Available This lovely little necklace, is a actually an open weave vessel, done in a netting stitch.It has a 23 1/2″ beaded chain. The “bottle” is 1″x2″ with a 2 1/4″ fringe, and has gold accents. No clasp just slip over your head. I am afraid the picture just does not do it justice. The bottle is long and bulbous… Read more →
Private collection This bracelet was made for my Aunt Jeni. It is a herringbone stitch with increases built into windows. The large squashed rounds in the center windows are vintage German glass from the 1930s. The smaller beads in the windows on either side of the German glass, are vintage Czech fire polish, as are the bead dangles on the… Read more →
AvailableThe Netted Spring Bracelet and Necklace are made with a technique called potato chip netting. It is a straightforward netting stitch, but uses multiple sizes of beads with no increases or decreases worked in. This make the piece ripple and have ridges. The bracelet has two Thai Lucite buttons as a closure. It is done in Pale green, pink, lavender,… Read more →
As you can see, I changed this one quite a bit. It is longer than the one I made for my dad, and I added a lot of embellishment at the opening, including a row of these gorgeous little pressed glass petals. I also created a vine that climbs up and over the handle. My mother has it hanging on… Read more →
Private collection Sometimes it is difficult to come up with pieces for the men in your life. This tiny basket was made for my father. It was a pattern from either Bead and Button, or Beadwork. I will check and see whose it is and post their name. I altered the original pattern a little. (Later I made one for… Read more →
I called this bagette Tropical Dreams. It made me want to take a vacation on a lush beach, somewhere exotic. The leaves in the fringe are vintage German glass from the 1950’s. Yummy colors. Available Read more →
Available The little Victorian Bagette is so sweet. Perfect for a small memento. Here is a close up of it. It is on a 26″ beaded chain. The little bag is 1 3/4″x1 3/4″ with 1 1/2″ fringe,and has a vintage bisque medallion affixed to the front.Available Read more →
Private collection This is a Victoria Bracelet. I bought it as a kit, but can not remember where from. Private collection This bracelet was created for my mother, and was inspired by the clasp of the Victoria Bracelet. Basically it is the ends of the Victoria Bracelet extended. Read more →
Private collection This was the first of the Change-A-Bead necklaces. I made it for myself, and I was so pleased 😉 Available Front view & back view of the Leaf Bead Available These are some of the changeable beads I made to use on the Leaf Necklace. They have a Goddess image on them. They are kind of pointillist, so… Read more →
Private collection I am rather fond of this set. The necklace is one of a series of Change-A-Bead necklaces I did. You can slide the Focal Bead off of the necklace and replace it with another. The bracelet, due to design constraints, is not changeable. Read more →