Valentine’s Day was definitely not a part of our tradition in Eastern Europe. I found it sappy, even fake when I first heard about it. It seemed nothing more then another reason to spend money on unnecessarily gifts. Pink hearts, Cupid and overweight doves… Definitely not my cup of tea! 15 years later: we are… View more
It’s not easy to keep up with all the new bead shapes and colour effects appearing on the market these days. I would like to make it easier to remember and summarise the most important beady innovations from 2017. In 2012 Twin and SuperDuo beads hit the market. It was a revolution, as these beads… View more
I am always looking forward to New Year’s eve. Not because of the party (I tend to go to sleep early anyway), but because of the energising feeling kicking in on the 1st of January. Every day is as good as another for changing habits or starting something new. However, it feels motivating to do… View more
When I was a child, Christmas season was my favourite time of the year. I used to live in a small village with my sister, mum and grandparents. Village life is not always easy and not fancy at all, however, it definitely had its magic for a kid like the one I was. Friendly sheep… View more
I love to work with other creatives. Isn’t it great to see how one idea leads to another when we put our heads together? And it’s even better when it happens spontaneously! This is how “Bead more peace!” started. So, this is what happened in a nutshell so far: Laura Zeiner started to “bead bomb” her… View more
Half a year ago (exactly on my birthday) Marcia DeCoster published a new article on her BeadLove blog. It was a post written by Laura Zeiner, you can check it out here. I have heard about guerrilla knitting or guerrilla crocheting before, but “bead bombing” was new to me. Laura, who is a talented knitter… View more
I get a lot of visitors since I moved abroad. I enjoy it when friends or family come and I can give them a tour around the city. I try to show them at least a tiny bit of my life here while we are together. (It doesn’t happen very often unfortunately.) We can’t skip… View more
Precisely a year ago my friend Lenka Gondova started her own line of art quality, handmade clay cabochons. Since then some of her beautiful creations got into the hands of the best and most creative beaders and bead designers, among them Miriam Shimon and Sabine Lippert for example! Would you like to play with an L2Studio… View more
Do you still remember the ‘Face to face‘ series of interviews I used to publish with beadwork artists, designers and beaders from all over the world? I don’t blame you if you hardly recall it, and I would like to apologise for the long pause. I have to confess, that sometimes in the second half… View more
Did you know, that Father’s Day originated in the attempt of Sonora Smart Dodd to show her love and appreciation to her father, a single parent raising 6 children on his own? She fought to promote the idea for several decades. The original idea was introduced in 1910, however, it became a national holiday in the… View more
