Category: Jewelry

  • Tila spiral complete

    It’s done! I used a Swarovski button, and made a teardrop-shaped loop for the clasp. It works, and I have a completed necklace to wear. The design is by Claudia Schumann.

  • Tila spiral spiral

    Last night, I got my shipment of the 50-ish cube beads I needed to complete this spiral – so this morning, I finished the spiral and put on the Swarovski button before work. I have to decide how plain or embellished I want the loop for the button, which I’ll do over the weekend. This…

  • Beading For a Cure complete

    The due date was yesterday — I got my piece done and mailed just in time! The pendants are my favorite part of the necklace: The matching earrings are a duplicate of the center hanging dangles. I did use an added bead, a size 11 pink bead to match the size 8 bead. The necklace…

  • Beading for a Cure 2013, step 2

    I’m making progress! I like it – these, and others, will be strung with the addition of the other beads in the kit. My addition to the kit is the size 11 matte pink beads; the kit comes with the same color in 8s.

  • Tila spiral

    This isn’t done, but here’s a sample of a third spiral from Claudia Schumann’s Spiralketten. It’s very cool, a great design! This is going to be set aside while I finish up Beading for a Cure, but it shouldn’t take long to complete when I have time again. This one is for me!