Jim and Rose and The Second Class!

Jim and Rose are some of the kindest folks I have ever met! Their studio is awesome, they have all the glass you could want and then some! Their ventilation is great, something that is very important to me since I do teach so much fuming. They take care of you like you are family.....

Thank you Jim and Rose for everything........ you know that I will be back!

The students were wonderful as always! We had a lot of good laughs in this class!

I hope to see all of you again sometime! It was great fun teaching you all!

Rosie and Hendrix

I drove to Boerne to visit with my family yesterday! I had a great time with them. Had some real Mexican food! And got to play with the dogs!

This is Queen Rosie, my sister Theresa's dog, she is definitely the queen of the house!

This is Hendrix, my nephew's new puppy! He is adorable...... I wanted to take him home but Nick wouldn't let me!

And this is Nick with his Bud!

I need to get some photo's of my sister Christine's dogs........ they are going to be jealous!

Ok now back to Austin to teach my second of three classes.......

Austin Blue Moon!!!

Austin Blue Moon totally rocks! This is by far one of my favorite places to teach. Jim and Rose are just wonderful kind people that are just great to be around.

The students are all just great! We had a really good time. They made a ton of really great beads.

This is Lisa, my wonderful assistant...... she is just great! Thank you for all of your help Lisa!

This is Jim and Lydia and they definitely look guilty of something.......

And this is my good buddy Al Janelle..... I sure wish we lived closer... He is a wonderful person...

Packing for Texas!

Towanda seems to know whenever I am leaving. I have been trying to pack my beads and tools and she won't leave my side! She has been laying on top of my beads so I can't pack!

I am leaving tomorrow to teach at Austin Blue Moon. I am looking forward to seeing Jim and Rose! And as a bonus I get to spend some time with my sisters!

An Aussie Adventure!!!

This is my friend Jacquie Campbell from Australia. She is visiting here for a month taking bead making classes and visiting with friends. Whit and I asked her if she wanted to go to Hurricane Ridge today and she was game for it. ..... little did she know what was in store for her..........

Here we are up on the top and Whit and I are telling her that if we walk just a bit further (mind you we didn't have snow shoes) she could see Canada just over the hill.........

and Whit is telling her just a bit further........

and Jacqui is saying "can I believe someone with a mask"...... "Canada really is behind those clouds Jacquie"

just a bit further Jacquie, just over that hill.........

and this is before the snow got deep!

oh no where is Jacquie???

found her...... phew!
Was worried about explaining this one to her family!

SNOW!!!!

What a beautiful blanket of snow the mountains got this past weekend!

We got a lot at our home as well. We hardly get much snow and to get it so late in the year was surprising to us! The raccoons didn't seem to mind.

"Do I smell the food? Is is out yet?"

Another Great Class

Well we had another wonderful class! Great students. Everyone seemed to have had a great time. We even had Jacquie from Australia join the class. She was great! Thank you for all of your help Jacqui!

Here are some photos from the class.......