Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone! Your view of today’s desk may explain why I’m feeling rather overwhelmed at the moment. There’s no order, no rhyme or reason, just a lot of unfinished projects. I could make a mile-long to do list…
I picked up this huge lampworked glass lentil bead at a bead show last October. It was made by glass artist Ann Conlin. We’re often so impressed with these large focal beads, but then it can be a dilemma what to do with them. In…
I today’s video I show you how to use a Kumihimo Braiding Disk to make unique cords for your beads and jewelry. As I mention in the video, if you get the disk you should also get the Large Kumihimo Bobbins. (This link will…
Hello and welcome to the 20th in my year-long series of polymer clay dragons. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. This week’s dragon is Gwenda, which means “white wave.” She’s a pretty girl, with her pink, green &…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone! On this week’s desk are some supplies of mine you haven’t seen in a while: card making stuff! I’ve been so busy with other things that it’s fallen by the wayside. Only so many hours in…
This bracelet started, as many of them do, with the focal beads. I just love the colors and the summery images. This set was purchased at a bead show, sorry I can’t remember the name of the vendor. However, you will be…
Bead caps are wonderful little jewelry findings that can really dress up a bead and make a piece much more fancy. They come in just about every finish and style that you can imagine, but did you know that you can do…
Hello and welcome to the 19th in my year-long series of polymer clay dragons! Meet Qīnglóng (pronounced “chíng-long”) the second dragon encountered in Tiger’s Voyage. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. He is an ocean dragon and has a…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday once again. Today I’m working on prep for an upcoming video tutorial on kumihimo braiding with beads. I first gave this technique a try over a year ago and decided it was time to add a couple…
These earrings use wire wrapping in a rather different way, to create shapes surrounding our beads. You can use as many beads and wires as you like, perhaps even use larger beads and longer wires to make a pendant. How about changing up…
