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Teal twisted right angle weave necklace – and fringe!
The rope is my twisted right angle weave (instructions on Buy the Kit), a lovely flexible rope. This time around, I decided to string the completed hollow rope onto Soft Flex, and use that to attach the clasp. I wanted to make it easy to clasp, so that’s a magnetic clasp you see. The minor…
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Prairie Edge Trading Company
Prairie Edge is a must-see stop in Rapid City, South Dakota. It’s in a beautiful old building, and contains something for everyone. As in a previous visit, I focus on the Lakota beadwork and quillwork. For your enjoyment, a collection of pictures from Prairie Edge is below; click on any to see them full-sized. Just…
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Beading for a Cure 2012, earrings
It was relatively simple to make a pair of earrings to accompany my Beading for a Cure necklace: The fan element is a repeat of an element in the necklace. These are 2″ from the top of the earwire to the bottom of the fan. Here’s a quick, jury-rigged earring display: Nope, not that great…
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Stanford Adelstein Community Gallery at the Journey Museum
Trading Post, Trading Culture is the name of this show at the Stanford Adelstein Community Gallery in the Journey Museum in Rapid City, South Dakota. It’s a look at the trading posts of western South Dakota, particularly the Duhamel Trading Post in Rapid City. This trading post closed in 1985, and the contents donated to…
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Beading for a Cure 2012, step 3
I said I was going to make 6 total embroidered cabs. Then I decided I wanted the cabs to go all away around the neck, with a hidden clasp underneath another in the back, so I made 8. Not pictured is the modest centerpiece, nor the back cab which will hide the clasp. I still…