You’re invited! Designer Lori Anderson is hosting an online Bead Soup Party inspired by our post last week. The deadline to join is January 10th. Check out the details on her…
Inspiration
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Although it’s the start of the holiday busy season, you may start feeling like you’ve exhausted all beady endeavors and need a bit of a challenge. Something fun to boost your…
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I have been busy this fall, developing a new line of pendants and links like the dragonflies shown above. Along with designing new beads comes designing jewelry made with them! This…
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An ode to my favorite vampire/werewolf love triangle! Tesori Trovati 2nd Hand Rose The Venerable Bead The Bleeding Heart – Aka Cindy Gimbrone…
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Today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger, Andrew Thornton. The magic of gemstones is not lost on jewelry makers. In their hands, gemstones are woven, wrapped, set and strung…
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I am honored to have been asked to choose a piece of art for November’s Challenge, so I picked one of my favorite pieces, the Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke by Richard…
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Who doesn’t love trampling through a pumpkin field in late October? Here are three finds that remind me of the season! Atlantis Glass and Bead Kelley’s Beads Wondrous Strange Designs…
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I love Mellisa’s designs from Chinook Jewelry. Her ceramic pendants offer an earthy color palette in intricate designs. She also has some color pieces with no texture, that are perfect for…
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Looking for something new and unique to use in your beading projects? Why not check out the local ribbon and trimmings store? On my recent trip to London, I stumbled upon…
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Collection of Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute, Museum of Art, Utica, NY 56.42 One of the things I love so much about this month’s challenge is the expansive color palette used in Kandinsky’s…