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’...

It’s been far too long since we’ve had a look at ways to style a great statement necklace. There’s something incredibly inspiring about expe...

Progress is being made on projects this week - the new baroque pearl medallion is complete, and the collar I had planned is underway. I am h...

My plan to simultaneously clean up my workspace and search for new inspirations in my bead stash worked splendidly – almost too well, in fac...

I’m almost finished with this year’s stash clean up. My bead collection is starting to look really polished and much more ‘me’ than ever bef...

Summer and the beach go together like carnivals and cotton candy - especially when you live in a cold climate. The few months of the year wh...

Since the beginning of this year’s destash challenge, I’ve been putting off using the last of my top-drilled magenta shell coins. I was hopi...

With summer heat in full swing, all I can think about is ocean breezes, ice cream, and cool clothing. 'Cool' here meaning garments t...

I recently treated myself to a strand of black lip heishi beads, and I’m looking forward to using them so much, that I couldn’t resist explo...

One of my favorite things about the destash challenge so far is the moments where I don’t bother to look before I leap. Whether I’m combinin...

Ever since I started looking for new Egyptian jewelry inspirations, I’ve been on the hunt for cowry shells . Like many ancient cultures, the...

This week’s bracelet was a bit of a last minute success. I was really sidetracked with other projects, and I needed a simple design that I c...

I didn’t fully understand the purpose of bathing suits that can’t get wet, until I started making jewelry. Fashion doesn’t have boundaries -...

No matter how old we get, there’s just no resisting a rainbow. There’s something about a perfectly arranged set of colors that inspires hap...

Almost every beader has experienced a moment of bead-shopping weakness. It’s that time when you saw a bead or component that was so beautif...

Summer is a wonderful time of year for the found object beader. The weather is perfect for spending hours combing beaches for beautiful sea...