Dec 19, 20161 min read
Woohoo!
More beads are in my future! I've been running low on several colors of Delica beads and my Fire Mountain Gems and Beads gift...
Dec 17, 20161 min read
A Subtle Difference...
In the photo below, I've shown these polymer clay beads in their "raw" state prior to being baked. Although col ors always seem to...
Dec 12, 20161 min read
Ready for the Oven!
I needed some immediate gratification and polymer clay always delivers! These colorful beads are part of a bigger plan. After they are...
Dec 9, 20161 min read
Hurray!
I've just been notified that my "Coral Reef" bangle is a bronze medal winner in the Fire Mountain Gems 2016 Creative Clays contest !...
Nov 30, 20161 min read
At the moment...
I'm still catching up from being away from my studio for almost two weeks...amazing how much work piles up. There are orders to fill and...
Nov 25, 20161 min read
You Tarzan. Me...
I don't have a specific project in mind for the beads shown below, but I know I want to create something (earrings seem to be my thing of...
Nov 12, 20161 min read
Stop the World - I Want to Get Off...
That is the title of a 1961 musical written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, but I tend to vociferate that phrase when it seems...
Oct 11, 20161 min read
Today...
All I want to do is bead, bead, and bead some more! I'm playing with a selection of 15/0 Toho seed beads and trying my hand at the...
Sep 23, 20161 min read
A New Toy!
It was on my birthday list and my wonderful husband gifted me with this nifty piece of equipment! This manually operated machine...
Sep 2, 20161 min read
Catching Up!
It’s been a good week with absolutely gorgeous fall-like weather. Comfortably warm days and cool nights have been a welcome relief from...
Aug 26, 20161 min read
It's been a crazy, busy week...
I didn't have a spare moment to bead, do metalwork, or anything else remotely creative. We have company coming for the weekend so there...
Aug 20, 20161 min read
Looking for a particular bead color?
Whether shopping at a bead store or online, searching for beads that have a particular color name can sometimes be frustrating. Problems...
Aug 13, 20161 min read
And now for something completely different...
Just kidding! I'm still having fun with the "Marine Life" brooch design. This black-lime-green rendition is the latest. Several kits in...
Aug 6, 20161 min read
Proof that...
All that glitters is not gold. When I found out that Jean Power was offering this collection of 50 pair of Swarovski 12mm crystals...
Jul 17, 20161 min read
Well...
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...
Jul 12, 20161 min read
Now That I Have Your Attention...
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...
Apr 14, 20161 min read
Want to sign up for my blog? Go to my website!
I've moved my blog to my website: barbarabriggsdesigns.com . If you're interested in receiving my blog via email every time I post...
Apr 11, 20161 min read
Sorry if this is redundant...
I apologize for posting this topic once again, but there is still some confusion amongst my readership since I transferred my blog...
Apr 9, 20161 min read
Remember...
If you had previously followed my blog and haven't received any of my blog posts via email in a while, here's why...over the years, I've...
Apr 3, 20161 min read
An inauspicious beginning of the month...
April started out with a bang...a rear-end collision that came out of nowhere followed by a sore throat and a doozy of a cold! There's...
