Dulcey Heller

Tag: square stitch

  • Twisted right angle weave clasp

    I’m testing out a light tent and lights; I usually just use Ott-lights on white paper for these blog posts for simplicity. This year for Beading for a Cure, we take our own photographs for the auction, so I’m working on getting good images. I’m still not entirely pleased with this photograph. Anyone have a…

  • Weekend project, completed

    I think I like it. I don’t like this side as much. I made it first, and I thought I’d like the line of pink charlottes between the blue Swarovski more than I actually do.

  • BFAC 2011, step 3

    Maybe. If I decide I like this, I need to make 4 more. They will be used with tension, which should smooth out the oval around the cab.  I simply kept adding beads, and now it’s more ornate than my typical beadwork. The advantage of ornate is that I’ve used all the required beads except…

  • Permanent finish galvanized beads failure

    Less than two days of wear with this ring made of the permanent galvanized Tohos, and this is how the ring looks: A detail of the damage: I was very hard on this ring as I wanted to see what the beads will withstand: I lifted weights (not rubber-coated), showered, did dishes, and cleaned, including…

  • Permanent finish galvanized beads

    I’m hopeful they live up to the “permanent” part of their name! I bought a little of many colors of these galvanized beads from Toho. I made a sample for a ring, both to see how the matte and shiny finishes interplay, and to test the durability — I’m going to be sporting a pink…