Category: Necklaces

  • My BFAC necklace is up for auction!

    Here’s my necklace up for auction on eBay for Beading for a Cure, a project to honor Layne, a beader who lost her fight with colorectal cancer.  All proceeds go to the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association.  The button on the top of the left column links with the Beading for a Cure website, the…

  • More beads of blue

    Looking back at previous posts, here’s where I described the orange plastic beads I got as a gift from a friend — nearly a year ago.  Last May, I made the single orange bead – to see it alone in all its glory, look here.  Last August, I made a few of the blue beads. …

  • Another small pendant

    The Swarovski is lime, and the seeds are a gold-lined teal, with gold-plated charlottes.  I like the effect!

  • Markdowns in the Remembering Cindy Etsy shop!

    As promised, we are marking down the items remaining in the Etsy shop, except for the panels, the postcards of the panels, and I believe one doll.  Everything other than that is 25% off – please consider making a purchase, all proceeds are going to the American Lung Association.  To read more about this project,…

  • Triangle tube completed

    This was a satisfying project to complete.  I really like these beads together, and I like how the gold charlottes tie the clasp into the piece, at least somewhat.  Diane Fitzgerald’s instructions show a beaded ball and loop clasp, but I wanted to use a different clasp.  I chose to string the tube onto Softflex,…