Christmas Rhapsody

Seems like this year has gone so fast, if you blink you miss out on a whole lot.
Every year my work hosts a silent auction of handmade wares and decorations to benefit our own follow workers, who for what ever reason, may just need a little help during the year.
Last year, I benefited from this leaf fund, this year I am donating this set. Hopefully it might bring a few dollars to donate to this fund. I made this set with dyed coral and yellow turquoise.

Bridal Set

My son just got married this past weekend. I made this bridal set for his bride. Her wedding colors were red and white. This set is made with pearls and crystals. I added a small blue crystal dangle at the end of the bracelet and necklace............ something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

Obsidian Twilight

Okay, so my son has found the ultimate resource for gifts for his girl friends.......me. Here is a choker style necklace that I made for one of them. His color requests keep me challenged. This one is snowflake obsidian, blue glass pearls, and chalcedony.

My Fall

It's been a couple of months since I posted, I've been busy organizing my beads and making more jewelry. This piece I made for myself for the fall. It's made with mother-of-pearl, pearls, coral and copper beads and clasp. I just love this necklace.

"Blessings in Blue"

This was a custom made request from a coworker, they wanted one somewhat similar to the green "Apple Blessings" necklace I had made but wanted in all in blue. I couldn't make a duplicate it, so this is what I came up with. It's made with chalk turquoise, lampwork, foiled glass, sterling silver beads and Swarovski crystals.

In the Pink

I made this necklace for a birthday gift for my son's friend, Happy Birthday Tabby! It's made of pink quartz, Swarovski crystals, firepolished glass and silverfoiled glass.

Serpentine Splendor

I custom made this set recently for an anniversary gift that a coworker gave to his wife. It's made of African serpentine, bloodstone, glass pearls and fiber optic glass cubes.

"Water Garden" bracelet

This is a bracelet I just finished. It reminds me of a water garden I once saw. It's made with quartz, shell, riverstone, glass, hemalyke, and silvertone flowers and butterflies. Clasp is "button style" setting with a lampwork bead.

Bracelet Green

I had a new color challenge in my beading daily group. This time the colors were brown, blue and green. I came up with this bracelet. I just love this group. It has definitely inspired me to explore new possibilities.

There's nothing better than having the chance to win something free. Andrew Thornton is celebrating the 4th anniversary of his blog with an amazingly generous assortment of beads. Hop on over to his blog and make a comment for your chance to win this awesome stash. http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/

I made this bracelet with a right angle weave stitch. It's become one of my favorite stitches. This bracelet is called "Garden Path". It reminds me of neat little rows of flowers that one might find in their garden.

This is a bracelet I made for a color challenge in a beading group I belong to. The beading group is Beading Daily. An awesome group for those of us who need to bead. One of the color groups was green, orange and hot pink. I came up with this. I'm not sure this is a combination I would have chose on my own. That's why I like this group.

This necklace was my first sale. I was excited. It's made with chalk turquoise, lampwork beads, sterling silver beads, Swarovski crystal beads, and a Swarovski crystal cross

This is one of my necklaces that I made. "Summer Reflections". It's currently for sale in my online store. It's one of my favorites. It's made with chalk turquoise, Kazuri beads, lampwork, and glass with a bone sun focal.
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Peyote Necklace

I made this necklace a few years back for a beading contest. I didn't win but it gave me a chance to try my hand at peyote stitch. It was the first contest I had entered. I think it came out well for my first attempt. I call it "Gardenia Delight". The basic pattern for the panel was by Deb Moffett-Hall.