Black Bamboo | Vintage Button

Although “Black Bamboo” was not the first of the buttons I finished it is one I still have for sale, so I’m taking the liberty of beginning the saga here. The buttons had been stored for a long time and were dusty and a little grubby so the first...

The Saga of the Buttons

In seeing and reading these pages of Beaded Jewelry you are seeing my journey as it progresses. All of my friends who make and sell wonderful jewelry and beads, will tell you that I resisted getting into jewelry for a loooong time. Of course now they jovially remind...

Black & White | Circular Peyote

You may recall my first real piece of jewelry making! It required a ring of some sort and I tried any number of ideas. Initially I bought a ring, about 1.5 inches in diameter, but didn’t like how it looked. Really, what I wanted was to make a ring. So I tried to...

Christmas Earrings

Here’s my post, as promised, about my ‘Christmas’ earrings. The first pair were inspired by the idea of the dodecahedron beaded beads. I just love making these. The instructions vary so my advice is to find one that makes sense to you. I use one...

Soutache Two

So – I bought Amee’s book (you can too at White Fox Beads) cos I was sold on the whole Soutache thing and I couldn’t wait to get hands on with this stuff. I freaking love it!!! I’m sure you have gathered that I love this stuff, especially if...

Soutache OMG

Even if I do say so myself I am amazed at my own creativity!!! I know, blowing my own trumpet, again, but if you know any of my beady and arty farty buddies you can ask them about how much a disavowed making jewelry. I was commonly heard to say “I don’t...