Dulcey Heller

Category: Necklaces

  • Six more blue beads done!

    …and six more to go.  Plus a reddish-orange one.  Plus the clasp to be made out of the button.  And maybe more, depending on how it looks when I have these components done, and if I need more length (I’m thinking 16-18″.)

  • Lisa Businka beaded bead

    Lisa recently posted her instructions for making this beaded bead on her blog.  The text is in Russian, but the pictures are generous and clear.  I have very few beads that are not seed beads, so I started by searching for 6mm rounds, as she states.  I didn’t find much in my stash, but gave…

  • Ignoring the hole on a perfectly good bead

    In my feed reader, I found this post, from Lumina in Budapest, and wanted to play with the idea.  I used a bezel that was inspired by some French bezels (sorry, I no longer have the link), which I also used in my rings.  I did use the hole to help anchor the band of…

  • Herringbone commas

    Messing around with herringbone — these are interesting curves, but won’t work for my intended use (sort of a “ray” from a centerpiece); too big.  I’ll play again with this sometime, maybe use 15s.  They’re interesting though.

  • Blue beads plus extras….

    So I haven’t done any more blue beads, but I did make 3+ other beads for this set.  I’m envisioning making some sort of centerpiece out of the button, like the button is the center of a flower of fringe, perhaps.  The clasp, I’m hoping, will be hidden underneath it.  The orange beads will be…