rust and silver necklace detail

Similar in style to the Blue and Gold Necklace, but using different colors.

blue and gold necklace detail

This necklace is a version of a tubular netted weave.  It can be made in an endless variety of colors.  The weave here has three sections to it, but that also can be varied to give a thicker, heavier appearance.  This necklace is done with Czech crystals and gold colored glassbeads.  It could also be done with [...]

black peyote ring necklace with herringbone chain

I like projects where the three dimensional shape is generated by changing the sizes of the beads.  The large black beads that are the focal point of this necklace are made with tubular peyote stitch.  By changing the size from a 15/0 to 11/0 to 8/0 a hollow tube is naturally created.  The larger beads [...]

spiral bracelet with tubular peyote

This is another design that is so interesting , that as a beader, you just have to give it a try at some point.  This bracelet is made from tubular peyote stich as is my grey necklace, also on this site.  However, with the spiral bracelet, you change the size of the bead as you [...]

purple branched bracelet

  Some things are just fun, fun to make, fun to wear, fun to look at.  This is one of them.  This piece visually reminds me of a sea anemone.  It is outrageously fun to wear.  A complete distraction. This is actually a kit.  I buy kits occasionally to learn techniques.  This one uses a [...]

grey beaded necklace with pearl dangles

  While this was not the first beaded necklace that I had made, it is one of my favorites and it is most likely the first where the end result realized what I had envisioned when I started making it.  Fabricated of gunmetal grey cylindar beads in a peyote stitch tube with grey/purple pearls suspended on wire.