Apr 11, 20161 min read
Sorry if this is redundant...
I apologize for posting this topic once again, but there is still some confusion amongst my readership since I transferred my blog...
Apr 3, 20161 min read
An inauspicious beginning of the month...
April started out with a bang...a rear-end collision that came out of nowhere followed by a sore throat and a doozy of a cold! There's...
Mar 15, 20161 min read
If you'd like to follow my blog...
If you haven't received any of my blog posts via email since January, here's why...over the years, I've had a Wordpress.com blog, but I...
Mar 9, 20161 min read
My blog has moved to barbarabriggsdesigns.com
I've consolidated by moving my blog to my website. I post several times a week so if you'd like to see what I'm writing about, please go...
Nov 7, 20151 min read
An update...
I'm in the process of having my blog transferred to my barbarabriggsdesigns.com website and I'm not sure that absolutely EVERYTHING will...
Nov 4, 20151 min read
At the workbench today…
I’m in the process of creating several more pairs of earrings. They have become my favorite "go to" jewelry of late and there are several...
Nov 1, 20151 min read
Perhaps it's the transition from summer to fall and...
I know my energy will rebound and that I'll be eager to head to the studio, but I'm feeling very tired of late. I have a lot of things...
Oct 29, 20151 min read
I'm at it again...
Shutterfly.com offers freebies every now and then...free photos, cards, calendars, etc., but what I love is when free books are offered!...
Oct 26, 20151 min read
More Trash to Treasure…
It used to be a lamp, but after fifteen years of use and being knocked over several times by cats, it stopped working. Considering the...
Oct 23, 20151 min read
Mary, Queen of Scots...
Mary’s life was fraught with complication. Upon the death of her father, James V of Scotland only six days after her birth, Mary ascended...
Oct 16, 20151 min read
I couldn’t resist these beads…
Miyuki of Japan manufactures Delica beads, which I have used extensively in my geometric beaded creations. But Miyuki also makes...
Oct 13, 20151 min read
Fit for a Sea Goddess…
I’ve been working on this design for much longer than anticipated, but my bead embroidered "Amphitrite's Cuff" is finally finished and...
Oct 10, 20151 min read
In good company...
When my husband goes on business trips he always brings "presents" home for me...usually hotel soaps and other amenities! This time he...
Oct 7, 20151 min read
Finished!
I can cross this project off my "to do" list. In spite of my little helpers who were constantly jumping up on my work table and playing...
Oct 4, 20151 min read
What am I working on?
At the moment I have several projects in various states of completion…a bead embroidered cuff that I started last February, a pair of...
Oct 1, 20151 min read
It’s not all about making jewelry…
Utilitarian items have been on my bench over the years as well…a series of small brass picture frames for one. Then there was the...
Sep 28, 20152 min read
Another ring inspired by a Medieval Muse...
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth ascended the throne at the age of 25 in 1558, succeeding her half-sister, Queen Mary....
Sep 25, 20151 min read
Where does the time go?
It seems that I had just completed a large selection of fine silver metal clay Flower Disks and Faux Ammonites, but I have run out of...
Sep 22, 20151 min read
The FMG gift certificate was burning a hole in my pocket and…
It didn’t take long for me to decide what I wanted...actually needed! Every geometric beadwork design I’ve created uses thousands of...
Sep 19, 20152 min read
Fit for a Queen...
The latest addition to my "Medieval Muses" collection is a ring titled "Lady Jane" for Lady Jane Grey who reigned for only nine days....
