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Beads at the flagship American Craft Council Show
There are more than 650 artists who have (or will be soon) putting up their booths for the 2016 American Craft Council show in Baltimore. I work for ACC, but I’m one of the stay-at-home staff. If you can go, keep an eye out for these beady people, who share my love for little beads:…
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I love French pumpkin beads
Really, I love all these colors, but the pumpkin is its own category of wonderful. I have a lot of this particular bead, but they are precious because I love them, and because there are no more French seed bead manufacturers. I’ve long admired Julie Powell’s beadwork, especially her collections of herringbone rope necklaces. I…
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Earring two of two
I have a pair! And, the back: Not the perfect best color for the Ultrasuede, but it’s not horrible. I have active starts on two other beading projects. One involves rhinestones, and one does not.
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Earring one of two
These are gorgeous turquoise cabochons that I purchased last spring at a rock show. Really lovely work on cutting the cabs, book matched to mirror each other. Now, do I like what I’ve done enough to do the second one the same way? I think so!
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Offset right angle weave necklace
I made this a couple months ago, and looking at my photos on my computer, realized I didn’t post a picture of it. This is right angle weave with Czech rondelles on one side of the unit. Two rows, offset vs. square to each other. It has a natural curve.