It’s Wednesday already! What’s on my bead table? I gussied up a few metal pieces (The Lipstick Ranch) using Vintaj Patina, rubber stamping and hand painting (on both sides of course.) Whipped out a few leather cords. Now I have a some necklaces. See what others have on their table this week at the flickr […]
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Vintaj “Asian Lantern” September 2012 Challenge
Take a few Vintaj jewelry components and piece them together and this is what I end up with… It’s my entry for the Vintaj ‘Asian Lantern” September 2012 Design Challenge. September 2012 Challenge: “Asian Lantern” Take your interpretation of “Asian Lantern” and create an inspiring piece using Vintaj Natural Brass, Arte Metal and/or Artisan Copper! […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bead Table Wednesday August 15, 2012
It’s been quite some time since I’ve shared a Bead Table Wednesday post. So here it is. I’m calling this one the Cactus Garden Series. I get lots of color inspiration from the cactus and succulents at the nursery. The colors fit so well with the southwestern palette. I’ve really been liking the matte seed […]
Read the rest of this entry »Vintaj “Dragonfly Pool” Challenge August 2012
One evening last week, near dusk, my friend Sarah and I both commented about seeing a cluster of dragonflies in the cactus garden. You’d think the Mojave desert an unusual place to find dragonflies because of the lack of water, but that’s not the case. The desert has many types of dragonflies that can only […]
Read the rest of this entry »Art Bead Scene June Challenge 2012
I’ve always liked this painting by Edward Hopper Nighthawks (1942) Can’t everyone relate to the late night, cheap diner experience? I think we’ve all been there and done that at some point in our development. Who knew, even the Simpson’s had an episode featuring this cheap diner backdrop? Enough talk, here’s the jewelry design for […]
Read the rest of this entry »Three Dog Night
A rare, quick peek at one of my non-bead, non-jewelry related activities. As my brother once said, “if a person loved you this much it would suffocate you.”
Read the rest of this entry »The Button Swap 2012
Never one to just sit idle, even when I’m really busy, I can’t not fuss with some project. The buttons for this challenge were no exception. I had to pull out the drill and add a few more holes for the earrings and then I decided to alter the large royal blue button. I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Button Button Who’s Got The Button
I do love to blog hop and am participating in yet another blog hop swap. This time around it’s a button swap, and the ring leader is Cindy Wimmer from Sweet Bead Studio. My partner for this round is Jeannie from jkdjewelry. Stay tuned for future posts.
Read the rest of this entry »March 2012 Art Bead Scene Challenge
The Art Bead Scene Challenge for the month of March was painted by one of my favorite artists, Vincent Van Gogh. I admit, I’ve never been to France, but I did have a pen pal from Paris when I was a youngster. The correspondence didn’t last very long. I didn’t know French and she didn’t […]
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