My birthday gift to you!

October 27th is my birthday. I'm 33 years old this year (thanks for all your hard work, Mom). In remembrance of the days when I brought treats to my classmates, I have a gift for all of you. From now until October 30th when you enter the code "JCis33" at check out, you'll receive 33% off anything you order. Yup, that includes sale items, regular inventory and tutorials. So please imagine that this coupon code is covered with creamy frosting, sprinkles and 33 trick birthday candles. Enjoy! www.jcherrel.com

YAY! BABE!

yay! It's almost time for the Bay Area Bead Extravaganza! I love this show. It's in California and filled with awesome beads, great people and fond memories. And it's consuming my work schedule for the next couple of weeks. I'm currently producing to fill my booth with wonderful, bright beads in a rainbow of colors AND some new more industrial work. I can't wait to present my new work in Oakland next month. And you'll be there, too... right?? Be sure to stop by and say hi Nov 14-15th. And, check the website for an admission coupon... then you'll have more money to spend on beads, too. YAY!

And the bead goes to...

Glenda Edwards! Congratulations, Glenda. Thank you to everyone everyone who signed up for my mailing list to win. This was so fun I'll have to remember to do it again and again...

Win this bead!!!

Sign up for either of my mailing list before Oct 11th and you're automatically entered to win this bead or a $50 credit. You'll be entered once for each mailing list you join, so be sure to join them both. Tell your friends! (Winner notified by email.) Sign up here!

I lost my mailing lists!

They're gone. All gone. My mailing lists have been wiped clean by outlook, ineffective back-up and, in all likelihood, my own silliness. I cried a little. So if you were on, or would like to be on, either or both of my mailing lists please do let me know! I have one mailing list just for auctions and another less frequently mailed general mailing list. Here's a link to my sign up page. Or let me know any other way you'd like, just be sure to include your email address. Thank you!!!!

Acknowledgment & Update

This is my acknowledgment that I haven’t been keeping the blog very active or up to date. And I’ve been doing A LOT of bloggable things. My way of dealing with the blog situation and moving forward is to simply make a list of things I’ve done or that are different now and then to go on with my life, free of blog guilt. But before that, the most important thing to acknowledge is the support from my family, friends and customers that continuously make everything I do possible. THANK YOU!!! The list, in no particular order of importance or chronology: -I live in a tiny little town called Elsinore in central Utah. -I had an unbelievable time presenting and teaching with MZ at this year’s ISGB Gathering in Miami. -I have an iPhone now, and it was instrumental in making my latest move possible. -I didn’t like my iPhone at first due to guilt and embarrassment, but I love it now! -I don’t like iPhone’s spell check. I’ve sent some really crazy messages as a result. -I miss Margaret. -I’m officially divorced, two years later. It happened via Margaret’s phone from the hotel lobby in Miami. Nice. (My phone died permanently that morning. Weird.) -My dog Kayla is getting old… her hips hurt and I feed her medicine (lots of medicine) twice a day. It breaks my heart a lot. -I love this little yellow house I’ve rented. It has a yard with trees. -My small town has hitching posts… that are still used, for actual cowboys (and weekenders) with horses. -I feel like I’m treating myself with this house… it’s the first time I’ve fully unpacked anywhere in more than just a few years. -I found out I really like Cuban food… and the men aren’t bad to look at either! -I’m growing more and more fond of Facebook. Are you my FB friend? -Did you see how Arrow Springs has pimped the JC sifter? Actuators, mesh options, 6 sizes and 4 different line/dot sifters! Wow. Go Craig! -At the Gathering in Miami they replaced the dinner buffet with a dessert bar. Dude! That was mega awesome... for that matter; the ISGB had great food the whole conference. -I left Arizona for Utah with a full uhaul trailer and no place to go. While I did the leg work that ended me in the house I’m now so happy with, when I left, I didn’t know where or when I would find a place to live. But it all worked out OK. -Living on my own is silly kinds of expensive… -Did you see my new Rainbow Bead Tutorial? -Did I mention how outstanding Miami was? I really loved it! -Before I decided to move to Utah, I was seriously considering an artist’s community in Ajo. It’s an amazing place, really… but so is Utah. Check out the Curly School Apartments in Ajo, Arizona. -Since moving into the cute yellow house, my new outdoor hobby is making sure the new sod doesn’t die (and mowing down weeds). That’s tricky in the Utah desert. I would rather have rocks but I admit leafy trees and green grass are pretty nice. -I’ve been thinking about maybe getting a second dog… a small one. But we’ll see.

Big Sale on little beads!

For a limited time (until the 10th or so), purchase Baby Berry beads, Mini Drafts, Tiny Rainbows and/or spacers (including new "Blackened Spacers") at great discounts! It's time for me to move and to do it, I'm headed north, pointed at Utah, with a U-Haul trailer and fingers crossed that I'll find the perfect spot to live and work... and quickly. I figure that it might be a little easier or more comfortable to embark on this HUGE personal adventure with few more funds behind me and so... its time to offer you a great deal in exchange for your support!!! I mean... maybe you need little beads, right? Click here to start picking Berries and snagging Rainbows!