Nov 252011
Nov 042011
My Snowman Ornaments need a good home for the Holidays. They may be purchased from the Bead Boutique and at my upcoming shows, just check the Calendar to see where I’ll be next.
Oct 212011
My Halloween Beads can be found for sale in the Bead Boutique or my Etsy Shop. I had a great time making them! If you’d asked me ten years ago if I’d be into making this cutesy stuff I would have laughed, now I just can’t stop. Time to get cranking on snowmen for Christmas before it’s too darn cold in the garage!!!
Friendly Ghost – Large Hole Bead
Sep 042011
Bat beads make an excellent focal point. Just add a headpin with some accent beads and you have got one smoking pendant.
Glass:
• Effetre Black
Approximate dimensions:
• 20mm × 30mm
• 2.5mm hole
For Sale Via Etsy.
Aug 272011
My cute little ghosts have have horizontal holes. Wear them on your favorite chain or leather bracelet. These also look great on a silk cord necklace. The possibilities are endless. Can you spend Halloween without a friendly ghost? I know I can’t.
Glass:
• Vetrofond White.
Approximate dimensions:
• 9mm × 18mm.
• 4.5mm hole.
Aug 262011
Trick or treat! Give me something good to eat!
Love this color pallet.
Glass:
• Effetre Black & White.
• Yellow, Orange & Black sprinkles.
Approximate dimensions:
• 13mm × 17mm
• 5.5mm hole.
Aug 222011
Available for sale at my Esty shop or you may inquire via email.
I wanted to design the perfect pumpkin bead for European bracelets. Pleased with my first prototype, I didn’t change a thing with the design. I enjoy making this bead. If I had a large order for these, I would be glad to fill it. I can make these lined with brass, copper, or sterling silver at your request.
Glass:
• Vetrofond Orange, & Green Emerald
Approximate dimensions:
• 14mm × 10mm
• 4.5mm – 5.5mm hole
Aug 202011
Make something fun to go with your Halloween costume. My handmade candy corn beads make darling earrings.
Glass:
• Effetre Butter Yellow, Orange, & Vetrofond White
Approximate dimensions:
• 15mm tall
• 2mm hole
Aug 192011
Remember all the talk about Halloween beads? Here they come… I’ll kick start the mood for Autumn with a pair of candy corn earrings.
Glass:
• Effetre Butter Yellow, Special Orange, & Vetrofond White
Metal:
• SSR 925
Approximate dimensions:
• Candy Corn bead -16mm tall
For Sale Via Etsy.
Aug 082011
Looking forward to Halloween in August is only natural when you are preparing holiday inventory. Sculpting pumpkins, candy corn, ghosts, black cats, and beads of the like, has been a blast.
I bought this swirly and curly pumpkin from artists Chelsea Foehr and Jeremy Griffith at the Park Ave festival. Looking through the shapes, textures, and colors of their glass items was mesmerizing. This pumpkin suited my mood best, it will be a great inspiration for my torching sessions this week. Wouldn’t you know, Deslish Handmade Glass, opens their studio to the public during Rochester’s First Friday event in the Hungerford Building.
Tomorrow fat cat black cat beads are on the agenda, I’m dressing them with half moons on their backsides. Corn on the cob beads are also on the list of things to do for the Avon Corn Festival, coming up this Saturday. I hope to see you there if you are from the area.
Feb 202011
Making beads that resemble realistic items is a challenge that I like to take on every now and then. I am satisfied with my first mug bead.
Quantity:
• 1 mug
Color:
• Green, white, & clear
Approximate dimensions:
• 12mm × 22mm
Also comes with 3 round green beads:
• 1 Round bead that is 12mm × 14mm
• 2 Round beads that are 9mm × 11mm
• 2mm holes