by Barbara | Aug 3, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art Supplies, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bronze, Components, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
Now that I’ve finished my latest beading project and tutorial I finally have time to replenish my stash of bronze metal clay “Urchins” and “Ammonites” (a special order for these was the impetus). This photo shows the bronze metal clay components in the pre-firing...
by Barbara | Jul 29, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
Some of you have been eagerly awaiting this bracelet tutorialand beading kitand here they are! If you love color and geometric beading, this project is for you! Using twenty-nine brilliant and subdued colors of Delica beads, vivid 6mm Czech Druk beads, and seed...
by Barbara | Jul 26, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
You were wondering if I’d ever finish this project, right? With summer obligations, dealing with a sick cat entailing visits to the veterinarian, and daily minutiae, I also wondered how much longer it would take. But here it is…a study in vividly bright...
by Barbara | Jul 19, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art Supplies, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
I could have taken the easy and speedy path by using crimp covers to hide the crimp beads used in this bracelet project, but I was not at all pleased with the results. It may be a perfectly fine solution for some projects, but it detracted from the geometric beaded...
by Barbara | Jul 13, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art Supplies, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Seed Beads, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
Granted, I haven’t had a lot of time to bead lately. With our summer weather being so hot and humid, weeds have taken over and general summer chores seem to be never-ending. But, I’m almost finished with the geometric beaded beads bracelet that I started a while back...
by Barbara | Jul 1, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art Supplies, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
I started working on these geometric beads several months ago and as often happens, they were placed in the UFO bin while I worked on other projects and then went on vacation. I’ve decided that these multi-colored dimensional triangle, square, and pentagonal beads...
by Barbara | Apr 27, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
I said in my last post that the tutorial for the Geometric “Color Play” Square Drop Earrings would be available in a day or two, but stuff happens, life gets in the way, the dog ate my homework (just kidding!). Well, the tutorial and beading kits are now...
by Barbara | Apr 24, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, 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
I love to make earrings! They work up quickly and they are a great way to experiment with color. Having created geometric warped square earrings and a recent series of geometric “Color Play” earrings in triangular and pentagonal shapes, I decided that...
by Barbara | Feb 13, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tutorials
I’m mixing it up a bit! Because I’m loving wearing my ”Color Play” Geometric Triangle Drop Earrings, I thought it might be fun to work up some earrings that are five-sided while playing with color and pattern. I love asymmetry so it is great fun wearing one...
by Barbara | Feb 1, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
The “Color Play” Geometric Drop Earrings tutorial is finished and beading kits for both the “Color Play” Vibrant Brights and “Color Play” Subtle Brights design are assembled. You’ll find these items and other goodies in my...
