by Barbara | Sep 28, 2013 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Designer Patterns, Handmade, One-of-a-Kind, Tutorials
These are two more pages from the Shutterfly book showing different layouts. The Creative Components Wrap and coordinating earrings are shown at the left and the Safari Cuff is shown at the right. These designs were inspired by Wings and ZigZag in CGB.
by Barbara | Sep 26, 2013 | An Aside, Beading, Handmade, Inspiration, One-of-a-Kind
The book that I created using Shutterfly.com is here already…I hadn’t expected it to arrive so soon! I’m very pleased with the quality. Here are several pages featuring pieces that were inspired by Contemporary Geometric Beadwork. I plan to add a...
by Barbara | Sep 23, 2013 | An Aside, One-of-a-Kind
Granted, sixty-five is a significant birthday. My husband kept trying to come up with ideas for celebrating it. He wanted to do something very special and even offered to take me to Paris! Now, you’re going to think I’m rather strange for rejecting that...
by Barbara | Sep 20, 2013 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Tutorials
A new Empress Ming’s Cuff will be in the works shortly. I’m ready to enter planet Mongo once again as I’ve had several requests for a tutorial for this design. When I created the first Empress Ming, I just picked up needle and thread and started to...
by Barbara | Sep 18, 2013 | An Aside, Beading, Beads and Materials, One-of-a-Kind
It actually started fifteen years ago when AARP began sending me offers to join their organization of senior citizens. Lately, literature regarding hearing aids has been appearing in my mailbox and, as this is my birth month, today my Medicare card arrived!...
by Barbara | Sep 16, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Embellishments, Found Objects, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tutorials
It’s time to replenish the stock of components in my Etsy shop. I’ve had many requests for fine silver sea-themed and flower disk embellishments, but have resisted making them because of the high cost of silver metal clay. With a 16 gram package of silver metal clay...
by Barbara | Sep 14, 2013 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Delica beads, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
A few years ago, as a present for my husband, I created a book filled with photos of our European vacation. There are several companies that specialize in this sort of thing…I used Shutterfly.com and it sure beats pasting photos in an album or scrapbook!...
by Barbara | Sep 12, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
Fifty-seven grams of Delica and seed beads per kit to be precise, all in various shades of teal, mauve, lime, coral, blue, and green, deep hematite and rich blue-greens with finishes in metallic luster, matte, opaque, iris, silver-lined, and crystal AB. These beads...
by Barbara | Sep 9, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
My “Parrot Fish Cuff” is finally finished as are the beading kit and tutorial (available in my Etsy shop). I am pleased beyond words with this graceful slip-on cuff! Inspired by CGB and the many beautifully colored Parrot Fish I’ve had the pleasure to...
by Barbara | Sep 7, 2013 | An Aside, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques
You can never have enough of them! I’m not talking about office supplies here. I mean those necessities that are used in a myriad of beading projects that one must have on hand such as different sized needles and types of thread and various beads one uses often,...