by Barbara | Oct 28, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Gemstones, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Seed Beads, Tutorials
I should have started playing with Warped Squares several years ago when the craze for geometric beading was in its infancy. But there were so many exciting ideas presented in Jean Power’s book “Geometric Beadwork” and Kate McKinnon’s “Contemporary Geometric Beadwork”...
by Barbara | Oct 23, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Seed Beads, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
My “Geometric Warped Square Arrow” Drop Earrings were such fun to make that I will want to create several more pair in different colors! I’ve finished the tutorial and assembled several beading kits. The kit is composed of Delica, seed, and...
by Barbara | Oct 21, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Gemstones, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
I’m almost finished with my tutorial for the “Geometric Warped Square Arrow Drop Earrings” that were featured in my previous post, but I just had to take a break from proofreading to create another pair that is slightly different. This time...
by Barbara | Oct 16, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
This may be the start of a beautiful friendship…with the warped square! Inspired by Kate McKinnon’s book, “Contemporary Geometric Beadwork” and Jean Power’s “Geometric Beadwork”, I started beading geometrically several years ago,...
by Barbara | Oct 11, 2016 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques
All I want to do is bead, bead, and bead some more! I’m playing with a selection of 15/0 Toho seed beads and trying my hand at the “warped square” inspired by Jean Power’s “Geometric Beadwork”, which differs slightly from Kate...
by Barbara | Oct 8, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Seed Beads, Tutorials
A bit of “eye candy” to start the weekend…I’ve just assembled three more “Sea Garden” bead-embroidered brooch kits in an array of glorious colors! Each kit features a beautiful, one-of-a-kind handmade sea-themed resin cabochon!...
by Barbara | Oct 1, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Components, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, Tutorials
It seems like forever since I’ve worked with it…months have gone by without playing in this medium. But I had run out of the Bronze Flower Disks that are used for embellishment in my “Bollywood Bling” Beaded Ruffle Cuff, hence, although the tutorial has been...