She has been designing and teaching jewelry making since 1999. Andrea left medicine in 2007 because, in her own words, “beads are just more fun than bedpans!” She now owns Buttercup Beads in Audubon, Pennsylvania. Andrea’s Blue Hydrangea Bangle is featured as the cover project in June/July 2017 Beadwork. Learn how Andrea got into beading accidentally, as well as what inspires her.