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 »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 »One Crayon Color Challenge
Here’s the reveal day for the One Crayon Color Challenge. Thanks to Sally Russick for hosting the hop. I’m not sure why I selected the color orange. I’m really fond of certain shades and tones of orange, mainly rust colors, but flat out orange always seems a bit too bright and obnoxious to me. While […]
Read the rest of this entry »Planting Seeds
Seed beads of course. Third attempt at seed bead embroidery, with another seed beaded cuff bracelet. Brighter colors this time around. I can’t recall who said it, but someone likened it to painting, except the medium is beads. Allowing the pattern to wander and adding splashes of color here and there.
Read the rest of this entry »Challenge of Color Blog Hop 2011
A step by step photo log of my design process for the Challenge of Color Blog Hop 2011. Thanks to Erin (Tesori Trovati Jewelry) and Jessica (Design Seeds) for the inspiration. I decided that I really wanted to make it a personal challenge for myself. That said, what could I possibly create that I had […]
Read the rest of this entry »Andrew Thornton October Readers Challenge Blog Hop
I was real pleased with myself when I was able to snag one of Andrew Thornton’s October Challenge kits. These kits always seem to sell out FAST. I diligently checked my mailbox and after a reasonable amount of time had passed, sent the “I didn’t get mine yet” email out. Alas, the kit finally arrived […]
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – BTW
Here’s what’s on the bead table today: A freshly completed silk sari ribbon and yarn cuff featuring another ceramic focal by Birgitta (a.k.a. AngelWhisper at Etsy). And maybe this is what’s in store for today, I’m liking these colors teals, browns and beiges… But, I may not get around to it because I did this […]
Read the rest of this entry »Lima Beads Challenge Reveal It ALL
Shannon Chomanczuk and Lorelei Eurto set up another fun filled jewelry design challenge. Thank you Shannon and Lorelei. They put together a selection of beads from Lima Beads and this is what ended up in the bead kit: The only items that I did not incorporate into my designs are the Silver Green Biwa Top- Drilled Pearls, the turquoise […]
Read the rest of this entry »BaNGle BaNGle BaNGle
Busy making …
Read the rest of this entry »What is an original design worth?
What is an original design worth? This post brings to mind the late Janis Joplin song : Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart “Come on, come on, come on, come on now Didn’t I make you feel, oh baby, like you were the only one Baby didn’t I give you nearly everything that a […]
Read the rest of this entry »