Micro Energy Shields – Update

Well, well, my friends, can you believe it’s been this long since the mask mandates were lifted? Time goes by so fast. And I must say I’m pleased to not have to wear a mask on a regular basis, if at all. I don’t want to get controversial here, I do...

Small Beady Things

Below is a small selection of cards with “small beady things” – these are how I started beading. This was my time of saying, “I don’t make jewelry.” Mind – not that a can’t make, or won’t make, or will never make...

Spirals

So following on from last week…Those of you who know me know how much I love spirals. Nature is bursting with spirals. Well, beaded jewelry also comes with many spirals, Russian, Peyote, Simple, Chenille, Ndebele, to name just a few. The amazing thing for me...

Earrings contd…

Clips ons! I started with a straight peyote strip, counted of course, so they would be matching, which would eventually be ‘zipped’ together. The clip backs have no holes so my process was to glue them initially with E6000. After a couple of days to dry...

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...