I blog about my jewelry inspirations. Readers will find that various elements of nature are my inspirations. Of course, I include jewelry making tips. This blog also includes some of my favorite Etsy shops, bead shops and jewelry customers. Friday, March 16, 2018. We are going monochrome - black white. Play with scale and texture.

All things bright and beadiful! Sunday, October 22, 2017. Native Beading - Beaded Strawberry. Today I was lucky to attend An Introduction to Native Beading at the ROM. As a group we were able to view the exhibit with our instructor, Naomi Smith of Black Tulip Designs. She was able to give us more details about some of the amazing beaded pieces on display. Here are some pictures I took during our visit.

Any day that involves fabric and my sewing machine, is a wonderful day. Five straight days of the same, is considered a gift! Inspiration fabric by Red Rooster Fabrics. I got it all together, except for the small red octagon centers which I appliquéd on last night. Done, and ready for quilting. I had a few extra wedge units so decided to make one of them into a basket. I do love black and white stripes! It was quite a productive week! Sitting an.

99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall. Friday, May 1, 2015. Bead Peeps Swap N Hop May 2015. Becky has been making jewelry for 15 years. My partner Becky made this for Octoberfest last year. I love sending bead swaps! .

A Grateful Artist - Pine Ridge Treasures. Living Life with Gratitude and Sharing the Joy of Artistic Creation. Now, please check out all of the jewelry awesomeness created by the.

A Few Words From Within The Pines. Thursday, June 18, 2015. Back in April, Designer Andrew Thornton announced his latest challenge, Splendid Procession. He would post on his blog that his inspiration for the collection were Faeries. He shared several wonderful pieces of art that fueled the inspiration and you can visit them here. The young princess in the procession will be wearing a fun bracele.

Saturday, July 18, 2015. Never had so much trouble signing into blogger. But this is supposed to be about a bead challenge and not my computer problems. Lisa Lodge from A Grateful Artist blog sponsored another bead challenge this week. Cultured seaglass in aqua, cobalt blue, medium blue and a lovely lavender that reminds me of Alexandrite without the color changes.