Earrings four
One project before Christmas was to make these earrings. I didn’t get to photograph them as a set before I made the last pair, with the vitrail light Swarovski square, so I subbed in my pair at the bottom. For the gift set, I used a light blue s/l, which really shifted the Swarovski to…
Another great Minneapolis Institute of the Arts visit
Closing at MIA is a traveling exhibit from the Louvre — photography wasn’t permitted there, but I did take pictures of other exhibits to share. The first two images are from iAfrica, an interactive exhibit of African culture. You can also download an iPhone app with images from this exhibit, including a playable thumb piano!…
Small Swarovski pendant
A holiday gift….
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Double triple spiral palette
I’ve been wanting to make one of Sabina’s double triple spirals ever since I saw the first one she posted. And then she wrote instructions! I went bead shopping with the luxury of buying all the beads instead of working with all or some of my own stash — and with no particular colors in…