Dulcey Heller

Category: Jewelry

  • Button centerpiece

    Here’s what I’ve made the button into — my intention is to string it though the shank on the back, hopefully hiding the clasp underneath it.

  • Six more blue beads done!

    …and six more to go.  Plus a reddish-orange one.  Plus the clasp to be made out of the button.  And maybe more, depending on how it looks when I have these components done, and if I need more length (I’m thinking 16-18″.)

  • Lisa Businka beaded bead

    Lisa recently posted her instructions for making this beaded bead on her blog.  The text is in Russian, but the pictures are generous and clear.  I have very few beads that are not seed beads, so I started by searching for 6mm rounds, as she states.  I didn’t find much in my stash, but gave…

  • Ignoring the hole on a perfectly good bead

    In my feed reader, I found this post, from Lumina in Budapest, and wanted to play with the idea.  I used a bezel that was inspired by some French bezels (sorry, I no longer have the link), which I also used in my rings.  I did use the hole to help anchor the band of…

  • Not serious beading, but fun!

    I haven’t been doing that much beading lately, and miss it.  I needed a reward for doing a disliked task (mending), so at the fabric store, while picking up thread, grabbed these buttons.  A few minutes of peyote later, and I have a ring!