by Barbara | Jan 27, 2017 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Tutorials
Have you ever made a Shutterfly photo book? Over the last few years, I’ve made four featuring my metal and beadwork and now I have a fifth book to add to my collection! This time I decided to assemble an 8×8 inch 20-page book of my tutorial...
by Barbara | Jan 6, 2017 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Cabochons and Gemstones, Classes, Components, Embellishments, Found Objects, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Resin, Sterling Silver, Techniques
Registration is open for the 2017 Bead&Button show. I’ve been perusing the class catalog and there are several classes I’d consider taking if time and money were no object. I would definitely take Celie Fago’s Master Class, but the cost would be...
by Barbara | Dec 3, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Earrings, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tutorials
I’ve just finished another pair of geometric warped square (inspired by CGB) arrow-shaped drop earrings using yummy greens, pale purple, and oh, how I love these Swarovski Yellow Opal crystals! I’d previously made a pair of striped earrings that hang...
by Barbara | Nov 30, 2016 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Bead Embroidery, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials, Uncategorized
I’m still catching up from being away from my studio for almost two weeks…amazing how much work piles up. There are orders to fill and emails to answer and of course, the cats were so love-starved while we were away and are demanding constant attention!...
by Barbara | Nov 25, 2016 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
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 late!) in a “jungle” colourway. I’ve been influenced by the lush foliage of Kauai where I’ve been...
by Barbara | Nov 12, 2016 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Bracelets, Cabochons and Gemstones, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off! That is the title of a 1961 musical written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, but I tend to vociferate that phrase when it seems that the world is handing out more craziness than sanity. The issues at hand, sabotage, and...
by Barbara | Nov 6, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Sterling Silver, Tutorials
I’m loving playing with the Geometric design in different colourways! I plan to suspend this Warped Square from a 14 x 10mm Swarovski pear-shaped crystal stone in elegant Dark Moss Green. I’ve finished bezeling the first crystal, but I’m not quite...
by Barbara | Oct 28, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Gemstones, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Seed Beads, Tutorials
I should have started playing with Warped Squares several years ago when the craze for geometric beading was in its infancy. But there were so many exciting ideas presented in Jean Power’s book “Geometric Beadwork” and Kate McKinnon’s “Contemporary Geometric Beadwork”...
by Barbara | Oct 23, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, Seed Beads, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
My “Geometric Warped Square Arrow” Drop Earrings were such fun to make that I will want to create several more pair in different colors! I’ve finished the tutorial and assembled several beading kits. The kit is composed of Delica, seed, and...
by Barbara | Oct 21, 2016 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Cabochons and Gemstones, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Gemstones, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
I’m almost finished with my tutorial for the “Geometric Warped Square Arrow Drop Earrings” that were featured in my previous post, but I just had to take a break from proofreading to create another pair that is slightly different. This time...
