Jewelry

I've been on a roll with broaches as of late- mostly brick stitch, with a little bead embroidery thrown in.  Here is what I have so far.  I had to take a time out to have trigger thumb surgery.

 kiss me 28.00

 I'm a chick  $22

 

 dress for success  $34

   santa suit   $18

 hanging with my peeps  $20

 I finally figured out after about 50 tries (and NO i'm not exaggerating) how to use my Chomas engraver to get a visible image.  This is part of an upcoming Wedding Advent Countdown gift for my husband's cousin.



I have been on a rampage making gifts for my kids teachers.  And kept a few for myself.

Peacock 40.00

60.00 made with leather cord and tila beads

 

there is a much sharper picture of this down below

Kumihimo Corner

These charm bracelets are also made on the kumihimo wall.

35.00

35.00

i made this bracelet for one of my son's teachers for Christmas- she is a Dr. Who Nerd and loved the gift.  i was excited about making it- but i'll likely never do another as it was extremely tedious- there are about 7 or 8 different shades of blue and it required a lot of paying attention- i'm much more of a "mindless" beader- hence the sleepless title.

this one is for my grand niece who LOVES sunflowers- one thing i've learned along the way is to try and get as close to the edges as possible with beads before putting it on the box- you can still add later, but it is a lot of harder work to get your needle in and out of where you want it to go.

i made this one for my sister who lives in Florida- hope she likes it.

So I continue to work with bead embroidery.  I've made some I like, some I don't.  This one I do.  It's a small wooden box, suitable for a few pieces of jewelry.  The fish is actually a small patch that I beaded over.  I gave the box to my niece and now I'm starting on another.

lavender/blue bead embroidery.

done in even count peyote.  38.00

its the logo for Kansas State and the Eurkea Wildcats, Lasalle Wildcats

42.00 small   55.00 large

these are photographed backwards- but it simply means turning the bracelet around so that the cat faces the right direction ;-)

I can also make the smaller version (narrow) with same design as the large (one cat, two paws) for 42.00

77.00

violin-

I so enjoyed making this, but it was admittedly tedious- about 3500 beads in all.

this will be a gift for my sons strings teacher- hope she likes it!

below is my second favorite bracelet of all time.  It's loosely based on the "ande" pattern which unfortunately is no where to be found so I figured it out as  I went along.  Also, I didn't like the ends of the Ande pattern and much prefer the slider clasps.

85.00    those crystals are pricey ;-(

   I made this pendant to go with the bracelet above.  I get a ton of compliments when I wear it.  21.00 (chain not included, but any chain will slip through)





same as the above ande- but a single row of Swarovski

31.00

so this guys with the braid- I ended up taking it back apart- the pattern (Spiceberry) called for delicas- I went with size 11 ,

  I later came back and remade it in the 15's which I like much better.

 So my photography skills need a lot of work!  above was my first stab at beaded embroidery- I love the idea of it- but it does take a lot of time- if I were going to do it again- and I will at some point, I think its important to sketch out the whole look first-

below- this is a really simply pattern and stitches up quickly- its primarily right angle weave with 4 mm pearls and bicones-  this is a gift I usually give to my kids teachers.  The pattern is by Deborah Roberti.  I sell these for 35.00

I call this my  "caterpillar" bracelet and pendant
the bracelet is inspired by a sherri serafini design and then I went crazy with pearls and crystals in pastel.  its a little heavy- and pricey because of so many beads $150.00

these are from the days when I did more "stringing" than beading. 

    I made this piece with beads I bought in Hawaii while on vacation a couple of years ago.                                                                  

 

One of my favorites.  I used a piece from Silpada for inspiration.

This bracelet remains my favorite all time piece.  I sell it for 75.00.  Its alternating pearls and Swarvoski crystals.

another of my personal favorites- the detail is TINY- due to the size 15 beads- the pattern is from Laura McCabe-a sheer genius in beading-- 150.00 because I will have to purchase new glasses to make another

35.00 with Daisy Chain

25.00 pendant only

hard to tell from the photo- but the one with the bale on the left is amythest and the one not yet completed is pink 

 I wish I could photograph this a little more clearly.  It's made with magatama beads.

            

made this one for my son's cello teacher- (she also plays the piano). What fun it was to walk in and see her wearing it one day with a matching black and white outfit.  The chain is Ndebele.

   2 of my very first bracelets

i made this pendant right after my mother passed away.  its her wedding photo and I wear it when I need a little "mom".