I was trying to make an earring
Instead I got a miniature dreidel. I’m experimenting with posting directly from my phone. Testing, 1, 2, 3…
Almost a new year, almost a new blog?
I would like to begin again writing regularly for this blog. To that end: I fixed the automatic backup, I updated plugins, and chose a new theme. Not tons different, but a bit cleaner and more modern. I got rid of duplication between categories (such as jewelry) and tags (stitch used). The header image is…
Jan Huling at the Hoboken Historical Museum
Jan Huling’s work is instantly recognizable – fully-covered objects, often quirky and always beautiful. Huling had the cover article of June/July 2011 American Craft, where you can read about her beading, starting with a kazoo. If you live in the Hoboken, New Jersey area, you can see Jan Huling’s work on display at the Hoboken Historical…
A meadow of daisies
I sewed a top out of this fabric, and decided I needed MORE daisies – so made earrings to accompany it. There’s a few Swarovski as the center, and some lovely petal clear ab beads from Beadcats. It’s fun to remember the projects for the original purchase; the petals were leftover from a commission I…
A rose necklace
I finished a project, a gift for a friend. Rose luster, ivory, champagne ab and gold matte seed beads with ivory and round pressed beads. My own design with a mixture of techniques. The clasp is a brass magnetic ball clasp; I shortened the pink herringbone rope at each end to keep the spacing close to…