Mar 9, 20181 min read
Just Finished! And Now...
I'm busy putting the finishing touches on the tutorial for these earrings. I'll be assembling kits for this "Color Play" Pentagon Drop...
Mar 6, 20181 min read
Soon...
I've been working on a series of Geometric "Color Play" Pentagon Drop Earrings over the past several weeks. I finished a pair last week...
Feb 27, 20181 min read
Another Take on Color...
Finding color combinations derived from nature was the topic of my previous post. But there are so many other places one can find color...
Feb 20, 20181 min read
Confused about Colors?
You are not alone....many people have difficulty selecting colors. They are in a quandary as to which colors compliment or contrast with...
Feb 13, 20181 min read
It’s Time to Play with Pentagons!
I’m mixing it up a bit! Because I’m loving wearing my ” Color Play ” Geometric Triangle Drop Earrings, I thought it might be fun to...
Jan 31, 20181 min read
Yowza!
I'm busy building a new earring wardrobe... here's the latest addition. I’ve kicked the geometric triangles up a notch with a few...
Jan 19, 20181 min read
It’s Interesting How One’s Tastes Evolve..
When I first learned to bead a decade or so ago I preferred to work with beads that were muted in color...transparent or silver-lined or...
Dec 1, 20171 min read
Do you remember this piece?
This is my “Loch Ness Sea Dragon III” Wrap design (inspired by Contemporary Geometric Beadwork). I entered it in the Fire Mountain Gems...
Nov 3, 20171 min read
Last Night...
I had a dream in which I was teaching a bead embroidery class and as in so many dreams one has, it was fraught with problems that must be...
Sep 29, 20171 min read
The Kit and Tutorial are Listed!
Have you been eager to bead a project composed of Warped Squares, but didn’t know where to start? Then you might be interested in my...
Sep 24, 20171 min read
It's been a long time coming, but...
Here it is...my "Staggered Geometric Warped Square Bracelet". I'm extremely pleased with the finished design and feel it was definitely...
Sep 16, 20171 min read
Here's a Sneak Peek...
I'm on the "home stretch" with this "Staggered Geometric Warped Square and Triangle Bracelet". Had I stopped with just the warped...
Sep 2, 20171 min read
Woohoo!!!!
I am so excited!!! In early March I entered my bead-embroidered neckpiece featuring polymer clay flowers and butterflies in Fire...
Aug 16, 20171 min read
Ready, Set, Go!
Some of the best finds are in antique stores. I am always on the lookout for items I can repurpose and up-cycle! Recently, I came across...
Jul 7, 20171 min read
Druse, Drusy, Druzy...
Whichever way you choose to spell it, I find Druzy to be dazzling! If you haven't a clue of what I'm referring to it is a coating of fine...
Jun 21, 20171 min read
Lucky Me!
Richard Salley is teaching the Ketoh Bracelet (shown above) workshop in Mineral Point , Wisconsin at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts...
May 26, 20171 min read
A New Tutorial!
I’ve received so many inquiries from fellow polymer clay enthusiasts who love my “Matisse Inspired Cutouts” Earrings as to whether a...
May 19, 20171 min read
Charmed...
Woohoo! The results of the 2017 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Jewelry-making Contest featuring Metal have finally been announced! I'm...
May 13, 20171 min read
You May be Wondering...
Have I abandoned beadwork? Absolutely not! And I promise to get back to beading eventually, but my creative muse has the upper hand and...
May 6, 20171 min read
Back in Working Order...
My hydraulic press has been out of service for several months. After 26 years of service, the ram was leaking oil like mad and the...
