Once again, I’m struck by the beauty of the humble seed bead. It’s amazing how elegant these simple components look when strung together in multiples. This necklace began its life as necklace from a store. I always liked the colors and the…
“Bead Soup,” simply put, is a collection of beads. It can be completely random, like saving all your extra beads in a bowl, then seeing what you can do with them. Or they can be planned assortments with contrasting or complementary colors….
There’s something about this bead dangle cluster style of necklace I just love; I can’t stop making and wearing them. In fact, I have a hard time deciding every day which one of many to wear (which tells me I probably have…
This necklace is a knock-off of one I bought at my local Fashion Bug. (Which, sadly, is going out of business. Why are all the good stores closing? Boo. Hiss.) Anyhow, I was happy to get a few bargains and some great…
This necklace is a remake of a favorite I’ve had for years. I think I love it so much because it’s simple, yet funky and it goes with everything. Stringing bead dangles onto a ring is a great way to use up single,…
Way back in October Lesley Watt offered up the results of a lampworking friend’s destashing. Can you say super-duper generous? Wow! Hey, when someone offers free beads, who am I to turn them down? Yup, the bead I got was in this…
Lately I’ve been eyeballin’ necklaces with lengths of chain for dangles. I love the dramatic look, but when I tried on this one last week I was surprised at just how goth it looked. I was glad I had used the purple…
This is a technique I’ve been meaning to try for some time and I was amazed at how beautifully it worked up. I have several “pearl” necklaces that were my grandmother’s, but none were at all my personal style. Muliple strands of…
The wonderful thing about crafting and making wonderful stuff is that the stuff we start with doesn’t have to be particularly amazing in order for the end result to be terrific. This graceful crystal and wire necklace started with just a strand…
This wooden cat bead was given to me by a friend quite some time ago. I immediately made it into a necklace, but then didn’t wear it very often. If you have jewelry you know you ought to like, but never feel…