- Mar 8, 2014
- 1 min
Playing with Pentagons!
I’m having so much fun making beaded earrings! I truly don’t know why I’ve waited so long to dive into making these…they work up so...
- Feb 22, 2014
- 1 min
Go get them!
I just love making these earrings and I know you will too! Good news…the “Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” beading kit (inspired...
- Feb 20, 2014
- 1 min
Swing and sway…
The tutorial for my “Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” design (inspired by CGB and Jean Power ) is now listed in my Etsy shop!...
- Feb 17, 2014
- 1 min
Hot off the press!
I’ve just finished the tutorial for my latest earring design; “ Triangular Drop Earrings and Variation” and I’m presently busy...
- Feb 14, 2014
- 1 min
The perfect “take along” project…
I was a Girl Scout and took the “Be prepared” motto to heart. In keeping with that, I never go anywhere without some sort of project…you...
- Feb 6, 2014
- 1 min
Ready for a change!
After creating beaded cuffs for the past year, I am more than ready to move on to an easy and speedy project. Earrings to the rescue!...
- Feb 4, 2014
- 1 min
More Spikes!
As enamored as I am with petite 5mm x 8mm Baby Spike beads, there is a time when larger spikes are called for. In the case of my...
- Jan 30, 2014
- 1 min
Spines Galore!
I’ve just received a glorious selection of 3mm x 10mm Spine beads. I will be using these in several of my designs. I can’t wait to play...
- Jan 24, 2014
- 1 min
Slip-on or Clasp?
It’s a matter of personal preference, I think. Because I dislike fiddling with buttons, snaps, and clasps, I tend to create cuffs that...
- Jan 21, 2014
- 1 min
I love wearing my zig zag cuffs!
Of all the geometric beaded bracelets I’ve made, they are the most comfortable. The slip-on design is snug when being inched over my...
- Jan 18, 2014
- 1 min
The Mermaid Cuff…
My most ambitious project to date! Tiny metallic bronze horns accented with Charlottes, drop, and seed beads dance around the...
- Jan 15, 2014
- 1 min
Time to repair….
Delica beads by nature are somewhat fragile. Their thin walls allow for more passes of thread, but the trade-off is that they can break...
- Jan 12, 2014
- 1 min
Petite Baby Spikes!
I’ve just received a shipment of itsy-bitsy Czech glass Baby Spike beads in a beautiful array of Aurora Borealis colors and neutrals. I...
- Jan 9, 2014
- 1 min
I’ve finally decided…
Fortunately, the classes I chose hadn’t filled and they fit into my time frame! I’ve signed up for a glass fusing class in which I’ll...
- Jan 4, 2014
- 1 min
You’ll have to wait until February for…
“Behind the Brooch” by Lorena Angulo. It is a compilation of works featuring unique brooches created by 128 artists. What makes this...
- Dec 29, 2013
- 1 min
She sells seashells….
Having depleted my recent stash of polymer clay seashell bead/button collections, it was time to make more. This time I chose to make...
- Dec 24, 2013
- 1 min
And a very merry Xmas to you!
Wishing you warmth, love, happiness, and all good things this holiday season! #BarbaraBriggs #BarbaraBriggsDesigns #Christmas #Greetings
- Dec 21, 2013
- 1 min
Ooohhh la, la…
These yummy beads from SimplyBeads.com just arrived in my mailbox! It’s a nice selection of glass pearls and daggers. Small dagger beads...
- Dec 18, 2013
- 1 min
No time for beading these days!
My latest cuff project has been put on the back burner while I’ve been occupied filling holiday orders these past few weeks. I feel like...
- Dec 15, 2013
- 1 min
An afternoon of play with Polymer Clay!
Having not worked with polymer clay in quite a while, I realized how very much I have missed the process. I admit that today’s brief...