Category: Jewelry

  • BFAC 2009 – ropes ropes ropes!

    Well, I think I’m maybe done with the herringbone ropes for this project. I have, let’s see, more than 5 FEET of herringbone rope in the coil below. Oh, and for a break? I made myself a herringbone bracelet. I’m waffling on how to put these ropes together, and I’m going to have to play…

  • Double spiral complete

    This is my second piece of double spiral that I’ve done. For the first one, I did a single spiral, and then went back to add the second spiral. I tried doing both at once, but I couldn’t “see it” at first. I was able to do it in one pass this time, which works…

  • BFAC 2009 flower?

    Hey, look what you can do with the drop beads! I’m not sure if this can help me….

  • BFAC 2009 – sample swatch

    I decided on the ivory as a color to add. I haven’t always added a color (this is my fourth year), but I wanted to provide a contrasting value to the existing beads. I beaded a couple of inches of 3 different herringbone ropes, and then strung some of the beads (on whatever scrap of…

  • Double spiral in process

    Okay, here’s a sample of the double spiral in process, the beads I got from Marilee that I wrote about here. I tried adding the triangles on the exterior occasionally, but they got lost. I bought this button at General Bead in San Francisco, hoping it would work. I don’t like buttons for clasps because…