Dulcey Heller

Category: Necklaces

  • BFAC 2009 – sample swatch

    I decided on the ivory as a color to add. I haven’t always added a color (this is my fourth year), but I wanted to provide a contrasting value to the existing beads. I beaded a couple of inches of 3 different herringbone ropes, and then strung some of the beads (on whatever scrap of…

  • Double spiral in process

    Okay, here’s a sample of the double spiral in process, the beads I got from Marilee that I wrote about here. I tried adding the triangles on the exterior occasionally, but they got lost. I bought this button at General Bead in San Francisco, hoping it would work. I don’t like buttons for clasps because…

  • Double spiral with swap beads

    Towards the end of last year, I participated in a swap on All About Beads. I haven’t participated in a materials swap for a while as most specify no seed beads — and that’s really what I like best. This one was a spiral swap, and I sent out some blue, tan, and cream beads.…