- May 6
- 1 min
Everything in its Place…
Working in mixed media is such fun, but storing all my itty-bitty components and small tools were a challenge until I came across this...
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
Finished, But…
I did make several changes from the original layout. I had planned to add several more stones, but the piece became far too heavy and...
- Apr 16, 2022
- 1 min
A Force of Nature…
Not just another pretty piece…I want to create jewelry that has a voice and this piece definitely speaks to me. It tells me stories of...
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Reliquiae…
I have just finished creating this multi-object pendant. It suggests a piece that might be worn to a ritualistic ceremony. I view it as a...
- Feb 12, 2022
- 1 min
Have You Seen…
Antique hand carved Conus shell? Berber women of Mauritania (the country’s name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania...
- Jan 15, 2022
- 1 min
And So It Begins…
I’m beginning to sketch design ideas for my next piece. I received a gorgeous pendant from India as a Xmas present and my idea is to...
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
As Old As The Hills…
I’ve just finished this large prayer-box ring…it measures 2.5″ in length! Accented with twisted sterling silver and gallery wire, and...
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
A Few More…
I’ve just added more earrings to my Etsy shop ! Shown in the above collection are several new pair of earrings amongst those I listed...
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
A Toss of the Dice and more…
Here’s another collection of fun One-of-a-Kind earrings that I’ve just listed in my Etsy shop ! Light weight with lots of swing and...
- Dec 24, 2020
- 1 min
Gifting…
Sometimes one just has to gift one’s self! I’ve recently started to bead embroider again so I’ve given myself an early Xmas present of...
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
Just for Fun!
It’s been a long time coming, but after spending countless hours, weeks, months, and years creating projects for others to make and...
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
The Most Happy Fella!
I can’t remember where I originally found the laughing Buddha bead that I used in this pendant…probably at a Bead & Button Show I...
- Jul 19, 2019
- 1 min
A Great Find!
I’ve fired up the torch, polished my tools, and am back at my jeweler’s workbench and while looking through drawers and in storage boxes...
- Jun 20, 2018
- 1 min
Sometimes…
After I’ve spent a month or two designing with beads and writing tutorials or having been immersed in resin and/or polymer clay or metal...
- Aug 19, 2017
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 6, 2017
- 1 min
It’s that time of year again…
Registration is open for the 2017 Bead&Button show . I’ve been perusing the class catalog and there are several classes I’d consider...
- Mar 9, 2016
- 1 min
My blog has moved to barbarabriggsdesigns.com
I’ve consolidated by moving my blog to my website. I post several times a week so if you’d like to see what I’m writing about, please go...
- Oct 7, 2015
- 1 min
Finished!
I can cross this project off my “to do” list. In spite of my little helpers who were constantly jumping up on my work table and playing...
- Oct 4, 2015
- 1 min
What am I working on?
At the moment I have several projects in various states of completion…a bead embroidered cuff that I started last February, a pair of...
- Jul 27, 2015
- 2 min
Repurposing Redux…
If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know that I never throw anything away that can be reused or repurposed. Here are four...