Freeform vessel

My first beaded freeform vessel.    Use of round peyote and Ndebele stitch.  This was done as a part of a year long bead challenge.

Slinky SuperDuo rope with bubbly center

Ok, I've jumped on the odd shaped bead bandwagon after resisting for a bit.  Superduos, 2 hole lentils and seed beads are used in this pattern by Eileen Barker.  Contact Beadhaven.com for a kit.  I like the strong magnet and safety chain!  I lost a bangle because it didn't have a chain.

Raku donut pendant

The raku donut was made by local artist, Mak.  I used the center to present some crystals and chain with glass leaves.  The bail is done in brick stitch.

Lady Mary Bracelet on drugs

The same bracelet as below only larger.  The center row has different accent beads.  Thank you Kathi!

Shibori Shimmer

I jumped on the Shibori bandwagon and created this bracelet using a fused glass focal piece from a friend.  Pearls, O beads, crystals, flower sequins, seed beads and shiny metallic threads were added.

Easy breezy bracelets

These bracelets use braiding and ribbon fibers to incorporate an easy bead embroidery.

Lamplight Necklace

A commissioned piece.  Lampwork bead from Alana.  Crystal beaded beads mimic the focal bead and are connected with an Ndebele rope.

Brown Lariat

A pattern by Jill Wiseman using netting stitch and loads of embellishment.

Caged

Caged uses a raku cabochon made by Raku Studios.  Love your work, Mak!  The focal piece has a nice metal appeal to it so I used that theme with my added seed beads, metal and chain.

Aurora Borealis

This lovely necklace was made on my Alaska bead cruise with Nancy Cain.  We learned how to make the gorgeous beaded beads with perfect tension.  Briolettes accent the piece with some netted work too.  Thank you, Nancy!

Purple lariat

I saw a similar lariat and got inspired by the right angle weave (RAW) of this design.  It is a triangular RAW embellished with drop beads.  The pendant hangs nicely with an amethyst bead in a brick stitch design highlighted with crystals.

Sparkling Bracelet

 A beautiful brick stitched bracelet.  I love the geometrical design and colors in the design.

Autumn

Fall is almost here so why not a new necklace?  Right angle weave with delicate Czech beads to accent it.  The star button is vintage.

Madame R.M. Wasabi

The ceramic delft face was gifted to me by another beader.  The face had an Asian look to it so I went with a geisha idea.  A bead embroidered robe with metal dragon.  The hair is built up on 3 layers of fringe.  The bun on her head is made from a felt bead used for the core with black beads wrapping it.  The hands and feet were made by another beader friend.

Altoid tin trade w/doll

I participated in an Altoids Tin trade.  The pink painted box is the altered tin.  Inside lives a miniature beaded doll.  

Gimme a Kiss Angler Fish

The was a heart challenge presented in one of my bead groups.  Do you see the heart shape?  It was time to step out of the box and create something using the shape in a different way.  Voila!  This cute yet vicious fish gets his prey by wiggling his lure to unsuspecting victims.

Tuscan Twin bracelet

This Tuscan Twin bracelet is a pattern from Shae Wilhite of Sweet Beads in Las Vegas.  I was fortunate enough to take a class with her to make this beauty.  it was a fun adventure using twin beads, RAW techniques and netting.  Thanks Shae!  

Variations of a Theme

My first of three collaborative pieces.  The blown glass bead is from Alana Reifel's Unique Beads.  I had admired this beautiful bead for some time and thought it would be interesting as a bead embroidered piece.  Here are the two variations I came up with using different types of sequins and spikes in the designs.

At Home, Sing Your Song

This is a collaborative piece.  The focal piece is made by artist Diane Hawkey.  I beaded around the focal bead and turned it into a house structure.  Several small additions were added for interest.

Earring mania

 A few new earrings to add to my collection.  I especially like the ones on the top far left which are druzy.  The top and bottom right side is a pattern from Leslee Frummin from The Crown Jewels collection called Wales earrings.  The style on the bottom left is a twin bead pattern from Preciosa.