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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 »Bead Soup September 2011 Served Piping Hot!
The fabulous Bead Soup Blog Party reveal day has arrived. Many, many participants from around the globe this year, so get ready for a full day of blog hopping. Once again, thanks out to the gracious host, Lori Anderson (Pretty Things); as well as to all the amazing artists who are participating this year. As […]
Read the rest of this entry »Inspired By Nature Challenge – Starfish Necklace
Nearing a close on the Inspired By Nature Challenge Series hosted by Heather Powers. This is week number eleven and I have a starfish inspired necklace to show off today. It’s a very light piece and I used Apoxie clay, recycled fabric, thread and needle, cords, beads and some cold connections to pull this one […]
Read the rest of this entry »Inspired By Nature Challenge SEA Waves Necklace
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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Primitive Earrings
Here’s what I do when my creative muse refuses to cooperate… Glass headpins on a heavier gauge wire wrapped with glass headpins on a smaller gauge wire.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday, August 31, 2011- BTW
Several weeks ago, the talented artist and jewelry designer Birgitta Lejonklou and I made contact via one of the flickr groups we both belong to. She admired a necklace I had made a while back and I admired her lovely clay pendants and links. We decided to make a trade and I received this in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Inspired By Nature Zen Garden Challenge
So much inspiration… so many options… so little time. What to create? Gardens are right up my alley… literally! I work and play at a cactus garden nursery in the Las Vegas area – Cactus Joe’s Blue Diamond Nursery. I’ve been told it’s a very Zen place to wander about. There is a Zen Garden […]
Read the rest of this entry »Art Bead Scene August Challenge
The inspiration for the Art Bead Scene August Challenge is the art deco poster by Frederick Winthrop Ramsdell, American Crescent Cycles. Thought I’d give the idea of using some crescent shapes a spin for my challenge entry necklace. I decided to roll with bone shaped crescent pieces and then dug up an old tea tin. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Inspired By Nature Bee Challenge Necklace
The Inspired By Nature Challenge this week: BEES…………………………………………………………………………………………………. Honey Dipped! Of course who could resist adding an image of a bee. The design process for this was lots of fun. I’ve included a bee image and focal bead created from one of Catherine Moore’s Character Constructions rubber stamps. The focal bead is made out of […]
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