Category: Necklaces

  • The new owner of my 2010 Beading for a Cure stained glass necklace…

    …is Jennifer VanBenschoten, the Beadwork about.com guide! I’m quite honored. She blogged about Beading for a Cure, and her purchase of my necklace. Take a look at this week’s auctions, and see if something catches your eye.

  • Lace leaf chain, part 3

    Both sides are done, and I’ve added a top row of loops with English cuts. I plan on stringing beading wire through these, with green beads covering the wire between the cuts. I have a triangle shaped toggle I might use for a clasp — I’m kicking myself, as I recently ordered beads and didn’t…

  • Beading for a Cure auctions have begun!

    And, my necklace is in the first round of auctions! I had no idea, I thought it would be later. Beading for a Cure is an annual beading challenge dedicated to raising money for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association in honor of fellow beader Layne Shilling, who lost her battle with colorectal cancer in…

  • Lace leaf chain, part two

    I’ve done a little more on this project: The pendant is stained glass, like my Beading For a Cure necklace, which is going up for auction on eBay tomorrow! I have yet to determine how I am going to attach the pendant to the chain. I may just attach the thread to the anchoring chain,…

  • Lace leaf chain, part one

    I’ll be working on a larger project in the near future, so decided to enjoy a smaller project while I’m waiting for those beads to arrive. Here’s the first 2″ or so of a lace leaf chain, from Diane Fitzgerald’s Zulu Inspired Beadwork. I have a pendant I will be adding to this. I’m not…