Jumble Love's a Winner!!

I'm proud to share a big announcement:
My creation called Jumble Love won the Beading Daily Glass Design Challenge bracelet category!!!

This is major news for a major! :)

I used cool Lisa New beads combined with handcrafted glass discs and some vintage glass to come up with this half-stringing/half-wire-working combination.

Check out www.beadingdaily.com to see the challenge results.

Thanks for the support!!

Alicia's Amethyst...

Soft, rounded chunks of amethyst combined with fun quartz shapes led to a fun necklace for my friend, Alicia. I found a great glass flower bead that I used in my free-form funky centerpiece.

I'm so feeling the violet!!

Feeling Loopy

I've been taking a lot of cold medicine lately, so that has me loopy...haaaaa

Actually, when I say "loopy" I mean I came across a design in a magazine that used these beading hoops to form circles of beads. I decided to use the method with the hoops to form loops around some of my great new Lisa New lampwork beads. The big beads hang loose in the center of the beaded hoops. I love asymmetry, so I had some fun with the pattern of beads on the loops. These are great spring colors, so it was fun to dig out some of the beads I found in Hawaii along with some other crystals and seed beads for some cool combinations.

Enjoy!! Have a loopy Spring!!

Little Blessings

Little girls are certainly blessings...especially when they go glam for their special occasions!

These are mini four-inch bracelets for some very special little ladies who celebrated their christenings recently. I was able to help them complete their ensembles with these precious Swarovski crystal & pearl bracelets complete with tiny cross pendants.

Whatever the occasion...a custom piece of jewelry can make it even more special!

Big Business! Thanks Elaine!

Big news in the land of big business...you can see some of my pieces at Elaine's Wearable Art in Bedford, Pennsylvania!

Thanks to Elaine and Juli for the help moving into the big time!!

Here's a picture of a yellow & gold multistrand necklace on display with a great outfit at the shop. :)

Going Halfsies and Fractionies

I tried something different tonight by making halfsie bracelets--half made of assorted lampwork, glass, and stone beads and the other half made with cotton fiber or leather tipped in silver crimps. It was all about fun color combinations. Orange, pink, and green all together? I think so!!

So, maybe they're not perfect halfsies, but "fractionies" doesn't sound as good. haaaaaaaa

Going Big & Blue

Tonight my inspirations were princesses...what fancy creations could I come up with?

I went with crystals and blues...I love the baby blues of the crystals & chalcedony in this piece. I got to do my favorite freestyle sculpting for the focal part of this piece and then went with an off-center clasp. It took a while to get it all balanced, but it was worth it...

Hope you like it!