by Barbara | Mar 8, 2014 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tutorials
I’m having so much fun making beaded earrings! I truly don’t know why I’ve waited so long to dive into making these…they work up so rapidly! To be able to gather a modicum of beads (these are great for using up that tiny bit of leftover beads from...
by Barbara | Mar 6, 2014 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Embellishments, Handmade, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind
My charcoal collections of polymer clay seashells and Czech glass Baby Spike beads are all but sold out so it was time to make more. This new collection is comprised of ten metallic copper polymer clay seashells and I’ve paired them with ten petite Czech glass...
by Barbara | Mar 4, 2014 | An Aside, Beading, One-of-a-Kind
Enough winter and enough of the nasty bug that has knocked me flat and zapped all my energy. In the past five days, I’ve managed to spend a total of three hours in the studio doing a woefully small amount of beading. I just want to sleep and sleep and sleep...
by Barbara | Mar 1, 2014 | An Aside, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind
Intentionally creating bead soup is one thing, but several bead containers inadvertently tipping over and spilling their contents is another thing entirely! It would be easier if the colors were radically different from each other, but what I have here is a mixture...
