Mar 27, 20141 min read
Beautiful Opalescent Spike Beads!
I’ve just received a shipment of gorgeous handmade 7mm x 17mm Czech glass Spike beads and couldn’t resist using them in another pair of...
Mar 24, 20141 min read
There is still snow on the ground, but….
It’s beginning to look like spring in my studio. The bright lime of these Delica and Drop beads remind me so much of the vivid...
Mar 21, 20141 min read
Pretty as a Passion Flower!
I’ve just finished my Floral Brooch! Comprised of Delica, seed, magatama, and drop beads and accented with a Czech glass hematite...
Mar 19, 20141 min read
Playing off of MRAW...
MRAW, which stands for Modified Right Angle Weave (inspired by CGB) plays a role in this piece. I'm working on the backside of my floral...
Mar 15, 20141 min read
Here's the "Pentagonal Drop Earrings" kit!
A nifty beading travel tin fitted with a velour beading mat holds a selection of Delica, seed, and Charlotte beads in seven colors, two...
Mar 13, 20142 min read
Do you make or buy ear wires?
I personally don’t care for the majority of commercially mass-produced ear wires. Many look flimsy and/or the finish is too bright for my...
Mar 11, 20141 min read
The tutorial is finished!
If you'd like to make these "Pentagonal Drop Earrings" , you're in luck because I have just finished the tutorial and it's listed in my...
Mar 8, 20141 min read
Playing with Pentagons!
I'm having so much fun making beaded earrings! I truly don't know why I've waited so long to dive into making these…they work up so...
Mar 6, 20141 min read
More Polymer Clay Seashells and Baby Spike beads!
My charcoal collections of polymer clay seashells and Czech glass Baby Spike beads are all but sold out so it was time to make more....
Feb 22, 20141 min read
Go get them!
I just love making these earrings and I know you will too! Good news…the “Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” beading kit (inspired...
Feb 20, 20141 min read
Swing and sway...
The tutorial for my “Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” design (inspired by CGB a nd Jean Power ) is now listed in my Etsy ...
Feb 17, 20141 min read
Hot off the press!
I've just finished the tutorial for my latest earring design; " Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation" and I'm presently busy...
Feb 14, 20141 min read
The perfect "take along" project...
I was a Girl Scout and took the "Be prepared" motto to heart. In keeping with that, I never go anywhere without some sort of...
Feb 6, 20141 min read
Ready for a change!
After creating beaded cuffs for the past year, I am more than ready to move on to an easy and speedy project. Earrings to the rescue!...
Feb 4, 20141 min read
More Spikes!
As enamored as I am with petite 5mm x 8mm Baby Spike beads, there is a time when larger spikes are called for. In the case of my...
Jan 30, 20141 min read
Spines Galore!
I’ve just received a glorious selection of 3mm x 10mm Spine beads. I will be using these in several of my designs. I can't wait to play...
Jan 27, 20141 min read
Before and After!
I’d made these earrings a while ago. I was pleased with the design, but every time I put them on they just didn’t feel right. The long...
Jan 24, 20141 min read
Slip-on or Clasp?
It’s a matter of personal preference, I think. Because I dislike fiddling with buttons, snaps, and clasps, I tend to create cuffs that...
Jan 21, 20141 min read
I love wearing my zig zag cuffs!
Of all the geometric beaded bracelets I've made, they are the most comfortable. The slip-on design is snug when being inched over my...
Jan 18, 20141 min read
The Mermaid Cuff...
My most ambitious project to date! Tiny metallic bronze horns accented with Charlottes, drop, and seed beads dance around the...
