i miss my beads!

About a year ago my Mom bought a Miyuki beaded necklace kit – the Moon Shell Necklace – and she asked me to make it for her. I just started working on it a couple weeks ago. It’s pretty simple actually. And I am really enjoying working on it. So much so that I’m feeling [...]

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a little something for you.

A couple weeks ago I noticed the leaves were subtly changing color. They were not quite so green, not quite so vibrant anymore. And I knew fall was on its way. Of course to me it feels like it should still be July. But October – October! – lurks around the corner. And once October [...]

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dear gertrude, won’t you come out to play?

modern vintage, or vintage modern? I have a new Artbeads challenge piece to share. The challenge this time was to combine old and new, vintage and modern. I had strongly wanted to incorporate an actual vintage component into the piece, but I had to accept the fact that I just don’t have anything vintage that [...]

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pink cupcakes with bunny rainbow sprinkles.

spring I got this darling little bird nest charm from Artbeads. I knew immediately that I wanted to make something sweet and lovely for spring – a fresh time, a time for renewal, time for the birds to come back. One of the first signs of spring is the sound of birds chirping. And they [...]

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you’ll shoot your eye out!

glorious sparkle If you like all things sparkly as do I, then check out these stunning Cubic Zirconia beads from Artbeads. The sparkle is simply amazing! I used the pendant and beads to create this necklace and earrings set, along with antiqued-brass chain and findings. The facetted CZ drop pendant has a lovely weight to [...]

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introducing catherine

a lovely pair of earrings I added a new item to my Etsy shop: The beads are a beautiful deep ruby-red color, with slight imperfections that I think only makes them more charming. I made a similar pair for myself, only with black beads, and they have become one of my most favorite pair of [...]

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nothing but pure sparkle.

sparkle sparkle and more sparkle I received my latest batch of goodies from Artbeads – this time we were given the opportunity to choose from Artbeads’ wide selection of Swarovski crystal beads and components! When I first started beading I would never use Swarovski crystal beads – they seemed too hard and cold to me. [...]

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