Beaders Block Undone!

My lovely daughter, Melissa, has been so concerned about my beaders block that she has come over for three days in a row trying to get me back to where I was, enjoying beading. She had figured out a new stitch and was so excited about it that I just had to pick up my beads once again. This is what we created!!! It is an easy quick bracelet so I made a copper one, a blue pearl one, & a rust with blue accents. I am going to work on a necklace, using this same stitch.

Today is my beading/prayer day and I will make good use of all of the minutes on this gorgeous sunny day in Georgia. I will write more later IF I get done what I am planning. Have a sunny day, where ever you are...Sharon

Jewels in Design

I have started putting some prices on my pieces, at the request of some others.

I just love the picture of this little girl. Isn't she precious? I have two bracelets here that I also adore. The flat peyote is made with four sparkly triangles woven into the center and the band that is holding this all is an iridescent deeper color. The Wooly Worm is made the same way except I turned a copper colored bugle on end and put several other colors in a shorter bead to give this piece depth.

I love this rope with Swarvoski crystal pendant. (I also made a bracelet to match) When I got this done I said to myself that I would never make a rope again. It takes me about an hour per inch and this one is 26" long!

These two chokers are very comfortable to wear. One is made with pink iridescent bugles and the other one is made with a matt finish multi colored green & sage. They kind of look like they are Indian in style and the design is so lovely on the neck.
I guess this blog is a review of 2008 projects. I hope you will enjoy seeing some of the work again.

My latest creations

I have fallen in love with this copper bead so I wanted to make something "special" What do you think? It is certainly unusual but with a different twist. The fresh water pearls are so irregular and maybe that is why it "works". I did a two bead drop peyote stitch to make the chain. I really enjoyed this one. It is a choker, which I really think adds to the necklace. I made some simple earrings to match that can be sold as a set or individually. Melissa has me signed up for a showing next Wednesday which I am looking forward to. I also made this peyote twist bracelet while on jury duty this week. What an experience yet a privilege!