by Barbara | Jun 28, 2013 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Handmade, Inspiration, One-of-a-Kind
I truly dislike when life gets in the way of my beading and jewelry making! This week has been fraught with the comings and goings of house painters, plumbers, and running errands. Also, as Secretary of our Homeowners Association, I’ve been preparing for our...
by Barbara | Jun 25, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
This cuff is undoubtedly my most ambitious undertaking in geometric beading to date. It’s not that it’s anymore difficult to bead than the other geometric cuffs I’ve made. It’s that I’ve chosen to create five different animal prints and...
by Barbara | Jun 23, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind
I’ve just listed more bronze metal clay sea urchin embellishments in my Etsy shop. They make wonderful necklace and bracelet closures (see my Tide Pool and Bollywood Bling cuffs – patterns and kits are available for the cuffs as well). Each collection...
by Barbara | Jun 20, 2013 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, One-of-a-Kind, Tutorials
At long last, I’m finally working on a ZigZag cuff! I’ve wanted to make one ever since I first saw the amazing cuffs in CGB. This is an ambitious project! I’ve spent countless hours figuring out the sizing and, not content to simply work rows of lovely colors, I’ve...
by Barbara | Jun 17, 2013 | Art to Wear, Classes, Components, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
This is a bracelet that I made in Anne Mitchell’s class at Bead & Button. It combines sterling silver with fine silver fused rings and a few rings that we made using PMC3. The long hammer textured bar at the top reminds me of an I.D. bracelet. Having been a...
by Barbara | Jun 14, 2013 | At the Bench, One-of-a-Kind
I tried to be very good this year by not buying more of what I already have and I think I did pretty well. With so many classes scheduled, I only had about six hours to shop the floor show. Had I had more time and money to spend, I could have done some serious damage!...
by Barbara | Jun 11, 2013 | Art to Wear, At the Bench, Classes, Components, Handmade, One-of-a-Kind, Tutorials
This is the spinner ring that I made in Robyn Cornelius’s class at Bead & Button. The ring is made of silver and the interior spinning rings are silver and copper. It’s a rather wide band and I liked the looks of it, but it was just a bit too wide for me. So when...
by Barbara | Jun 9, 2013 | Art to Wear, At the Bench, Beading, Beads and Materials, Classes, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Techniques, Tools
The last five days I’ve spent at the Bead and Button Show have been fun-filled, exhilarating, exhausting, and awakening. I’ve met with friends and participated in jewelry-making classes with like-minded individuals who share my passion for all things bead...
by Barbara | Jun 6, 2013 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Classes, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tools
Being at Bead and Button can be exhausting! I had a class last night and one today and this afternoon the floor show opened. As much as I wanted to visit every single booth, I only had enough endurance to trek halfway through. Tomorrow is another day and I’ll...
by Barbara | Jun 5, 2013 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
There are few places one can go with jewelry piled on to the hilt. Fortunately the Bead and Button Show is an exception to that rule. It’s the one place you’re most definitely expected to show off your jewelry! I’ve selected these pieces to take...