February BJP

Introducing Purple Passion. The face is an amethyst stone. She has metal bead caps for her boobs and holds a wishing star. The strap is done in Ndebele stitch. This was a very nostalgic piece for me and reminded me of one of my favorite childhood books, Harold and the Purple Crayon.

Flowers a'feather

The main cabochon is a polymer clay mold of flowers. The cabochon is encircled by purple and turquoiose leaves which look like feathers to me.
The bracelet is done in Delicas in a peyote stitch. The bracelet closes with snaps.

Another beaded brooch

Another beaded brooch in a different color scheme. It features a copper finding, cast glass cabochon and metal bead. The remaining beads are size 11 and 8's. I've bezeled the cabochon with seed beads and sequins. Fast and fun; immediate gratification!

February book of the month

The February book features a lovely Asian inspired paper and colors. Deckled paper is used for the signatures. The signatures are bound with a Codex stitch.

Crystal Chyll - BJP January

I signed up for the Robin Atkins' Beaded Journal Project, 2010. The challenge is to make a beaded item each month in the same shape and size. I choose a goddess shape and have turned it into a pendant. The piece uses many techniques of bead embroidery and a different stone cab will be used in each month's project. This design incorporates a pearl button, metal ring, stone cab, pearls, hex, bugle & seed beads. The piece is lined in the back with leather.

Pearle Jam

This is the Pearle Jam bracelet pattern designed by Sherry Serafini. The center piece is a 14mm rivoli that has been bezeled. Pearls, crystals, drops, Firepolish, Druks and seed beads adorn the square stitch base.

Let's Brooch the Subject

A small bead embroidered brooch class I will be teaching. The design incorporates several different styles of bead embroidery. The focal stone is a piece of cast glass and is surrounded by size 11 and 8seed beads, bugles & Tiny Tims.

Turtles everywhere

These are two small pieces that will be incorporated into a quilt and auctioned off for the Breast Cancer Foundation sponsored annually by Jeannette Shanigan. The theme this year is turtles.

Wire and Bead Commission

This was my last commissions of 2009. On the left is a wire and beaded Leopard Jasper pendant. Beads and crystals dangle from the wire loop as well as from the bail.

The bracelet is a 2-drop peyote base with netted Fire Polish beads embellishing it. Can't go wrong with the color brown.