A beaded 2013 Christmas
I made a collection of these ornaments/pendants for Christmas gifts this year. I made a couple other colors as well, but these are the ones that played together nicely. You may recognize them as Ecuadorian leaf stitch; these ornaments are smaller versions of the Hojas pendant designed by Smadar Grossman, published in Bead and Button…
Pin and pendant
I made this for a gift in late summer – I just realized I hadn’t posted it! The center is a vintage West German glass cab, and those are freshwater pearls around it. I used a convertible finding that makes it wearable as a pin or pendant; definitely best on a heavier chain/cord. It was…
A cornucopia of bead exhibits
Usually, I send these out as I learn about them, but I’ve had a few accumulate as I haven’t been writing much lately. Once in a long while, someone learns about these exhibits from my writing, so I don’t want anyone to miss out on beadwork! Closing on January 5th is Life on a String:…
Pearl herringbone pendant
Here’s a small gift I made for someone. Literally small – the pendant is just over 1″ in length. Freshwater pearls, crystals, and seeds in a herringbone frame. I have it on embroidery floss to be used as an ornament, but I can very much see it worn as jewelry.
David Chatt is going to be at Haystack next summer!
I know practically nothing else about this wonderful opportunity; I’m on Haystack Mountain School of Craft’s mailing list, and last week, they sent an email with their schedule. On the summer session section of their website, David Chatt is listed as teaching beading from June 22 to July 4. I enjoyed a week-long workshop with…