Category: Jewelry

  • Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 3

    I’ve had just a bit of beading time, so I want to show the progress I’ve made on this bracelet: I’ve really not picked a good project for limited time. I modified the straight layered right angle weave bar of beads I made earlier to create this double-ended arrow shape, and I successfully made the…

  • A quick Q&A – with me!

    Here’s a brief Q&A that I did for one of my jobs, library assistant for the American Craft Council: Five Questions With Dulcey Heller. This is the necklace that I’m wearing, which I made over two years ago: I’ve found that I like wearing this necklace with the clasp (flower) off-center, but that doesn’t work…

  • Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 2

    I found some beading time! So here’s how I’ve modified the straight links I made: I think the interlocking shapes will be interesting in the completed bracelet. Choosing to do something with right angle weave when I have limited time is a questionable decision; it’s not the fastest stitch!

  • Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 1

    Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 1

    I purchased some of these vintage lucite beads (20x15mm) in this denim, and a lovely rich deep red. Because they’re plastic, they’re very light, so I can make a rather large bracelet without weighing down my wrist. There’s s single hole in the beads, and I have yet to figure out both the clasp (maybe…

  • Bisaneta’s earrings

    Bisaneta posted a beautiful ring and pair of earrings last week, and I wanted to try to make a pair of the earrings for myself. I shopped at a Rings & Things bead show last weekend, and one of the things on my wish list was a couple of different stone beads for her design.…