Jewelry Design

Next up: Pearls

I’m back to post a few pictures of this week’s creations. A mosaic is a fun, catch-all way to work with anything from pearls and crystal to sea glass and gemstones. The first mosaic-style jewelry that caught my eye were the ornate, intricately coiled wire pieces by the well-known artist, Eni Oken. She’s featured on […]

From Distant Shores

Caught your attention with that exotic title, eh? With this chilly weather, maybe I’m just dreaming of a nice vacation. Somewhere with a beach strewn with shells. I may not be heading anywhere warm in the near future, but my latest piece of jewelry has been given this enticing name. Here is a peek at […]

Raving over a few favorites

Happy mid-week to you! How is 2008 treating you so far? We’ve been enjoying incredible weather here in VA from the high 60’s to low 70’s. Unreals. I had lunch outside today with the littlest and the dogs, just as if it were a fine summer day. Today I’m featuring an amazing artist from Austin. Moon Stumpp is […]

One week to go!

Just one week to go until Christmas? How can that be? I’m sure you all agree that time has been flying by way too fast. With the kids home this week, it has been a little more difficult to cram in all of the last minute details this final week. I’ll admit I’m still working […]

How this necklace came to be

Hello sweet bead studio friends! Remember the colorful bracelet that I featured just the other day? It was inspired by this necklace. And what inspired this necklace? About a month ago I saw a friend/neighbor that I had not seen in a long time. She was wearing a long, simple necklace. And very colorful. I […]

How was your weekend?

My weekend was great! It was a busy one. On Saturday I was at the Holiday Craft Fair at TJ High School all day. I really liked sharing a table this time around with a friend. Chrissie and I had fun arranging our display, and then looking through one another’s jewelry. We discussed whose lampwork […]

Holiday Extravaganza Preview

This weekend I’m going to participate in the Seventh Annual Holiday Extravaganza Craft Festival. This will be my first time showing at this craft fair, and I’m looking forward to it! I will be sharing a table with my fellow jewelry-making friend Chrissie. If you are in the area, please come by. Here is the info: Thomas Jefferson High School for Information […]

Lotsa earrings!

Happy mid-week hello to you! I’ve got tons of earrings to show you today. I am mailing these earrings off to Kim of k.t.’s creations. We worked on a collaboration together ~ she created the one-of-a-kind lampwork beads, and I turned them in to wire earrings. There’s quite a variety here: from hand wrought earwires […]

Show and Tell

My 1st grade son brought in 3 bangle bracelets for show and tell today. One was a brand new bracelet he made just yesterday. He was excited to show them to his teachers and friends, saying he thought they looked “artistic”. 🙂 I have a show and tell for you too. This wire bracelet is […]