All Jacked Up

Ear studs, ear studs, ear studs!!

3 legs, 5 legs,....

....and striped.

I love these little jacks. 

Soraya Morning Star

Working on kits for beautiful Soraya Morning Star.

Rhinebeck Bumble & Hive

Just delivered a bunch of Swarovski earrings and a few necklaces to Bumble & Hive in Rhinebeck, a wonderful shop in a romantic little courtyard. If you need any ideas for holiday presents, just set foot into this paradise of eclectic goods, I'm sure you will find something wonderful and charming.

Bumble & Hive, 43 East Market Street, Rhinebeck

Here is a taste......

Really sparkly!! 

Out of the Box Series

I've been busy with new designs. Here are some Out of the Box prototypes. Kits will be available soon. Your bracelet will fill up with many tubed beads as you hone your skills. Each  bead is made in a different technique!

Ever bead is different....

fun...

quirky....

or elegant....

works for necklaces too...

add some sparkle...

to your life...

the sky's the limit....

Bead by Bead

Some finished pieces of the week

Crystal Flower

A little Swarovski bling to brighten up these rainy days.  

(K)not More Knots!

I love these size 11, matte seed beads, they have tiny holes that are just big enough to get the thread through to crochet a beautiful rope. Simply knotted, fun to wear.

Feathered

The last pieces of Rosemary's earrings have come to good use along this colorful peyote rope interspersed with coral discs. The necklace looks really good on men too. 

Re-cycling sounds so profane

I love to renew and fix things up. 


My friend Rosemary came for a visit with pieces of broken jewelry.
How beautiful her restrung black pearls hug her swan-like neck now, and there were enough pearls to add a pair of elegant earrings. I managed to take a picture of the all new set with my cell phone, boy, do I have to work on my hardware. I ended up emailing the pics to myself having no fitting cable at hand.....

And here are her broken earrings, saved from being discarded completely...

a small amount has made it into this necklace over the weekend

There are colorful plans for the rest....

Wow, here I am starting a blog.