Private collection The Maple Leaf Bagette was a commission. I am really pleased with the way it turned out. I like the neck strap especially, and the sort of hour-glass shape of the bagette. It was done in all earth tones, with shades of fall leaves, in a brick stitch. I was very careful to protect the thread from the… Read more →
Private collectionOnce again, I had to answer the question, “What do you bead for the men in your life?” I made this amulet bag for my Dad, for Fathers Day a few years ago. I tried very hard to keep it as masculine as possible. The fringe got a little out of hand, but I could not help myself. I… Read more →
Private collectionThe Swag Bagette, is probably the most elegant of the Bagette series. It is worked in deep purples, coppers, and gun-metal grey (from hematite). The twirled rounds in the fringe are vintage German glass and have an amazing depth of color and texture. They are one of my favorites of all my vintage beads. I think it measured somewhere… Read more →
An example of some wonderful kits from a place called Second Story Online, which no longer exists as far as I can tell. She opened a store in the Dallas Texas area, but now I can not find a listing for it. Her kits taught me a lot of the stitches and techniques that I use today. Kits are a… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →