Dulcey Heller

Tag: peyote

  • The beginning?

    I haven’t done a beaded figure in years, perhaps four? I may give one another try; I started with a small face today. If not, this is still a good exercise. The face is peyote in Japanese 15s and very small. Working at this scale makes it more cartoon-like, but that’s rather the effect I…

  • A wonky crown jewel

    Here’s the result of the beaded bone bezel beads below; this is sort of a folk art rendition of a Laura McCabe design. Take irregular bone beads (18mm across), bezel and join them as instructed, and you get a 30mm beaded bead. This is too big for me to wear, so it’ll be a desk…

  • Beaded bone button beads

    Four of six beaded bone button beads done….

  • Jack and Linda Fifield

    I looked at a copy of American Style magazine today, and listed on the cover is “Craft Collaborators Jack and Linda Fifield.” I thought the names looked familiar, turned to the article — and yes, they should be familiar, I have her name on my links page of my website. They are both woodturners, and…

  • A beady trade, the decision

    A month or so ago (or more?), Sylvia gave me a bead crochet necklace, and I started working on a necklace for her in return. I love the necklace she made for me — it’s matte transparent s/l red, black, and supra white in an interesting geometric pattern. Sylvia likes turquoise, among other colors, so…