Jul 6, 20131 min read
A different finish...
Look at the great wrist-wrap that Donna Barkanic made with my Sea Dragon Variation beading kit (inspired by CGB ). I love the novel way...
Jul 3, 20131 min read
Slowly, but surely...
I’m making headway on my ZigZag cuff. I’d lost four days of beading time - daily minutiae and secretarial projects for our homeowners...
Jun 28, 20131 min read
Too much going on!
I truly dislike when life gets in the way of my beading and jewelry making! This week has been fraught with the comings and goings of...
Jun 25, 20131 min read
Slow progress....
This cuff is undoubtedly my most ambitious undertaking in geometric beading to date. It's not that it's anymore difficult to bead than...
Jun 23, 20131 min read
More embellishments!
I've just listed more bronze metal clay sea urchin embellishments in my Etsy shop. They make wonderful necklace and bracelet closures...
Jun 20, 20131 min read
After contemplating this design for several months...
At long last, I’m finally working on a ZigZag cuff! I’ve wanted to make one ever since I first saw the amazing cuffs in CGB . This is an...
Jun 17, 20131 min read
And...
This is a bracelet that I made in Anne Mitchell's class at Bead & Button. It combines sterling silver with fine silver fused rings and a...
Jun 11, 20131 min read
Spinner Ring Redux!
This is the spinner ring that I made in Robyn Cornelius’s class at Bead & Button. The ring is made of silver and the interior spinning...
Jun 9, 20131 min read
Goodbye Milwaukee. Goodbye Bead and Button!
The last five days I've spent at the Bead and Button Show have been fun-filled, exhilarating, exhausting, and awakening. I've met with...
Jun 6, 20131 min read
I'm so tired!
Being at Bead and Button can be exhausting! I had a class last night and one today and this afternoon the floor show opened. As much as I...
Jun 5, 20131 min read
Packing for Bead and Button...
There are few places one can go with jewelry piled on to the hilt. Fortunately the Bead and Button Show is an exception to that rule....
Jun 2, 20131 min read
My "Empress Ming's Cuff" needed company, so...
I've made a pair of beaded earrings to go with it (refer to my January 18, 2013 post if you haven't seen the "Empress Ming" Cuff). I...
May 30, 20131 min read
More bronze seashell collections!
If it's embellishment with faux seashells you desire, look no further. I've listed five collections of the bronze seashells in my Ets y...
May 29, 20131 min read
Another idea for displaying and storing jewelry!
The tag said "On Sale" and the mirror was marked down significantly. I found it at a craft store about fifteen years ago. Originally it...
May 27, 20131 min read
More fun with Creative Components!
Here's another idea for creating more fun wearables.I f you read the blog I posted last week, you know about the "Creative Components...
May 23, 20131 min read
Beading time has been catch as catch can of late...
I haven't really had an entire day to bead in the past three weeks! With the arrival of warmer weather, many chores have demanded my time...
May 22, 20131 min read
Inspiration...
It can come from anywhere. This robin's nest, perched on a stone pillar outside our garage, contains five beautiful blue eggs. Mama Robin...
May 14, 20131 min read
Flight of Fancy!
Memory wire is made of steel. The beauty of memory wire is its flexibility and ability to return to its original shape. It comes in...
May 8, 20131 min read
It's too glorious to stay indoors!
Thank goodness beading is so portable and what a joy it is to be able to sit in the sun, listening to the birds sing, the bees buzz, and...
May 7, 20131 min read
Sequins galore!
These just showed up in my mailbox and I can't wait to play with them! What wonderful additions they will be to my work. Sequins are not...
