New Work

I've been working on clasps that don't look like clasps. Mikki Ferrugiaro has designed some focal clasps by beading over snaps and I've taken her snap idea and am running amok with it. ;-D Here is a bracelet I recently finished. In the second picture you can see the snaps. Such a simple idea, but so ingenious - go Mikki!

Bragging Again

My butterfly necklace was included in a new ArtFire collection, "For That Little Black Dress", curated by LHJewelryDesign for Girl's Night Out on ArtFire. It's a collection of handcrafted jewelry to wear with - you got it - that little black dress. ;-D I felt like going dancing when I saw this collection and hope you will too. You can see all the pretties here.

Making a Beaded Bezel for a Drop Cabochon

Have you ever wondered how to make a beaded bezel for a teardrop cabochon? Here is a good video you might want to take a look at. Knowledge of peyote stitch will be helpful but not necessary.

Crayon Box Collection

By now my jewelry has been featured in so many ArtFire collections (brag, brag, brag LOL!) that I thought I ought to curate a collection myself. It's called "My Crayon Box" and you can see it here. Please let me know if you like it and feel free to suggest a theme you'd like to see in another collection.

Meanwhile, here's a pendant you might like.

Yummy Eye Candy

Another one of my necklaces was just featured in an ArtFire collection and I'm so pleased! It's a beautiful collection of beadweaving and you can see it here.

I regret not posting much lately but I've fallen way behind on my Year Of Jewelry project submissions and I'm beading madly to catch up. Other people have been posting some gorgeous work though so you'll enjoy taking a peek there too.

Here's a close up of a choker I made recently that I like a lot.