Dulcey Heller

Category: Jewelry

  • Laughing at myself

    I had this design idea of layered, interlocking diamonds, and came up with this: About halfway through, I realized that this sample, where I went around each element twice, adding the corner turquoise beads on the second pass to create the diamond, was simply a wholly unnecessary way to do what visually looks like netting.…

  • Bumpy bead

    So, is this a bumpy bead like a lot of lampwork you see? Sort of warring states-ish? Whichever, it’s a lot of fun! It’s a combination of right angle weave and square stitch. It may be made in a similar way as Rachel Nelson-Smith’s Ootheca pieces; I don’t know, I haven’t seen her instructions. The…

  • Herringbone spiral complete

    I really like this bracelet. The basis for the idea is Laura McCabe’s herringbone spiral from her Embellished Beadweaving book. I put three of her spirals together, sharing the outermost two beads. I also made it so it looks like tweed, changing the direction of the spirals. Its weight is substantial and satisfying. The clasps…

  • Delicate lace heart

    A day or two ago, the instructions for Shala Kerrigan’s Delicate lace heart was in my feed reader. This is a great way to highlight some precious beads, those beads that are hard to use because they are rare. I used some Italian seeds for the heart, and changed the instructions slightly to use some…

  • Herringbone spiral, step 3

    I started this bracelet before Christmas, and last week purchased clasps that I believe will work for this — which provides impetus to work on it! I should have time this week to complete this, then perhaps back to looming? I know I’ve written that before…