Tag: netting

  • Impressionist earrings

    I assembled the blue earrings from the beautiful pile of blue French beads in an earlier post.  They are from Jean Campbell and Judith Durant, Beadwork inspired by art : Impressionist. It’s a beautiful, full earring, lovely motion and texture. I went to a talk by Jean Campbell in February about using art as inspiration…

  • Blue earrings coming soon…

    This is for ONE pair or earrings.  Really!

  • Cindy’s beadwork

    I’ve posted in the past about the Mystery Image Project that Cindy McCornack began, and members of the Bead Art forum completed.  This previous post has more information.  Cindy was best known for her beaded art dolls, which she documented and taught in her self-published book (no longer available).  I was lucky enough to have…

  • Orange beaded bead necklace done!

    It’s done!  My plan, as I was working on it, was that the clasp (button) would be worn jauntily off-center.  I think it looks best centered.  It literally took me hours to string, and that was after I had laid out the design.  Here’s the lesson to take away from this:  when making right angle…

  • Button centerpiece

    Here’s what I’ve made the button into — my intention is to string it though the shank on the back, hopefully hiding the clasp underneath it.