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 »Art Bead Scene August 2012 Challenge
Prepare to come about… that’s about all I can recall from my brief sailing days on the Narragansett Bay. But, if you are going to remember one lesson from sailing, that’s a pretty important one to recall unless you want to go for a swim or get knocked out. I do love the ocean and […]
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 »Jewelry Designs from Nature Challenge Blog Hop
Welcome to my garden… that’s my theme for the Jewelry Designs from Nature Challenge. The generous and talented Heather Powers, aka Humblebeads had a little lottery earlier this summer and I was one of the lucky designers selected to work with one of her polymer clay pendant beads. I work at a cactus nursery, so […]
Read the rest of this entry »Look Here Listen Up
I made this macrame necklace a few weeks ago and I’m just getting around to taking photos. Here it is, quick and easy. That brilliant Buddha Pendant is by Swedish artist Birgitta Lejonklou (Create With Spirit). I added a few Tim Holtz metal components as a reminder to LISTEN.
Read the rest of this entry »Nature Inspired
I was lucky winner recently and my name got drawn for the Jewelry Designs from Nature Challenge sponsored and hosted by Heather Powers (a.k.a. Humblebeads, Art Bead Scene.) This here is my piece of paradise… Check back on July 17th to see what becomes of this little beauty.
Read the rest of this entry »Recipe for Bead Soup
Received a few beautiful boxes of beads from my Bead Soup Blog Hop partner this round- Lori Anderson. Everything arrived spic ‘n span – bright, fresh and sparkling. A dash of this… A dash of that… Something sweet… Something salty… Something spicy… Something shining… I Love it all! Stay tuned for the finish on August […]
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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