- Feb 7, 2012
- 1 min
It’s finished!
elaborate adjective |iˈlab(ə)rit| involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning....
- Feb 5, 2012
- 1 min
I love to create…
And designing patterns for mixed media jewelry is especially exciting! The process is interesting because the design evolves and may...
- Feb 2, 2012
- 1 min
My Cosmic Cabochon Cuff is almost finished!
Just a few more days of stitching and I’ll be able to wear this beauty! I’m really enjoying the process. Unlike beading projects, which...
- Jan 30, 2012
- 1 min
I’m having the best time!
I’ve never done bead embroidery before, but I’m finding that it is really fun to do! Here is one of my “cosmic cabochons” attached to...
- Jan 29, 2012
- 1 min
I’m ready to do some bead embroidery!
I want extraordinary focal pieces to use in my work. I’m not content to use just readily available stone cabochons or crystals for the...
- Jan 24, 2012
- 1 min
The “Op Art” cuff kit and pattern are now available!
As promised, the beading kit and pattern for the “Op Art” cuff are now listed in my Etsy shop . The kit contains six colors of 11/0 seed...
- Jan 23, 2012
- 1 min
Flashback – the “Op Art” Cuff…
I’ve finally finished this cuff! I started it months ago, but I kept getting sidetracked with other projects so it had been sorely...
- Jan 16, 2012
- 1 min
Repairing a beadwoven piece…
By their very nature, beadwoven pieces are delicate in comparison to metal jewelry. Thread is simply not as permanent. Yes, there are...
- Dec 28, 2011
- 1 min
I’ve embarked on torch firing enamel!
Another present I received is a book by Barbara Lewis titled “Torch-fired Enamel Jewelry: a workshop in painting with fire”. In the past...
- Dec 26, 2011
- 1 min
Look what Santa brought!
I must have been very good this year because Santa was extremely generous. I’m a very lucky gal – he brought almost everything I had on...
- Dec 13, 2011
- 1 min
The Bead and Button Show catalog has arrived!
And I’m perusing it in-depth trying to decide which classes I’d like to take. More than 600 classes are being offered June 1 through 10....
- Dec 10, 2011
- 1 min
Embellishments and components add so much interest!
They can turn a plain beaded bracelet from ordinary to stunningly artistic! They can add zing to an otherwise uninteresting necklace. ...
- Dec 3, 2011
- 1 min
A new pattern and kit…the “Belles Fleurs” bracelet!
I’ve just finished editing the “Belles Fleurs” pattern and I’ve assembled kits in seven lush colourways! The finished bracelet is shown...
- Nov 27, 2011
- 2 min
Photographing jewelry can be very challenging!
There are often reflective surfaces to deal with and, because most pieces of jewelry are not flat, there is the challenge of the image...
- Nov 24, 2011
- 1 min
Time to reorganize the beading studio!
My space always seems to take on a life of its own. Looking at this photo it’s difficult to believe that a day ago my beading studio...
- Nov 18, 2011
- 1 min
Are there stars out tonight?
Well, they are in my studio. I’m in the process of sanding and refining a grouping of bronze metal clay star embellishments that will...
- Nov 7, 2011
- 1 min
I’ve been wearing this bracelet every day of late…
It just seems to go with everything in my Fall wardrobe. I basically wear black, brown and gray, and this piece compliments it all! ...
- Nov 1, 2011
- 1 min
The “Beaded Bronze Links” bracelet…
Is a pattern that I designed two years ago. I’ve recently updated it to include directions for making the bronze metal clay links,...
- Oct 26, 2011
- 1 min
Inspiration abounds!
It’s no wonder that my color choices have decidedly been influenced by the season. I’ve been fortunate to wake up to this view every day...
- Oct 25, 2011
- 1 min
Working in Chain Maille is something…
that interests me. I’ve made several bracelets in various chain maille patterns and did enjoy the process, but between beading,...