Ask anyone who their favorite Egyptian goddess is, and most people would probably say Isis or Hathor. These dieties known for motherhood, he...

There are so many different ways to find color inspiration in the seasons, and many of the ones we turn to again and again are natural. For ...

Last week’s mini collar was a complete success, and a very welcome one as well. A spot of illness totally ruined my timetable, so it was for...

This week’s mini collar was a bit of a whim. When I opened my tray of daggers and drop beads to plan the next design in the challenge, I was...

For this week’s mini collar, I couldn’t resist using one of the palette ideas to go with a quartet of pretty glass petal drops in marbled b...

For this week’s bead color ideas, I wanted to explore some possibilities for a curious quartet of beads from my drops and daggers stash. Som...

This week I’ve got two necklace projects on the go, plus a necklace tutorial on the back burner that’s coming along slowly but surely. This ...

This week I’m finally going to use some of my blue coconut daggers. Probably. I had a great idea for incorporating them into a scalloped S...

For many months now I’ve been saying that I have to use up some of my accent beads. Over the last couple of years I have amassed a pretty gr...

Blue and green have really been taking over my creative space lately, so for this week’s bead color experiment, I thought it would be fun to...

I’m back down to just one bead tray this week, though I’m sure it’s only temporary. I’ve got a few more tutorials lined up that I want to ge...

With summer just around the corner I’m looking forward to light and airy designs, aquatic themes, and lots of gorgeous color. For this week’...

Our last Pantone-inspired color trio of the season includes a classic combination of turquoise and coral, plus a little of the blue half of ...

For this week’s bead palette ideas, I wanted to try out some seed bead colors to go with accents that have been languishing in my stash. The...

Mixing up the Pantone Spring 2016 picks again, I came across another gorgeous trio using Snorkel Blue, Peach Echo, and Iced Coffee. I love t...

In previous years I’ve always been quick to snatch up new color inspirations via the Pantone Color Institute’s spring and fall picks. This y...