by Barbara | Jul 30, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Seed Beads, Tutorials
After creating my “Marine Life” beaded brooch in lime/lavender/turquoise, I just had to make another! This time I opted for a brooch in bright red/lime/aqua/coral colourway and I used a 20mm one-of-a-kind sea-themed resin cabochon in shades of...
by Barbara | Jul 26, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
And here it is…my “Marine Life” Bead Embroidered Brooch tutorial is finished! And I’ve assembled several limited edition “Marine Life” kits, each featuring a one-of-a-kind sea-themed resin cabochon. The luscious colors used in this brooch are the...
by Barbara | Jul 22, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
My “Marine Life” bead-embroidered brooch is a combination of sea urchin and what one might glimpse from a glass-bottomed boat! Featured is a one-of-a-kind sea-themed 20mm resin cabochon accented with Delica, Magatama, dagger and seed beaded embellishments in...
by Barbara | Jul 17, 2016 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Tutorials
I did manage to get a bit of beading accomplished this week (I’m working on another beaded brooch using a 20mm resin sea-themed cabochon this time!), but then a large order of Toho and Czech fire-polished crystal beads arrived and I’m mired down in sorting and finding...
by Barbara | Jul 12, 2016 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, At the Bench
Jackson sitting at my workbench has nothing to do with this post so I’ll get right to the heart of the matter…if you have begun receiving duplicate blog posts, there is a reason for this. Having moved my blog to my website several months ago, I...
by Barbara | Jul 10, 2016 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Seed Beads, Tutorials
I had every intention of devoting most of this past week to creating a new beaded brooch and tutorial, but daily minutiae piled up! With recent heavy rains, there was much weeding to be done along the prairie path and in the flower beds. There were many errands to...
by Barbara | Jul 4, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Seed Beads, Tutorials
I’ve been indoors busily assembling one-of-a-kind “Sea Garden” Bead Embroidered Brooch kits now that the accompanying tutorial is finished. I’m very pleased with the kits…no two are alike as each kit contains one of my handmade sea-themed resin cabochons along pearls,...