I wanted a blue ring
I wear a lot of blue, but don’t have any blue rings. Today, I remedied that. The stone is an inexpensive lapis cab, 14x10mm. The opaque blue is a French size 13 bead, with s/l blue Japanese 15s and white pearl charlottes as accents. The bezel is made with stack stitch, gives a nice smooth…
Never enough blogs
Okay, here’s more that I’ve added to my feed reader, and I’ve remembered to add them to this blogroll too. Just in case you want to browse…. deEva Briggancs Vezsuzsi Agnesbeads Mary LeMieux-Ruibal Les creations de MarieCyber Peetje Jean Power NatalieS Perlen Perlomania (many tutorials) Andrea Adams (Bead Quilt creator) Flying Fish (Kelly) The lovely…
But is it art? Session 1
Tonight, I attended the first of 3 sessions taught by Patricia Briggs, PhD, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The subtitle of the series is “Understanding contemporary art.” I have no art history background, no art education. Dr. Briggs gives an enjoyable, accessible lecture, and I learned a…
Rivoli and pearls, completed
Okay, I sat down and finished this for my retiring coworker. I think it looks like a medal of some sort? It’s about 1 1/4″ from top to bottom, and can be a pin or a pendant. She loved it. Yay!
I’ve been tagged
Mary has tagged me. Her answers are on her Multiply blog. Okay, here, we go: What was I doing 10 years ago? Same family Same house Same job Younger! What are 5 things on my to-do list for today? (You caught me on a boring day, Mary. You should have asked me on Monday!) Grocery…