Oct 29, 20171 min read
In a blue mood...
Last August while on vacation in California, I purchased some wonderful natural crystals from which I created molds This collection of...
Oct 21, 20171 min read
Do You Have a Favorite Beading Stitch?
I’ve worked primarily in Peyote stitch for the past few years because it lends itself so well to geometric beadwork. The beads sit...
Oct 13, 20171 min read
I almost missed it!
The deadline for latest Fire Mountain Gems contest featuring Swarovski Crystals was October 8 and I finished this neckpiece just in time...
Oct 6, 20171 min read
It's that time of year...
I love Autumn! Daylight now has a different glow with the sun lower in the sky. The prairie is awash with brilliant shades of yellow as...
Sep 29, 20171 min read
The Kit and Tutorial are Listed!
Have you been eager to bead a project composed of Warped Squares, but didn’t know where to start? Then you might be interested in my...
Sep 24, 20171 min read
It's been a long time coming, but...
Here it is...my "Staggered Geometric Warped Square Bracelet". I'm extremely pleased with the finished design and feel it was definitely...
Sep 16, 20171 min read
Here's a Sneak Peek...
I'm on the "home stretch" with this "Staggered Geometric Warped Square and Triangle Bracelet". Had I stopped with just the warped...
Sep 2, 20171 min read
Woohoo!!!!
I am so excited!!! In early March I entered my bead-embroidered neckpiece featuring polymer clay flowers and butterflies in Fire...
Aug 19, 20171 min read
I'm Back in the Studio...
While vacationing in California over the past two weeks, I did find some time to work on a beading project and that was something I...
Aug 4, 20171 min read
More Beads...
This order of Delica beads arrived several weeks ago, but I've been so busy playing with resin and making rings that I haven't had gotten...
Jul 29, 20171 min read
Last Weekend...
I took a class taught by Richard Salley (great teacher BTW!!!) and learned to make the "Ketoh Bracelet"...typically a wrist guard worn by...
Jul 24, 20171 min read
You Asked For It!
There used to be a TV show back in the 1950's called "You Asked For It", but in this case I am referring to the tutorial I promised for...
Jul 21, 20171 min read
Haleakala?
I've seen it and even took an early morning bike ride downhill from Haleakala on one of my vacations to Maui. This latest resin ring so...
Jul 19, 20171 min read
Twin Peaks...
I've finished another! This third in a series of resin faux crystal rings is titled "Faux Beryl Crystals Ring". Measuring 25mm in height...
Jul 15, 20171 min read
Before and After...
This ring started with just three pieces of silver...a bezel, backing, and ring shank. Having hammer-textured the silver, the bezel join...
Jul 12, 20171 min read
A productive week thus far...
Can you tell that I'm having fun? All beading and polymer clay projects have taken a backseat to resin for the moment. I'm still...
Jul 7, 20171 min read
Druse, Drusy, Druzy...
Whichever way you choose to spell it, I find Druzy to be dazzling! If you haven't a clue of what I'm referring to it is a coating of fine...
Jul 2, 20171 min read
This Past Week...
I've been playing with resin. These faux resin crystals don't look like much just out of the mold, but after I clean them up and buff...
Jun 25, 20171 min read
Faux Amber, Coral, and Turquoise Revisited...
I spent time this past week replenishing the polymer clay faux amber, coral, and turquoise beads that are included in my “Tibetan...
Jun 21, 20171 min read
Lucky Me!
Richard Salley is teaching the Ketoh Bracelet (shown above) workshop in Mineral Point , Wisconsin at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts...
