by Barbara | Jan 31, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Sterling Silver, Tutorials
I’m busy building a new earring wardrobe… here’s the latest addition. I’ve kicked the geometric triangles up a notch with a few shades that are borderline neon! I can’t help but feel happy when I’m wearing these “Color Play” –...
by Barbara | Jan 24, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Sterling Silver, Techniques
I’m easing into designing with bright colors and wanted a simple project that would work up quickly. The result? Immediate gratification and a new pair of earrings to wear! I opted for bead-woven triangles as a fun way to combine subtle shades of blue, orange,...
by Barbara | Jan 19, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
When I first learned to bead a decade or so ago I preferred to work with beads that were muted in color…transparent or silver-lined or accented with rainbow or metallic finishes. I am still fond of those, but suddenly I find I am attracted to opaque...
by Barbara | Jan 13, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Beads and Materials, Components, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
I love giving objects a second life and having just finished with the holidays, I found that many of the gifts we received were packaged in wonderfully sturdy, reusable boxes! This particular box housed teabags in four individual compartments (each measuring 3.25...
by Barbara | Jan 5, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Bronze, Components, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind, Patina, Polymer Clay, Techniques
I haven’t worked with bronze metal clay in some time…I just haven’t been “into” it! But I recently ran out of the flower-shaped disks that I include in my “Bollywood Bling” Beaded Ruffle Cuff design. Then I had an idea…why not use Polymer clay...
