I almost opted to take a nap yesterday afternoon. It was one of those blustery, crazy wind days in the Mojave and as luck would have it, I’m fending off a head cold, hopped out on Zicam. After dropping off plants at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, I decided to take the afternoon off and […]
Read the rest of this entry »5th Bead Soup Blog Party Partner
The current Bead Soup Blog Party is now in full swing and I’ve had the luck of the draw to be partnered up for the swap with the talented Morwyn Mullins (Another Country Bead Works). Morwyn does some fancy seed beading and and her work has loads of creative energy. So without further delay, I’m […]
Read the rest of this entry »January 2012 Art Bead Scene Challenge
The inspiration for the January Art Bead Scene Challenge is “Trellis by William Morris, 1862” You can read more biographical information about the artist and this design at ART BEAD SCENE. I love the color palette, especially the coral, rust and gold hues. Even though I think my final design is very simple, I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Resolution
New Year resolution… if it worked for lao-tzu it’s good enough for me.
Read the rest of this entry »A Digital Breath of Fresh Air
This past week I’ve been working on stamped, collage, hand cut fairy paper dolls. I use a combination of angel company (Character Constructions , ArtChix Studio, Enchanted Gallery) rubber stamps, digital collage sheets and old magazines, along with beads and wire. They look something like this, but all are unique. The best part is finding or making little accessory […]
Read the rest of this entry »December Art Bead Scene Challenge
Here’s the color palette for the December Art Bead Scene Monthly Challenge: Very art deco, you can read more about the Chrysler Building and the challenge here. Busy as I am this month, I did want to make something for the challenge, so I made this simple little borosilicate disc bead necklace. I love the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday, December 14, 2011 – BTW
Here’s what’s on my table this Wednesday…my spin on melting some borosilicate glass. I’m using Momka boro shorts rods and have no idea what colors these are because they aren’t labeled. I’m finding it difficult to make a decent boro bead shape, but liking the results of the disc beads and pendants. See what others […]
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 […]
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