Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday again! This is the time when we usually all share what’s on happening in our creative workspaces. However, what’s been on my workdesk the past couple days is some of the best work I’ve done in a while….
Sometimes it takes just a few simple materials and a basic technique to make something quite special. Orange isn’t my favorite color, but I love the look of these sparkling Swarovski Crystal Wild Hearts with their flashes of pink. Simple “messy wraps” wire…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, all! My workdesk this week shows an interesting fabric from Joanne’s. It’s a lovely lightweight cotton knit, sure to be comfy in the summer heat, but it has a different twist. It’s striped on one side and…
These sweet little peridot beads are given center stage by being wire wrapped onto earring frames. A simple central bead dangle in a darker green shade adds interest and contrast. In the video, I’ll show you how to wire wrap the beads…
Happy Wednesday everyone! I haven’t participated in Woyww for a few weeks as I’ve been working on the church curtains. Thankfully those are all done, hanging and look great, so now I can get back to other projects. (Photos of the curtains…
Here’s a different twist on wire wrapping beads to a frame. Instead of center drilled beads today I used top drilled teardrops and wrapped the wire around the tips between each wrap. The wire adds interest & texture and the spiky look of the…
Stretch bracelets are easy to make AND you don’t have to be quite so precise with the sizing, which is excellent for gift giving. Using pearls & crystals gives this a bracelet a classic and classy look. Of course, you could use…
This week I’ve been sharing with you the sewing I’ve done for my summer wardrobe. Wednesday I shared a skirt, Thursday I told you all about getting perfectly fitting pants and yesterday I showed yet more tops copied from a well-loved purchased…
Yesterday I told you my process for making a perfectly fitting pair of pants. Here’s another pair made the same way. They are accompanied by yet another incarnation of them “top with rounded yoke,” as I call it. (Last summer I started making…
Yesterday I showed you a skirt I made from Simplicity 1887. Here are the pants I made from that same pattern… sorta. You see, way back in December 2012 I made a custom drafted pants pattern using my measurements. (The link will bring…
