In this video I show you a wire wrapping technique that can turn just about anything into a pendant. Today I’m using a polished ammonite that I picked up at a bead show a while back. The wire wrapping is fairly straightforward as I wanted…
In last week’s Friday Findings video I showed you the basics of kumihimo braiding. This week I show you how to add beads to your braided cords. This necklace was made with seed beads of different sizes. This ombré kumihimo bracelet is…
For this week’s dragon I decided to try something I’ve been avoiding for a while: applied scales. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. I was avoiding it because it was hard to picture how to handle things like…
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…
