Category: Jewelry

  • Hand Jewelry: a class with Diane Fitzgerald

    I am fortunate that Diane Fitzgerald had openings in a local workshop, and sent invitations to local beaders to join her — and it worked with my schedule! This is a series of six sessions, with the ultimate goal of creating a piece of jewelry for the back of the hand. This first session, we…

  • Bead around the world necklace

    I love this necklace! I used gray Chinese crystals and blue India glass as spacers, strung on Soft Flex. A long sterling headpin is the core of the pendant, and the clasp is sterling. I really received a well-balanced collection; it was easy to string. Thank you, Bead around the world beaders!

  • Gwen Fisher’s DNA double helix

    Gwen Fisher has posted the instructions on how to make her DNA double helix; she includes coloring the base pairs so the A, T, G, and C molecules denote an actual species. My species was limited by my bead colors! So, this is the shape only. I found this straightforward to do. Gwen warns about…

  • Bead around the world beads!

    Aren’t these great?! These are the beads from the Bead around the world swap, in which I participated at the beginning of the year. All of the beaders except Sylvia are in Europe (mostly Germany). I made the bead at the lower left, specified my colors and finished size (I was pretty flexible), and the…

  • Beading for a Cure – auction ends soon!

    If you’d like to bid on my necklace, now is the time! Bidding closes Monday, about noon Pacific .