Aug 2, 20131 min read
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, 20132 min read
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, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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 two...
Jul 13, 20131 min read
Yes!!!
My ZigZag “Safari Cuff” (inspired by the Rick-Rack designs in Kate McKinnon's CGB ) is finally finished and it has fast become one of...
Jul 6, 20131 min read
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, 20131 min read
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 25, 20131 min read
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 23, 20131 min read
More embellishments!
I've just listed more bronze metal clay sea urchin embellishments in my Etsy shop. They make wonderful necklace and bracelet closures...
Jun 2, 20131 min read
My "Empress Ming's Cuff" needed company, so...
I've made a pair of beaded earrings to go with it (refer to my January 18, 2013 post if you haven't seen the "Empress Ming" Cuff). I...
May 29, 20131 min read
Another idea for displaying and storing jewelry!
The tag said "On Sale" and the mirror was marked down significantly. I found it at a craft store about fifteen years ago. Originally it...
May 27, 20131 min read
More fun with Creative Components!
Here's another idea for creating more fun wearables.I f you read the blog I posted last week, you know about the "Creative Components...
May 14, 20131 min read
Flight of Fancy!
Memory wire is made of steel. The beauty of memory wire is its flexibility and ability to return to its original shape. It comes in...
May 8, 20131 min read
It's too glorious to stay indoors!
Thank goodness beading is so portable and what a joy it is to be able to sit in the sun, listening to the birds sing, the bees buzz, and...
May 4, 20131 min read
The beading kit and pattern are ready!
The Loch Ness Sea Dragon III beading kit and pattern (inspired by the Sea Serpent in Kate McKinnon's book, "Contemporary Geometric...
May 1, 20131 min read
Loch Ness - Sea Dragon III...
It's finished and I think it's a stunner (click on the photo to see it better)! Of the three Sea Dragons I've made thus far (all...
Apr 29, 20131 min read
As the Dowager Countess said...
"Nothing succeeds like excess!" Maggie Smith, playing old Lady Grantham, made that statement in Season 3 of Downton Abbey. When it comes...
Apr 27, 20132 min read
Creating tutorials is hard work!
I wish there were some magic way for creating tutorials - some wonderful software program that one just plugged info into and the...
Apr 24, 20131 min read
I should be farther along on this project, but...
Life has a habit of getting in the way. I was making good progress and had finished the second row of tiny horns on my Sea Dragon III...
Apr 23, 20131 min read
Another order of Delica beads has arrived...
Nine pounds of Delicas and over one hundred colors to be exact - that's a lot of beads! It took three hours to unpack and I'm presently...
