- Jul 13, 2013
- 1 min
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, 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 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 23, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
More fun with Creative Components!
Here’s another idea for creating more fun wearables.If you read the blog I posted last week, you know about the “Creative Components Wrap”...
- May 14, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 2 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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, 2013
- 1 min
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...
- Apr 13, 2013
- 1 min
More Wings! And Horns!
I’m not sure what the title of this Sea Dragon (my third) will be. When finished, it will sport eleven wings and seventy (yes, 70!)...
- Apr 8, 2013
- 1 min
Hurrah…
As of today, all the hardcopy patterns in my Etsy shop have been converted to PDF format. They will cost far less than hardcopies and...
- Apr 4, 2013
- 1 min
Getting techie…
I’m in the process of going digital with the tutorials that I have for sale in my Etsy shop. I’ve had a lot of requests for PDFs and I...
- Apr 2, 2013
- 1 min
My little helper…
Peekaboo in her regal and aloof pose is modeling my bangle, “Moroccan Delight”, which was my first foray into geometric beading with...