Recent Work

These are some pieces I've created recently.  I've been using a lot of beads from Guatemala that my friend Jody brought back from her most recent mission trip.  I've also been working with wire, and have started doing some rings.  I will be at the Downtown Terre Haute Block Party on Saturday, August 27. 

Mother of Pearl

These pieces were commissioned for a local charity auction. The open discs are mother of pearl. The necklace is long and continuous so it has no clasp and is easy to wear. The bracelet is on stretch cord.

Beaded Cuff

This beaded cuff is my first foray into wire work. I learned how to do this in a class at JoAnn Fabrics. I am looking forward to working more with wire. I have some copper wire I found at a yard sale that I'm going to experiment with.

Wood

These are some pieces from my wooden bead collection. The rhino necklace is a particular favorite of mine; his name is Irving and he is in my personal collection. He had a brother, Walter, but he has been sold.

Matthew 6:33 bracelet

The Matthew 6:33 Bracelet: Seek God first, He'll take care of the rest!

The six matching center beads represent the sixth chapter of Matthew. The three matching beads on either side represent "thirty three," the thirty third verse. This creates a visual reminder to seek God, to seek His presence, and then He'll take care of the rest of your needs.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33, NIV

Recycled bracelet

A friend at work had a necklace that she wanted me to take some links out of to make a different necklace, and she let me keep what was left over. I made this triple strand bracelet out of what she didn't like.

Anniversary jewelry

I bought a black and white print dress for my 20th wedding anniversary party and my 25th class reunion, and the girls at work thought it needed a pop of red. So I made this jewelry to wear. I used to 16" lengths of chain and a red glass bead for the necklace, and leftover chain and red glass beads for the earrings.

Hulman Center Yard Sale 7.25.09

We participated in the Hulman Center Yard Sale again this year. Last year, I did not have my jewelry merchandised very well, and I only sold one piece, and that was to my Mom! This year, I had proper displays, and I was very pleased with the look. I sold 5 pairs of earrings, 2 cell phone charms and 2 items from my $1 clearance basket! Lots of people stopped and looked, and remarked that they liked the jewelry, and several people took my card. However, people don't seem to want to pay what things are worth at a "yard sale". I think I'll try a craft fair in the fall. Watch this site for more details!

I'll have more pic of my jewelry up soon. I took several at the yard sale, but they didn't turn out very well, so I have to redo them. Here is my set up from the yard sale.

"Goal" bracelet

Anyone who has known me for any length of time knows that I'm always trying to lose weight. So in my latest quest to motivate myself, I made a bracelet to give me a visual reminder to focus on my goal, not just on what I want right now. See more here.

The pics aren't the greatest. Graduated Swarovski crystals in the middle, with black and clear silver-lined seed beads on memory wire. The smaller crystals going to the larger are to represent movement toward my goals. Hopefully it will help!

FINALLY!! A new entry.

I didn't realize it has been over a year since I've updated this. I have been making jewelry. Just not posting anything. Sorry.

Here is a bracelet and earring set I made for my mother last year.

The large green squares are cannibalized from an old watch, and the pale green beads are seeds of some sort.

Mary's Christmas bracelet

My bestest customer, Mary, brought in a picture from a magazine of a watch. She didn't want the watch face, but wanted to know if I could make the bracelet. I can't find a picture of the original on line, but here is my version.

Glama tree

Here is this year's version of the Glama tree, which decorates my desk at work.

Earring wreath

This is a wreath I made for my cube at work. I had a lot of miscellaneous clip and screw-back earrings, some of which on their own were kinda ugly. But all together, they look great! I love the pink poinsettias, too.

Necklaces

Here are a couple of necklaces I created using larger focal beads as pendants.

For the first necklace, I used eye pins to create the links, instead of string the beads on wire.

Football bracelet

My nephew, Joshua, is on the football team at Casey-Westfield High School. I decided my sister need some appropriate jewelry to wear to the games.

Memory wire rings

I've been experimenting with memory wire rings. A little tedious to make, but fun to wear!

Necklaces

I created this necklace and earring set from some beads my friend Shauna gave me. I thought the elephant was kinda fun for summer.

My friend Mary, who's also one of my best customers, bought me a bunch of beads for my birthday. I made this necklace for myself. Shauna admired it, and she got one for her birthday. (She's soooo much younger than me!)

Memory wire bracelets

I love memory wire bracelets! The white and gold beads are from some jewelry I picked up at yard sales this summer.