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Beading for a Cure necklace complete!
Here’s a closeup of the center front: The necklace is about 21″ long, with a hidden hook-and-eye underneath the back cabochon. I have used at least one of every bead in the kit, and my bead addition was gold-plated charlottes. The cabs are foiled glass vintage Cherry brand, from occupied Japan. The cabs and surrounding…
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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…