- Jan 19, 2017
- 1 min
What is a weekend?
I just loved watching Maggie Smith playing the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey. Especially when she inquired as to what a...
- Jan 16, 2017
- 1 min
The “Tide Pool” Cuff Beading Kit is listed…
Although the tutorial for this design has been available, it’s been a while since the “Tide Pool” Cuff beading kit has been listed...
- Jan 9, 2017
- 1 min
Time to reorganize…
I have an entire drawer dedicated to Delica beads…hundreds of 7 gram tubes have been stored there. But in the past year I’ve started...
- Jan 1, 2017
- 1 min
Happy New Year and…
What better way to start the New Year than with something colorful and sparkly! I’ve just finished this pair of mismatched earrings (I...
- Dec 28, 2016
- 1 min
Remember Those Polymer Clay Beads…
I made the beads several weeks ago, but couldn’t post what I did with them until after Xmas because they were used as components in these...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 1 min
Woohoo!
More beads are in my future! I’ve been running low on several colors of Delica beads and my Fire Mountain Gems and Beads gift...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 1 min
A Subtle Difference…
In the photo below, I’ve shown these polymer clay beads in their “raw” state prior to being baked. Although col ors always seem to...
- Dec 12, 2016
- 1 min
Ready for the Oven!
I needed some immediate gratification and polymer clay always delivers! These colorful beads are part of a bigger plan. After they are...
- Dec 3, 2016
- 1 min
Remember those beads in tropical colors?
I’ve just finished another pair of geometric warped square (inspired by CGB ) arrow-shaped drop earrings using yummy greens, pale purple,...
- Nov 25, 2016
- 1 min
You Tarzan. Me…
I don’t have a specific project in mind for the beads shown below, but I know I want to create something (earrings seem to be my thing of...
- Nov 6, 2016
- 1 min
Still Playing With Warped Squares…
I’m loving playing with the Warped Square in different colourways! I plan to suspend this Warped Square from a 14 x 10mm Swarovski...
- Oct 23, 2016
- 1 min
They’re Ready!
My “Geometric Warped Square Arrow” Drop Earrings were such fun to make that I will want to create several more pair in different colors!...
- Oct 21, 2016
- 1 min
Another take on the Warped Square…
I’m almost finished with my tutorial for the “Geometric Warped Square Arrow Drop Earrings” that were featured in my previous post, but I...
- Oct 16, 2016
- 2 min
My Take on the Warped Square…
This may be the start of a beautiful friendship…with the warped square! Inspired by Kate McKinnon’s book, “Contemporary Geometric...
- Oct 11, 2016
- 1 min
Today…
All I want to do is bead, bead, and bead some more! I’m playing with a selection of 15/0 Toho seed beads and trying my hand at the...
- Oct 8, 2016
- 1 min
One-of-a-Kind…
A bit of “eye candy” to start the weekend…I’ve just assembled three more “Sea Garden” bead-embroidered brooch kits in an array of...
- Oct 1, 2016
- 1 min
Bronze Metal Clay…
It seems like forever since I’ve worked with it…months have gone by without playing in this medium. But I had run out of the Bronze...
- Aug 20, 2016
- 1 min
Looking for a particular bead color?
Whether shopping at a bead store or online, searching for beads that have a particular color name can sometimes be frustrating. Problems...
- Aug 13, 2016
- 1 min
And now for something completely different…
Just kidding! I’m still having fun with the “Marine Life” brooch design. This black-lime-green rendition is the latest. Several kits in...
- Aug 6, 2016
- 1 min
Proof that…
All that glitters is not gold. When I found out that Jean Power was offering this collection of 50 pair of Swarovski 12mm crystals...