Category: Jewelry

  • Waxed cotton bracelet

    So, beading time has been scarce, but I made this little bracelet. I’m going to make a couple more, wrapping the waxed cotton between the beads twice to see if the color will show more. It should also decrease the curve a little; this bracelet almost wants to corkscrew. I was inspired by several examples…

  • My Beading for a Cure necklace up for auction

    You want it? You can buy it! The auction closes on April 14th, so bid soon and often – proceeds go to charity! Beading For a Cure raises funds for colorectal cancer, in memory of Layne Shilling. Thank you.

  • Tila bracelet experiment

    So, here’s some Tila experimenting I’ve been doing. I like the design! Ignore the (lack of) clasp. This makes, I believe, 3 bracelets sitting here waiting for clasp inspiration. Try this image, instead: Looks complete in this one!

  • Bead Around the World start bead

    So, I started with a starfish of sorts (in an earlier post, but I redid it so that the hole in the ring of beads was 6 beads instead of 12), then added another layer of starfish arms. Then I added more black and red arms to the inner lentil beads, and attached them with…

  • The beginning?

    Perhaps this is the beginning of a project. I will be adding black beads, and maybe some lime. I so, so wish that there were a true permanent opaque purple in seed beads. Purple would be a great addition.