Dulcey Heller

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  • Christmas presents decoded

    These are Diane Fitzgerald’s Baubles from Shaped Beadwork. It’s a really interesting shape; I’ve modified it by adding a row of beads and zipping them together in three places. I have no idea what the name is for this shape, if there is one. I put embroidery floss through the loops, with the intent that…

  • Christmas presents, unassembled

    Looks like a blue dog, doesn’t it? This is the same thing, tweaked another way. Double triangles? I’ll show them assembled after Christmas! They don’t look anything like the finished pieces.

  • A quick Q&A – with me!

    Here’s a brief Q&A that I did for one of my jobs, library assistant for the American Craft Council: Five Questions With Dulcey Heller. This is the necklace that I’m wearing, which I made over two years ago: I’ve found that I like wearing this necklace with the clasp (flower) off-center, but that doesn’t work…

  • Acrylic floor wax + beads equals…

    Slightly shinier, somewhat stiffer beadwork! I have previously been a bit reluctant to dip my beads in acrylic floor wax. Diane Fitzgerald recommends it for a project of hers that I’m working on, but I wanted to try the final step of dipping the project using just a sample first. The final piece is in…

  • I’m on Beading Daily!

    Jennifer wrote about my starfish pattern for sale — thanks, Jennifer!