I’ve been on a roll this past week making a slew of the tiniest lampwork glass beads. I’m using them to make a few gifts for those folks who are dear and far from me. For birthday gifts and just because. The lampwork beads work out so well for micro macrame, because the bead hole […]
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October ABS Challenge
Art Bead Scene Monthly Challenge for October. Initially I wasn’t too thrilled with the selection. I even considered just passing on this round. But, I really like the color palette, so I reconsidered. A Hedgehog in a Landscape, 1643-51 9¼ x 15 in. 23.5 x 38 cm. bodycolor on vellum by Giovanna Garzoni Then, the […]
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Busy making …
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I planted these in the kiln last night… Look what sprouted this morning! Wishing you productivity and contentment this Bead Table Wednesday.
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I challenged myself to play along for the full series of the Inspired By Nature Challenges. I think this is week number ten and the last four jewelry making challenges are sea related. Here’s the design I came up with for this week: I’m referring to this necklace as waves because the lampwork focal bead […]
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The theme for the Inspired By Nature Challenge for Week 7 is Dragonflies. Absolutely; dragonflies are one of my favorite focal pieces. I’ve been fascinated with dragonflies for a long time. Interesting symbolism related to the dragonfly… my personal favorite interpretation is: Focus on living ‘IN’ the moment “The dragonfly normally lives most of its […]
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My favorite from the latest batch of beads. See what’s on the table here at Bead Table Wednesday flickr group.
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Another challenge piece here for the Inspired By Nature jewelry series by Heather Powers. This weeks theme is the Forest Floor. It’s been some time since I’ve been for a stroll in the forest, perhaps five years or more. So, it took me a while to remember, then I recalled that when I lived in […]
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Surprise, it’s not a micro macrame jewelry piece. This necklace was created for the Art Bead Scene July Challenge. Each month a work of art is featured and used as inspiration for the design process. This month, the art is Morning in the Garden at Vaucresson by Edouard Vuillard. Lovely color pallet to play with […]
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It’s Bead Table Wednesday (group created by Heather Powers) and this is what’s cookin’ on my table today. Lots of fun at the hot torch the other day. Now, for the really fun part… pulling the beads off the mandrels and cleaning the bead release out of those tiny little holes. Really, it’s a meditation […]
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