by Barbara | Sep 30, 2014 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Handmade, Jewelry kits, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay
My collection of jewelry has grown over the years and continues to grow as I make more. I consider all the necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and various other bibelots in my cache tiny art objects to be enjoyed whether worn or not. Rather than tucking pieces away in...
by Barbara | Sep 27, 2014 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
I ask you…how could I refuse a free mouse pad that has a photo of my colorful geometrically beaded beads? I simply couldn’t! Shutterfly keeps sending me great promotions that I can’t pass up! And they’re offering 40% off everything through September 28. I am sorely...
by Barbara | Sep 25, 2014 | An Aside, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques
If you use Delica beads, you have a lot of options because so many finishes are available…luster, rainbow, shimmer, metallic, etc., but another way to add a bit of razzle-dazzle is to use Hexagonal Delicas! These six-sided little wonders cause light to bounce and...
by Barbara | Sep 20, 2014 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Tutorials
It’s beautiful and I’m so pleased with it! No doubt…it will look wonderful on my coffee table! The turnaround time was just a little over a week. It’s a small book…just 8” x 8” with only twenty-eight pages, but it is filled with photos(over seventy in all) of...
by Barbara | Sep 15, 2014 | An Aside, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
If you’ve joined Shutterfly.com, you may recently have received an offer for a free 8” x 8” 20-page hardback book. Of course, nothing is totally free…shipping was extra, but it was impetus for me to create a book of my most recent works, which are all based on...
by Barbara | Sep 13, 2014 | An Aside, Beading, One-of-a-Kind
It seems like forever since I’ve had a block of time to sit down and bead. Life has gotten in the way again and is taking up far too much of my creative time. One of the biggest challenges these days is being a “mom” to two five-month-old kittens (a.k.a. toddlers)!...
by Barbara | Sep 7, 2014 | Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
If you wear a beadwoven piece of jewelry often, it will need repair or at the very least shoring up. Thread softens and stretches and what was once a firm piece of jewelry transforms into a softer, gentler version of itself, which can be good or bad depending on your...
by Barbara | Sep 4, 2014 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
The long-awaited Contemporary Geometric Beadwork Volume II will arrive in my mailbox along with the newly revised edition of CGB Volume I. In the meantime, I’ve downloaded the book on my iPad and, although I haven’t had adequate time to thoroughly peruse...
by Barbara | Sep 1, 2014 | An Aside, Beads and Materials, Components, Found Objects, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Seed Beads
If you look around, it’s amazing how many wonderful boxes, tins, and cans are available for storage! I rummaged through our pantry yesterday and came across quite a few containers I could use for storing craft supplies, found objects, and beads. For instance, I found...