- Aug 13, 2016
- 1 min
And now for something completely different…
Just kidding! I’m still having fun with the “Marine Life” brooch design. This black-lime-green rendition is the latest. Several kits in...
- Aug 6, 2016
- 1 min
Proof that…
All that glitters is not gold. When I found out that Jean Power was offering this collection of 50 pair of Swarovski 12mm crystals...
- Jul 30, 2016
- 1 min
A Second Colourway…
After creating my “Marine Life” beaded brooch in lime/lavender/turquoise , I just had to make another! This time I opted for a brooch...
- Jul 26, 2016
- 1 min
You Asked For It!
And here it is…my “Marine Life” Bead Embroidered Brooch tutorial is finished! And I’ve assembled several limited edition “Marine Life”...
- Jul 22, 2016
- 1 min
Just Finished…
My “Marine Life” bead-embroidered brooch is a combination of sea urchin and what one might glimpse from a glass-bottomed boat! Featured...
- Jul 17, 2016
- 1 min
Well…
I did manage to get a bit of beading accomplished this week (I’m working on another beaded brooch using a 20mm resin sea-themed cabochon...
- Jul 11, 2016
- 1 min
I’ve Just Started…
I had every intention of devoting most of this past week to creating a new beaded brooch and tutorial, but daily minutiae piled up! With...
- 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...
- Nov 4, 2015
- 1 min
At the workbench today…
I’m in the process of creating several more pairs of earrings. They have become my favorite “go to” jewelry of late and there are several...
- Oct 29, 2015
- 1 min
I’m at it again…
Shutterfly.com offers freebies every now and then…free photos, cards, calendars, etc., but what I love is when free books are offered!...
- Oct 26, 2015
- 1 min
More Trash to Treasure…
It used to be a lamp, but after fifteen years of use and being knocked over several times by cats, it stopped working. Considering the...
- Oct 23, 2015
- 2 min
Mary, Queen of Scots…
Mary’s life was fraught with complication. Upon the death of her father, James V of Scotland only six days after her birth, Mary ascended...
- Oct 19, 2015
- 1 min
Another Medieval Muse…
Born in 1122, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was wealthy, intelligent, and ambitious. She reigned as Queen of France from 1137-1151 while...
- Oct 16, 2015
- 1 min
I couldn’t resist these beads…
Miyuki of Japan manufactures Delica beads, which I have used extensively in my geometric beaded creations. But Miyuki also makes...
- 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...
- Sep 28, 2015
- 2 min
Another ring inspired by a Medieval Muse…
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth ascended the throne at the age of 25 in 1558, succeeding her half-sister, Queen Mary....
- Sep 25, 2015
- 1 min
Where does the time go?
It seems that I had just completed a large selection of fine silver metal clay Flower Disks and Faux Ammonites, but I have run out of...
- Sep 19, 2015
- 2 min
Fit for a Queen…
The latest addition to my “Medieval Muses” collection is a ring titled “Lady Jane” for Lady Jane Grey who reigned for only nine days....
- Sep 10, 2015
- 1 min
Le Roi Soleil…
Louis XIV, known as the Sun King ruled as King of France for 72 years, the longest reign of any European Monarch in history. He was a...