by Barbara | Apr 27, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
I said in my last post that the tutorial for the Geometric “Color Play” Square Drop Earrings would be available in a day or two, but stuff happens, life gets in the way, the dog ate my homework (just kidding!). Well, the tutorial and beading kits are now...
by Barbara | Apr 24, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
I love to make earrings! They work up quickly and they are a great way to experiment with color. Having created geometric warped square earrings and a recent series of geometric “Color Play” earrings in triangular and pentagonal shapes, I decided that...
by Barbara | Mar 6, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
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 in a Mango Brights colorway…the pair in this photo is worked in a Caribbean Brights colorway and is almost...
by Barbara | Feb 27, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques, Tutorials
Finding color combinations derived from nature was the topic of my previous post. But there are so many other places one can find color inspiration as well. While browsing a magazine I came across a page that possessed wonderful tropical color combinations! Colors I...
by Barbara | Feb 1, 2018 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beaded Beads, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Tutorials
The “Color Play” Geometric Drop Earrings tutorial is finished and beading kits for both the “Color Play” Vibrant Brights and “Color Play” Subtle Brights design are assembled. You’ll find these items and other goodies in my...
by Barbara | Jan 19, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Delica beads, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
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 accented with rainbow or metallic finishes. I am still fond of those, but suddenly I find I am attracted to opaque...
by Barbara | Jan 13, 2018 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Beads and Materials, Components, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
I love giving objects a second life and having just finished with the holidays, I found that many of the gifts we received were packaged in wonderfully sturdy, reusable boxes! This particular box housed teabags in four individual compartments (each measuring 3.25...
by Barbara | Dec 14, 2017 | An Aside, Beading, Beads and Materials, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques
I will get back to beading and metal work, but every now and then I need to step back from it all and delve into something totally new. In this case, I’ve wandered off into working with paper collage, creating tiny one-of-a-kind boxes, pillow envelopes, bags,...
by Barbara | Dec 1, 2017 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
This is my “Loch Ness Sea Dragon III” Wrap design (inspired by Contemporary Geometric Beadwork). I entered it in the Fire Mountain Gems 2017 Seed Bead Contest and the results have just been announced. Lucky me! This piece won a Bronze Medal Award in the Fashion...
by Barbara | Oct 21, 2017 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques
I’ve worked primarily in Peyote stitch for the past few years because it lends itself so well to geometric beadwork. The beads sit nicely stacked like little bricks and it creates a fairly stiff and supportive structure akin to the feeling of upholstery fabric...