Love it when I get to the Post Office Box and there’s a package waiting. My Bead Soup partner, Debra Behrends (hopefuljourneys.com) mailed a super generous package of ingredients of both beads and findings. She also sent a small sized hand bound paper journal too. To state that I’m thrilled with what she has shared […]
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Memories and Thanks Blog Hop 2013
The past year has been filled with many personal and professional challenges. Some tragic circumstances ( a suicide death of a remarkable friend and a manslaughter death of a co-worker.) To say that it was a tough year would be an understatement. I’ve learned over the years to just do my best to stay in […]
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The folks over at Artisan Whimsy are having a little design challenge this month… So many owl fans out there that I just had to join in on this challenge. Mainly metal components with a row of my tiny lampwork ivory colored beads and connectors. Check out the entires at Artisan Whimsey, join up and vote […]
Read the rest of this entry »Art Bead Scene July Challenge 2012
Hard to believe that this was inspired by a Picasso? “Two Acrobats with a dog” by Pablo Picasso, 1905 July Art Bead Scene Challenge 2012 I didn’t know that Picasso even painted anything other than those crazy abstract looking works. This selection did inspire me to work with color combinations that I would never choose […]
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I almost opted to take a nap yesterday afternoon. It was one of those blustery, crazy wind days in the Mojave and as luck would have it, I’m fending off a head cold, hopped out on Zicam. After dropping off plants at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, I decided to take the afternoon off and […]
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Here’s the color palette for the December Art Bead Scene Monthly Challenge: Very art deco, you can read more about the Chrysler Building and the challenge here. Busy as I am this month, I did want to make something for the challenge, so I made this simple little borosilicate disc bead necklace. I love the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Tiny Lampwork Beads and Necklaces
The other week I was on a roll making small lampwork beads. The nice thing is that I can usually wrap 7-9 of these small suckers on one mandrel. The not so nice thing is cleaning the beads and reaming out the bead release. That’s probably the reason why you don’t see these type of […]
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