by Barbara | Jan 9, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
I’m making progress on my latest geometric cuff and loving the process! The colors are so bold and the vibrant “lipstick” red really pops! I think I’ll be making up several graphs to go with this design. It will be interesting to see the...
by Barbara | Jan 7, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
The colors I used for my “Moroccan Delight” bangle have been a huge hit and I’ve had more than a few inquiries asking if I could provide the color numbers of the 11/0 Delica beads used. Fortunately, most of the beads that I used were in their...
by Barbara | Jan 6, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
Yes, I’ve embarked on another beady geometric adventure. How this design will evolve is still a mystery. I’m visualizing a cuff this time around and I’ve selected a palette of black, ivory, grey, and red, accented with metallic gold, copper, and...
by Barbara | Jan 3, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
I had a wonderful time creating this piece and I’m so pleased with the end result!Watching the design evolve row by row as a variety of colors were added and subtracted and the expanding width of the flared edge with every increase was a joy. Whereas some...
by Barbara | Jan 1, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques
I’m eagerly awaiting the publication of “Contemporary Geometric Beadwork”, a book by Kate McKinnon in collaboration with Dustin Wedekind, Jean Power, Christina Vandervlist, and Gabriella van Diepen. The book also shows finished pieces made by...
