by Barbara | Oct 30, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Beading, Handmade, Inspiration, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tutorials
Hurrah! My cast has been removed! For the past week I have literally been unable to do anything with my left hand. Although I enjoyed the respite for a while, the novelty of having free time to read, sleep, and watch DVDs was wearing thin for someone who constantly...
by Barbara | Oct 22, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art Supplies, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Components, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Multi-Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Techniques, Tutorials
The results I’ve been waiting for are in! I entered my “Fleurs et Papillons” Bead-Embroidered Cuff in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads 2018 Creative Clays Contest last February and this past week the package I had been eagerly awaiting arrived!...
by Barbara | Oct 18, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art Supplies, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, One-of-a-Kind, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
With all the trials and tribulations of this past week, it has taken longer than I hoped to finish my latest design, but I’m pleased to announce that my “Geometric Square Diamond and Isosceles Triangle Components” Drop Earrings tutorial and beading...
by Barbara | Oct 14, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art Supplies, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
This has not been my week! I’ve been designing a new geometric components project and tutorial that I find most enjoyable, but it has been slow-going because my Word for Mac software program, which I have used exclusively for every tutorial I’ve written...
by Barbara | Oct 6, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Techniques, Tutorials
I’ll be back to beading tomorrow…I’ve been working on a design utilizing geometric beaded links, but today I need to create polymer clay sea-themed components for an order that just came in. It’s a pleasant diversion as I haven’t worked...