Category: Jewelry

  • Herringbone commas

    Messing around with herringbone — these are interesting curves, but won’t work for my intended use (sort of a “ray” from a centerpiece); too big.  I’ll play again with this sometime, maybe use 15s.  They’re interesting though.

  • Blue beads plus extras….

    So I haven’t done any more blue beads, but I did make 3+ other beads for this set.  I’m envisioning making some sort of centerpiece out of the button, like the button is the center of a flower of fringe, perhaps.  The clasp, I’m hoping, will be hidden underneath it.  The orange beads will be…

  • My BFAC necklace is up for auction!

    Here’s my necklace up for auction on eBay for Beading for a Cure, a project to honor Layne, a beader who lost her fight with colorectal cancer.  All proceeds go to the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association.  The button on the top of the left column links with the Beading for a Cure website, the…

  • More beads of blue

    Looking back at previous posts, here’s where I described the orange plastic beads I got as a gift from a friend — nearly a year ago.  Last May, I made the single orange bead – to see it alone in all its glory, look here.  Last August, I made a few of the blue beads. …

  • Turquoise tubes bracelet

    For a clasp, I decided to go with simple beads and loops.  It would be nicest if the tube beads would stay nice and straight, perpendicular to their closest tube neighbors, but that isn’t the case.  It’s secure though, so that’s good! I think this took longer than it should because the next project on…