What's new!

Chinoiserie

Chunky but not heavy

Cylinder polka dot beads on memory wire

A rainbow of chevron beads

Millefiori beads are so colorful!

Corn kernels?

Just in time for holiday parties!

These photos are my first tries with a light box ... clearly a learning curve here! However, I have an upcoming show for the Christmas season, so I'll have lots of opportunity to practice.

And a couple of bracelets :

A bientôt !

Back in the Swing of Things!!

I'm back at work, and happy to be there!! My goal this year is to do two art fairs or shows, and of course I like to add to my own collection from time to time. So here's what's new since 2012 began ...

VINTAGE

 These shimmery cat's heads were a gift, and I like accenting them with different colors to highlight a charm bracelet (this may be the year of the bracelets!).

 Mauves and pinks (this may also be the year of the light box - I need to be able to take better photos!).

One of my favorite kinds of necklaces: pick a color and round up all the odds and ends beads in that color, which in my stash are almost always vintage beads, and make a sautoir - it's been a while since I've had a blue one!

COLORFUL - Not much commentary needed here ...

 CHAIN MAIL - Still loving every minute of it!

 These two are a variation of the Byzantine weave. I learned the bottom bracelet, but I wanted something more filled in, so I adapted how the units were connected, which gave me the top bracelet.

 This is an orbital weave, and I'm currently working on a rainbow necklace in this weave to show off a pendant that I received as a gift ... stay tuned.

And this weave evolved out of a special order; it can't possibly be original with me, but I arrived at it under my own steam!!