Pretty, pretty!

Lapis Deco Cuff
(using grade B 4mm Lapis Lazuli beads)

Red Creek Cuff
(using 4mm Red Creek Jasper beads and a vintage metal button)

Tourmaline Bracelet
(using grade B 3mm natural tourmaline beads and a vintage button)

Rubies and Pearls Cuff
(using 6mm Swarovski garnet crystals and 6mm Swarovski cream pearls)

Sunrise in Central Washington
(based on a photograph my dad sent me)

The New Cuffs

OK, here they are...Crystal Bliss Cuff and Pearl Blush Cuff. Similar to my Rock & Roll Cuff and Little Black Cuff, but I created these using netting stitch versus right-angle weave.

Two More

...new cuffs. One is all icy sparkling gorgeousness and the other is lovely pearly goodness! I'll have initial photos tomorrow, I just have to finish the pearl one first.

UPDATE: OK, I ended up having to drive out to baby girl's apartment to deliver new plates for her car (there went almost 3 hours of my day) and now I have to go to work, so...I'll try to get them photographed tomorrow or tonight if I can get my lightbox set up.

Little Black Cuff

Another new piece. This one is all an all black embellished RAW cuff & the perfect accessory to that Little Black Dress! (black opaque Japanese seed beads, black Swarovski pearls and black Swarovski crystals with a black satin ribbon "corset" closure)

Scatter-brained

I want to create a few cuffs to take on our vacation, but I keep getting side-tracked. Work, Facebook, Twitter, laundry, television and just the fact that I have so many beads I want to play with that I can't make up my mind what to do first! I was told by one of my friends to leave the beads at home, but I don't think I could go 9 days without beading! There will be quiet times on the cruise, plus there are the flights out there and back and they will no doubt be long and boring. (Especially since the return flight is a red-eye and I don't sleep well on planes!)

Since I already have the TV on today, I think I'll keep plugging away with the little cuff I'm working on now, but tomorrow I'll keep the TV off and see if music will inspire me to get really creative. It's worked before, so hopefully it will work again.

I have a gorgeous RAW cuff started, but had to stop due to having white instead of cream pearls. This cuff is light topaz, gold, cream pearls and deep Siam crystals! It's the same design as the one(s) I sold before I listed it, but it will definitely have the Elizabethan look I was going for with the first one. Oh and I bought black pearls and black crystals to make an all black version too, which I know will be stunning!

Finished

UPDATE (7/20): Woohoo! The person I was hoping would buy this cuff is not only buying this one, but commissioning me to make three more just like it! YAY! He has 3 daughters and a daughter-in-law and now he's done with this part of his Christmas shopping!

Here's the cuff finished with a lovely pearly-rose 1/8th inch ribbon.

New Piece

I finished a new piece! I know, shocker, huh?! It's a right-angle weave base of Japanese silver-lined milky peachy-pink 11s with embellishments of Swarovski cream rose pearls and Swarovski champagne bicone crystals. I love the antique look of it and have decided to use a 1/2" satin ribbon lacing as a closure instead of a button or beaded toggle. I'll take more photos when I get the ribbon together. I think I'll actually use a model for the photos, too as it looks absolutely gorgeous on a summer tanned arm! The only thing I haven't been able to do is come up with a beautiful name for it. Any suggestions??

A Galaxy of Crystals

My youngest daughter is in photography and she is quite talented (if I may be a bragging mama!). One of her latest assignments was the senses. This is my version of sight...a "feast for the eyes". I'm sure her photos turned out much better than mine. I can't wait to see how her "cool" and "splish splash" photos turned out!

New Pieces

I've created two new bracelets and two pairs of earrings. I like the earrings because they are fairly simple to make, but look lovely! The first bracelet is "A Gilded Lily Cuff" and I named it that because of the Art Deco style button I used as the toggle and because it does remind me of a bracelet a woman of the 30s would wear (like Claudette Colbert in the movie "The Gilded Lily"!!)This next bracelet doesn't have a name yet, but it is one that I've been thinking about for a while. I really like the stark black against the soft rose colors. And as you can see from some of my other pieces, I like geometric patterns! In this bracelet, I've also used opaque, matte and Ceylon style beads which gives more depth to the piece.
The earrings are simple, but I think they will love great with either a little black evening dress or a pair of jeans! I've used Swarovski crystal components which sparkle like crazy! The ear hooks are sterling silver. The beads are metallic silver Delicas in the one and opaque black in the other (which would look lovely with the black and rose bracelet above!). Let me know what you think!

SALE SALE SALE

Don't forget my sale on crystal bracelets in my Etsy shop!

A Rose By Name!