The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 28th from 11:00 AM til 5:30 PM. I’ll be there with my jewelry.

Dress cool, though. The predicted high 98! (I believe that’s Fahrenheit? Hope so, anyway!)

Hope to see you there!

You’ll notice some new things too. We have several new categories: Bridal Jewelry, Crystal Rings, $20 Bracelets. And you can look for more new categories in the coming months.

What will be new? The colors for starters. And the overall presentation. I’ll have more flexibility in categories which should help people find things. I even have planned a category for bracelets under $20! Plus the WonderDome Rings will go on sale finally.

Look for the change real soon. I’ll post an announcement on the blog as well.

I have big plans for those beads!

And this is one of her new polymer clay birds:

Isn’t he precious? Stay tuned - soon I’ll post pics of what I make with these!

These 2 rings are the first two that I made. I’ve made about 9 so far and keep coming up with new ideas.

I love butterflies. So I bought this lovely Hill Tribe Silver Butterfly from Adriana’s Beads. Then I use Italian Wire Mesh from Jeweled Treasures. I had the three colors - silver, mint green and purple and decided to braid them. I finished it off with Sterling Silver findings.

(Be sure to click on the image to see a larger version.)

First is a necklace made with Swarovski Crystal Pearls and Swarovski Crystals. Below are two views - front and back. Click on either one for a larger version:

I loved the drape of the chain with pearls on the end so much that I included it on the back as well.

Next are slightly long, drapy earrings to match:

I also made a shorter earring:

The Swarovski Crystal Pearls and Swarovski Crystals both come in a variety of colors to match bridal party dresses.

I’ve played w/ beads for years. And I’ve also, occasionally played w/ embroidery. But this is something different. And fun. And before I knew it, I accidentally had my first project. Well, not accidentally, but definitely sooner than I originally planned.

My first mission was to adorn a necktie w/ beads. This was for a lady at a restaurant we frequent. All the waitstaff is required to wear black shirts and ties. So I decided to add a little pizazz to her wardrobe. Since this was my first beading on fabric project, I decided that I just might benefit from a bit of practice.

My DH suggested that I put the letter “L” on the tie as that is the first letter of her first name. While practicing, I discovered this might not have been the best first project, but I pursued it anyway. Below is a picture of the practice “L”.

Not too bad, I thought. You just have to ignore all my chalk marks. Plus there’s those stray beads above the “L” where I was trying other techniques. It was, after all, practice.

I had 2 ties planned. One was a Christmas tie, being that they were delivered on December 22nd. I decided to work on that one next, just to get warmed up. (OK, and to make the mistakes on the tie that wasn’t likely to get worn quite as often.) For this one, I just decided to add some embellishments to an existing Christmas tie. Here’s a picture up close:

And a picture of the entire area:

Finally, I was ready to do the tie with the initial. I also added a circle of Sterling Silver Bali beads with Swarovski crystals on top - just for fun. Here’s a close up:

And another view:

The ties were delivered when we went to dinner Saturday night and were well received. “L” whipped off the tie she had been wearing and asked which one she should wear. I suggested the Christmas tie since it had such a short season in which it could be worn. I took great delight in seeing her show it off to other customers that night.

(On a side note, the “L” on that tie had, to me, a disturbing resemblance to the “L” on the sweater of Laverne on that old show “Laverne & Shirley”. I think that, blessedly, “L” may actually be too young to have ever seen that show.)

I already have more beading on fabric projects planned! Any suggestions?

I’ve been designing jewelry for over 6 years. This website will be 4 years old in January, 2008. I’ve decided to create a blog to add some interest.

I’ll be announcing new items as they are added. I’ll also feature pieces and talk a bit more about them.

Being that I am very much a ‘process’ person, I’ll also be talking some about what goes into a piece and how it was put together. I’ll include lots of pictures along the way. So, be sure to set a bookmark to here because I’ll be posting much more!

Oh, yeah. There’s also a rumor that I may be teaching jewelry classes soon. I’ll be announcing them here first!

And for starters, I’ll post a photo of one of my favorite pieces:

In case you’re curious: The background is the lid to a wooden box. The box is shaped like Texas. The lid is upside down so that Texas appears backwards.