan T. from Canada. She's the lucky winner of Bunny Hop. Woo hoo way to go, Joan!

The new freebie is up and it's Violet Meadow. Thank you so much for voting for my website. Good luck everyone!

Books

My best friend of 20+ years, Diana, who lives in Arizona sent me this true crime book written by Ann Rule. Although I usually read biographies, I found these murder cases to be very interesting. The cases that involved children were the toughest to read.

Just recently in Herkimer, NY about 45 minutes away, there was a 64 year old man on a rampage who shot and killed 4 people. The grandson of the man who was killed in the barber shop works with my husband, Dwayne. So very sad. What compels someone to do such a horrific act? Maybe Ann will write about this case one day and we'll find out. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones on this tragic day.

Krissy Dery
www.krissybeads.com

Free Beads

Every Wednesday I giveaway FREE beads. All you need to do is vote for my site. You can vote on Bead Makers Top 100 or Lampwork Top 100 everyday. Each and every time you vote send me an email and I will put your name in a folder for a drawing of the beads pictured below. Please note: You can only vote once at each site within a 24 hour period, so be sure to remember what time you voted the day before. If you vote again before the 24 hour period is up, it doesn't register your vote. If you vote on both sites and it will give you 2 entries per day. A winner will be drawn at random from all emails I receive. Good luck and happy voting! :)

 The next drawing will be Wed, March 20th, 2013

Here's what you're playing for...

Click on image to go to voting page.

Thank you so much!

On Ebay!

New Ebay Listing!

Fiesta is a fun collection of colors and shapes from cased twists,

dots, bumps, flowers, polka dots, cone, cupcake and gears

which have a large 5mm hole so they float over smaller crystals in your designs.

Also includes a pair for matching earrings.

A designers delight!

Ebay Auction

My new auction 'Surfer Girl' is up and more are on the way. I LOVE beach themed beads. They really are my  favorite beads to make. The lentil focal has a cased spiral core that looks like waves when they hit the shore. Can you see it? It is so neat. :) Thank you so much for taking a p@@k!

Cooking

One of my passions is cooking. I cook a lot, and for St. Patty's Day I cooked corned beef and cabbage for friends and family. It turned out so fantastically delicious, I even impressed myself. Yummy!



Krissy Dery
WWW.krissybeads.com

Riding to school

Madison was so excited to finally ride her bike to school this morning. Can you see her school in the background? It's just across the street from our house, so she doesn't have far to go. Just around the fence up the street to the high school (Jordan's school) parking lot, then over to the elementary. Not even 2 minutes. The elementary, middle and high school are on the same campus. I'm love village life!