Monthly Archives: July 2012

I was up the last 2 nights into the wee hours finishing my piece. I was using a beadweaving technique new to me. The necklace and earrings were inspired by the work of Sally Sersich, Sarah Klopping, and Kate McKinnon. … Continue reading →

Friday night at 9:01 Pacific Standard Time is the Bead Soup Blog Party. Lori Anderson http://www.prettythingsblog.com/ organized it and there are 400 people participating.  Lori matched all of us up with partners. We sent each other beads to create jewelry. … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Summer Color Surprise Blog Hop! All of the participants received a set of beads in different colors. The challenge was to create something with at least half of the beads we were sent. Here are the beads … Continue reading →

The blog hop is this Saturday. I have been working on a necklace using a beautiful set of beads from Pine Ridge Treasures (http://pineridgetreasures.blogspot.com) and some of my own beads. I was inspired by a necklace in Beaded Colorways by … Continue reading →

I received an interesting package in the mail today: Hm. Very interesting. I couldn’t wait to open it! This is what was inside: Wow! Beautiful beads! Asian theme. I love it. Now to get my creative juices flowing….

Since January I have been in a Flickr group called Four a Month (FAM). It involves a jewelry making challenge. “Four A Month (FAM) is a personal challenge with no limitations on design, materials, or intent. Explore the idea of … Continue reading →