- Jul 27
- 1 min
Beads, Beads, and More Beads…
Although I’ve been very busy this summer, I’ve managed to spend a bit of time working with Polymer. These beads are part of a growing...
- Nov 15, 2023
- 1 min
Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors?
Well…maybe not a coat but my “Carnival” Geometric Beaded Beads Bracelet is definitely a design of many colors…32 to be exact! In a...
- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
This is Nice!
I’d been looking for a new beading board and chose this custom made goodie from beadboardenvy.com. This is the 8” x 12” model with wells....
- Aug 1, 2023
- 1 min
Yay…
A Third bangle is finished! This photo shows bangles in three sizes; (from left to right) Medium, Small, and Xsmall. Now I just have...
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
One Down…
Several more to go…the prototype is finished for my square bangle design, but I need to explore different sizes and colourways. I might...
- May 24, 2023
- 1 min
Cool!
As I was wading through emails from a while ago, I was delighted to see a photo of my “Geometric Staggered Warped Square Bracelet” in a...
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
A Few Months Ago…
I posted a photo of a “find” f rom a resale shop. It was to be a project to do indoors when weather turns cold. Well, winter weather...
- Nov 18, 2022
- 1 min
Day 2…
It’s the second day of my sale. These are resin cabochons that I made and they’re just waiting to be used in a bead embroidery or other...
- Jul 23, 2022
- 1 min
Sufferin’ Succotash!
It has been miserably hot this week, but today has been really insufferable! Last night we had a tremendous storm with a deluge of rain...
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
Back in the Day…
I used to do art fairs. That was twenty-five plus years ago. At a show in Baltimore, a customer asked if I could make a plain silver cuff...
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
Bit by Bit…
I’m beginning to add metal work to my Etsy shop . I’ve just listed these fun hammer-textured steel bangles that are embellished with...
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
When Life Hands You a Lemon, Make Lemonade…
When the going gets tough, the tough get creative! This bangle was supposed to have six set stones. The bangle, made from 18 gauge...
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
So Much Going On And…
Ideas for new beading designs are dancing in my brain, but I’m saving them for warmer weather when I can take my beads outdoors and work...
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
How About Some Color!
The Bronze and Copper polymer clay components that I listed in my Etsy shop the other day have been very well received. Several of you...
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Time To Go….
I’m retiring this beaded bracelet kit. I designed it in 2011 and it originally came with a handmade bronze metal clay cuff. When I...
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
While Working On The New Earring Design…
I’ve gotten sidetracked. Perhaps you remember a cuff I designed several years ago titled “Modular Concept”? I retired the kit some time...
- Feb 6, 2020
- 1 min
At This Time Every Year…
When winter still holds a firm grasp in the Midwest and the dreariness of cold and grey skies abound, my very being begins to crave...
- Oct 18, 2019
- 1 min
Lots Going On Here!
Lest you surmise that I’ve spent the last few weeks lounging around, eating bon-bons and drinking champagne, this should set the record...
- Oct 3, 2019
- 1 min
Hunkering Down…
If you’ve been looking for me or wondering what I’m making of late, here’s your answer. I’ve been in my metals studio immersed in...
- Sep 7, 2019
- 1 min
Banglemania…
What have I been working on this past week? You guessed it…a slew of bangles. I’ve been filling orders for them and have also managed...