Classes 2010 Classes at Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center Frederick, MD (register through their website) I will add more dates for classes as they are added to their schedule. April 17, 2010 - Introduction to Glass Beadmaking - 9:30am-4:30pm May 1, 2010 - Introduction to Glass Beadmaking - 9:30am-4:30pm May 8, 2010 - Glass Beadmaking II - 9:30am-4:30pm PLEASE! If you ever find that links on this site are not working properly or there are any other problems, please email me at debbyweaver7@yahoo.com 
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February 4, 2010
Hi, Everyone! We finally got Gary's Christmas present - an inflatable kayak - out of the box and into the water. Thankfully, although our friends arrived to see the maiden launch, there are no pictures of the event! Unflattering pictures of Debby do not make it onto this web page! But when we came back, I got some pictures of Gary and Jack. Jack rode beautifully in the initial ride and every other time as well. I think there is a smudge on Gary's camera lens - there seems to be one in the center of every picture. We'll have to get that fixed. Gary talking Jack into the kayak: 
While we were packing up, Gary spotted an iguana sunning itself on the branch of a bush: 
And in the nearby channel, we saw this school of fish - hope they are clear enough: 
February 1, 2010 The Key West Craft Show was just fun! What more can I say. We saw some folks who had purchased from us before and met lots of new ones. I love meeting new people. And it was surprising how many were from Maryland or knew our home area really well. I even met some ladies who were born and raised in Middletown. Very Cool. The show was a successful one as well. I had some favorite styles and some new designs. All did well. Next week is Pigeon Key Art Festival (Feb.6-7, 2010), Marathon Key, FL., so we will do it all again. Then we have several weeks to just relax before we head home. 
You know, you look at your display but never see the goofs until you look at the pictures - like crooked table cloths, uneven lengths, crooked signs, etc. oh well, I'll try to notice those things next week! Here are some other pictures - Gary and Jack relaxing outside the trailer: 
Jack trying to visit the little dog next door: 
I just had to get a hibiscus this year: 
We'll be taking some more pictures, I am sure. January 22, 2010 Happy New Year! It's really here! The holidays were really busy - when are they not? But they were special again this year. Everyone was together and that is the important part - right? Right before Christmas, the doctor gave me the go ahead to drive - - - - and to get back on the torch! I can make beads again! Yipee! I am not working on any really big beads yet but I can hold my bum arm up enough to make beads. I am so happy! We left for Key West on the 16th. It was a long trip in that we had the fuel pump go out in the van in South Carolina. We lost a day but we met some really nice people. And we still got here by the evening of the 19th. We have spent the last couple days getting set up, buying the stuff we forgot and generally getting into the Key West pace of life. The weather here had been pretty cool but it isn't now. Mid- to High- 70's in the shade, warmer in the sun. Gary is so happy! And little Jack is learning the in's and out's of campground life. While we are down here, I will be doing two juried shows: Key West Craft Show (Jan 30-31, 2010), Key West, FL Pigeon Key Art Festival (Feb.6-7, 2010), Marathon Key, FL I did both of these shows last year and had a really good time. We are looking forward to the same again this year. If you are in the area, please come and check out my new work! I will try to post more regularly now but the WIFI connection is sometimes real good here in our trailer and sometimes it isn't! We'll also be posting pictures, so come on back and check things out! December 20, 2009 IT SNOWED - a lot! Here are some pictures of my backyard! Yes, we will have a White Christmas. 
Merry Christmas and a blessed 2010 to all! December 8, 2009 Well, the surgery was worse then we had hoped. Turns out there was more damage in my shoulder then could be seen on the MRI. I will be off the torch for a good while yet. But I am now able to do some hand work so I am getting some of my newest loose beads made into finished pieces. I have two shows after the first of the year - Key West Craft Show (Jan 30-31, 2010) and Pigeon Key Art Festival (Feb.6-7, 2010) - that I will need work for. I may not have everything I had hoped to have done but I will have lots of new things since last year's shows. Some very much themed for the Keys! But typing on the laptop - on my lap! - is not the most comfortable thing I can do. I may not post too many updates but I am always thinking! I have some ideas for new work - when I can, I will be showing you some new work. November 9, 2009 This past weekend was the Greater Washington Bead Bazaar in Gaithersburg, Md - only a 30-40 minute drive from home. I consider this a "local" show even though it is closer to Washington, DC, then home. I see a lot of familiar faces and always make new friends. It was a very nice show and I did fairly well. A good way for me to end the "show season" for 2009. Mark your calendars to come to one of these shows - lots of nice beady goodies! I got some of my Christmas shopping done for my beady friends - always a plus! I am going to sort of be out of the loop for the next month or so. I have to have some surgery on my shoulder - right one, of course. Right now, we are not sure how bad it is as there is so much "junk" in there, the surgeon could not see all of the rotator cuff. But I have my fingers crossed that that part is okay! It will mean that I will be off the torch for awhile. Sigh! But it has to be done. I have stocked up my galleries as much as I can and Beth will have a few of my beads at her table at a show coming up in Dec. (I'll post those details later.) I can fill orders from my current stock (the hubby can pack and ship!!) but will not be able to take custom requests for this holiday season. Sorry, folks. You can definitely see that the holidays season is in full gear at the large retail outlets. Please don't forget the artists that make all those wonderful handmade, one-of-a-kind items that also make terrific gifts - the kind that are passed on and become family heirlooms. I'll be back online soon! October 20, 2009 Things have really been busy around here. Gary, Jack (our fur child) and I are going to Key West next week for a brief shot of lovely warm Florida weather and the weekend after that is Greater Washington Bead Bazaar (Gaithersburg, MD - November 7-8). I want to have new beads and some more of your favorites for that bazaar. So I have been trying to spend some time in the studio every day. Below you will see some of the newest of my designs: 
I call the first series "Leaves and Branches" because the pulled dots remind me of branches of leaves. The second series I call "Fiesta Flowers" - they remind me of the beads my friend Sam Hibler makes in the Southwest. Her designs are inspired by the Mexican festivals held there and the colors and desigs of those festivals. So are my beads by I really didn't see it until I put the collection together. What do you think? And I will keep on woprking on new things! Stay tuned! October 5, 2009 I had a wonderful weekend at the Northern Virginia Bead Bazaar. I met lots of new people and saw many of my favorite customers. If you could not make it this time, hope you can come the Greater Washington Bead Bazaar (Gaithersburg, MD - November 7-8). 
Yes, there was new work! And it sold very well. I will have more new work at the GWBB as I will be working a lot between now and then! As always - enjoy each day to the fullest! Debby |
