Magical Beadstalk - The Artful Jeweler

My plan to write a blog entry each week has fallen flat. Seems difficult to come up with ideas - seems like I am better at one per month. We are into 2012 and I haven't been in the studio for a...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2012/01/creativity-can-be-so-elusive.html

Sheryl and I had a jewelry party at our house the other week. First time we have had one in our home. Usually we have a traveling road show and go to someone else’s home. When my spouse...

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It appears that fall has finally arrived here in Massachusetts. Took it’s own sweet time getting here; we had some almost 90 degree days a week or so ago. And the leaves can’t decide whethe...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-season-new-direction.html

A friend of mine recently attended a workshop on predicting trends. Her workshop was specifically about predicting trends in needs and services for persons with disabilities. The goal of the ...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/09/predicting-trends.html

I was paid the greatest honor a few weeks ago and am still overwhelmed. A friend asked if I would design and produce the jewelry for her wedding. It sounded so exciting and I was thrilled to tak...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/09/love-is-in-air.html

We were recently in Montreal for my family reunion. Lots of laughs, wonderful old stories, great old family recipes. Lots of remembering those not there. On the way home we decided to drive up ...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/08/nature-or-nature.html

Was at a show a couple of weeks ago where there were wonderful pieces of gorgeous jewelry made by true artisans. In the midst of all these talented artists was a guy selling decent looking j...

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I don't know the types of creations you all make - jewelry, sculpture, photography, woodwork, quilting, painting - but is there some word that others use to describe your work that makes you...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/07/i-am-artist.html

You know, those days when you get up and you look at all your wonderful supplies and all the bright colors and all the silver and all the pendants and you go, Yuk. Nothing is coming to you, y...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/07/when-muse-has-left-building.html

(Photograph from the Mattoon Festival in Springfield, MA 2010. One of the best shows we do each year.) In the past year we have been to at least two "craft" shows that billed themselves as ju...

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The Joy of Creating! How do you explain to someone the sheer joy you feel after taking a bunch of beads, some sterling wire and some findings and seeing that you have created something ma...

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I Once Had a Friend – Well, actually I once had a student. Her name was Gail. It was my first year of teaching in an Addiction Counseling Program in Toronto and I was such a newbie in 1...

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Blow-Out Summer Sale! Shop from the comfort of your home. No tents, no rain, no heat, hail or tornadoes. Terry and Sheryl want to make your shopping experience easier this summer. We are ...

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What do we do? The price of sterling silver is at an all-time high - (needless to say I can find no logical reason for this jump in price - have to admire greed, don't you?), and silver i...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/06/business-ethics.html

Synchronicity is an odd word, defined as two odd, unrelated events suddenly seeming related. I have had that happen several times in my life and it happened again this week. By far, the hard...

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I've been making jewelry for a number of years now, and have always been drawn to large chunky gemstones, which I typically combine with sterling silver, freshwater pearls and Swarov...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/05/time-for-something-new.html

One of the things we love about being an Artbeads Design Partner is the opportunity to create pieces of jewelry that are outside our comfort zone. This time we felt this was really working o...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/04/vintage-dreams-of-flight.html

Spring is here, and even though they are predicting a snow storm tomorrow night, I can feel the change in the air. It is a welcome change after a very difficult winter here in Western Massac...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-new-season-begins.html

It's almost the end of February and clearly it has been a difficult winter for most of the country. At least those of us in New England are used to lots of snow and cold and we are supposedly a "...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/02/winter-enchantment.html

I find myself sitting at the computer attempting to write about my family, my father Lou, mother Beatrice, and brother Gary, all of whom are gone. Try as I may to write, I keep discarding th...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/02/rememberance.html

Well, the time has come, the 2011 OWOH Giveaway is now over. What an amazing experience this has been. My thanks to Lisa for hosting the OHOW giveaway for the past five years. I believe she...

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It's here! One World One Heart Giveaway 2011..... A bit about me: I am Terry Spier and I create jewelry. Everything I make comes from my imagination and my belief that jewelry is art ...

http://magicalbeadstalk.blogspot.com/2011/01/one-world-one-heart-giveaway-2011.html

New England has been hit with a huge number of snowstorms this winter, and it's not yet February. We are expecting another 6 - 8 inches tonight and I am feeling overwhelmed by it all. Between t...

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I am going to take part in the 2011 One World - One Heart Giveaway. This is a unique experience where bloggers from all over the world participate and connect through their blogs. This wil...

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I was lucky to meet a professional photographer, Emily Jodoin (EAJodoin Photography), who works out of South Hadley, MA, and who is best known for shooting weddings, babies, and other celebr...

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