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“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of the creative effort.
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt”

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Ornament_0909_001

Ornament_0912_001

This year for one of my friends I decided to make an ornament – well it was almost going to be a pendant but I knew that she really likes having a decorated tree… so I added the ribbon.

I used carved bone beads, glass beads, color wire, and bright green ribbon.

I like how this turned […]

Earrings - EBW_0801_002

EBW_0801_002

These earrings are another set that were made as a series for a commission to go with a pendant that had already been purchased the prior year. I made 4 sets of earrings for this commision to give my customer a choice. A slightly larger version of this set was chosen.

Earrings - EBW_0801_003

EBW_0801_003

These earrings were made as a series for a commission to go with a pendant that had already been purchased the prior year. I made 4 sets of earrings for this commision to give my customer a choice. A slightly smaller version of this set was chosen.

Pendant - PFDSW_0710_017

PFDSW_0710_017_driia1

I’ve named this one “a river runs through it” – It’s two kinds of dichroic glass with glass bead accents and sterling silver wire.

I included both pictures here so that I could show off the difference when this pendant is worn against dark or light color clothes.

Earrings - EB_0903_003

EB_0903_003

Springs recovered from older office equipment , add delicate glass beads and they go together well.

Fancy glass bead necklace and earrings

NGBS_Fancy1

Necklace and earring set made with pink and teal glass bead dangles fixed onto a sterling silver necklace. Some of these beads are cut glass and others are lamp worked.

Pendant - PFW_0710_014

PFW_0710_014

The customer who bought this one ended up commissioning a pair of drop earrings to complement it. The irridized glass frit helps to set this one off – giving it a nice shimmer in shifting light.

Beaded Silver Pendant

PBSW_0710_012

I had a random assortment of blue glass beads and wanted to show them off. So I started working with some silver wire and coiling them to best feature the beads in question. Here I mixed a square bead as a focal with an oval round as a dangle.

Re-design a necklace - pt 2

KT_Necklace

Earlier I wrote – KT commissioned me to re-design a necklace she had.
I hadn’t seen it yet – however I told her to send it ahead and I’d do what I could.

The re-designed necklace set is pictured here:

Here are the earrings and bracelet:

Here’s what I did after I took the necklace apart and re-arranged the […]

How to re-design a necklace - pt 1

KT_necklace_before

The other day I received a commission from KT to “please, please can you DO something with this necklace?” There were a couple of specific needs that needed to be met.

1) I really don’t like that big green glass bead… it throws the necklace off and it’s heavy.
2) And also – I need you […]