The challenge was simple: create a lariat necklace. Creative Spirits, a monthly artisan group to which I belong, canceled meetings during the pandemic. For three of four months, a small contingency met via Zoom. The online option was less satisfying than meeting in-person because the tactile side of our creative ladies received little in the …
Treasure necklaces, like the one that launched my love affair with beads, let me flow in the pure bliss of making. I adore the process of creating dangles, building personalized charms, and tending to the detail of structure for over-the-top adornment. Sit with me as I explain why a treasure necklace is “back to the …
A 100-day project shows the path of creativity is indirect, unpredictable and seldom boring but 100-days in shrink-plastic charms is unheard of. Like the three-month-plus time period in which it happens, 100 days allows for life. My goal was to make a charm each day for 100 days. How hard could that be? Each day’s …
Treasure Necklace inspired my love affair with beads. A collection of 32 precious charms hold memory keepers, my life story. My very own treasure necklace resonates with my story. It wasn’t the first time I was smitten with wearing pieces meaningful to me. During one period of challenges, my fascination with angels launched a collection …
Connection. We celebrate connections, especially the personalized and power bridges to memories, people and things that weave the threads of our lives together. I like to remind people that you have a treasure necklace in your drawers. The treasure necklace was my very first creation! A fascination with symbols and treasures morphs into a focus …
Bead Crochet Necklace Adds Boho to Any Outfit The Tucson Bead Show always offers new ideas and applications. This year, I fell in love with crochet. Fortunately, my fingers remembered crochet experience from an earlier time: “Can you say crocheted afghan anyone?” Couture seamstress Rose Mary Jameson of SewFastDesign.com and SewFastBeader.blogspot.com introduced me to two-ply waxed …
