Jewelry at Historic New England
Looking at other time periods’ and cultures’ jewelry can be inspirational. In Jewelry at Historical New England (located in Boston), there’s a couple of things I really like — there’s a pair of earrings circa 1885 that would translate well to beads and wire. The seed pearl brooches from 1823 are great (though I wish…
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!
Bead Museum Arizona needs help
The Bead Museum in Arizona has a serious shortage of funds. Below is a letter from Alice Scherer to the bead community, asking for help. To read how the Bead Museum has strongly influenced one person’s life, read Andrea Adams’ post. I was planning a trip within the next year or two to visit for…
Polymer clay in AmericanStyle
The April 2009 issue of AmericanStyle magazine features polymer clay in its Arts Focus. Most, if not all, of the images are available online! Take a look if you’d like — my favorites are the Nudibranch bracelet from Melanie West, “From The Sea,” a shell by Jana Robers Benzon, and “Horizontal Hibiscus” by Kathleen Dustin. …
More bead blogs to enjoy
Here’s some more I’ve added to this blog and to my feed reader: Fákó.Orsi gyöngei Cent perles et moi MadDesigns (Marcia DeCoster)