Category: Jewelry

  • Turquoise tubes

    I bought these fat white heart tubes a while ago, the seller thought they were either Czech or French.  I’m guessing Czech, but I’m really not that knowledgeable.  They’re large in diameter, with large holes.  A 15 would fit inside.  I’ve been messing around with paper and pencil, and then with beads, trying to figure…

  • Another small pendant

    The Swarovski is lime, and the seeds are a gold-lined teal, with gold-plated charlottes.  I like the effect!

  • Cabled herringbone again

    Okay, I should just follow instructions.  Color me stubborn!  But I love these beads, and wanted to give it a try – those beads on the edge are a great matte ab root beer brown.  They’re too big, though, they really need to be the same size as the internal herringbone rows, the green beads. …

  • Cabled herringbone

    The February 2009 issue of Bead & Button has instructions for cabled herringbone, designed by Rae Arlene Reller.  Herringbone is one of my favorite stitches, and I found this very appealing, so I gave it a shot.  The blue and purple are French 10’s, fat beads.  I increased the width of the herringbone stitch by…

  • Markdowns in the Remembering Cindy Etsy shop!

    As promised, we are marking down the items remaining in the Etsy shop, except for the panels, the postcards of the panels, and I believe one doll.  Everything other than that is 25% off – please consider making a purchase, all proceeds are going to the American Lung Association.  To read more about this project,…