- Aug 26, 2013
- 1 min
No doubt about it…
There is a plethora of pattern and color going on in this cuff and I believe it is my most ambitious piece to date! The photo shows the...
- Aug 23, 2013
- 1 min
The repair is finished!
See the new inner sleeve on this bangle? It has made the bangle a bit smaller and given it more body, which is most favorable! While...
- Aug 20, 2013
- 1 min
Empress Ming is in need of some nip/tuck…
Just as Goldilocks found that Baby Bear’s bed was “just right”, when it comes to beading tension, I think mine is just right…neither too...
- Aug 17, 2013
- 1 min
Slowly, but surely….
I’m making progress on my geometric ZigZag design (inspired by the RickRack section of CGB ). Writing the step-by-step directions and...
- Aug 15, 2013
- 1 min
Yummmmmmm…..
I have little sales resistance when it comes to beads and I’m always eager to add new colors to my Delica stash. This luscious collection...
- Aug 11, 2013
- 1 min
Look at these!
I’ve just ordered luscious iris blue vintage (circa 1890 – 1900) nail head beads from Just Let Me Bead. They are a petite 3mm in size...
- Aug 8, 2013
- 1 min
One bead at a time…
I haven’t had as much time to devote to beading this week as I would like. I’ve been working on my latest geometric ZigZag piece, the...
- Aug 2, 2013
- 1 min
Adieu my lovelies!
Albeit for a brief period – these pieces are on their way to Kate McKinnon . She’ll take photos of them for Contemporary Geometric...
- Jul 28, 2013
- 2 min
The chart is finished and…
As I mentioned in my last post, end product charts are usually far different from the initial ideas I experiment with. This design has...
- Jul 22, 2013
- 1 min
Another Geometric ZigZag cuff is in progress…
I’ve selected my colors…aren’t these luscious! It’s like having a rainbow at my fingertips! I have an idea for this cuff and I’ll start...
- Jul 16, 2013
- 1 min
I’m happy to report that…
My “Safari Cuff” design (inspired www.ContemporaryGeometricBeadwork.com ) is being well received! I’ve spent a good part of the last...
- Jul 6, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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 20, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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...