Happy Bead Table Wednesday! Here’s what I’ve been working on over the last few days: polka dot beads made from simple bulls-eye canes and crotchet bowls. What’s on your bead table today?

What’s on your bead table?

Another Wednesday has arrived. Most Wednesdays I try to participate in Bead Table Wednesday, and like to show beads or jewelry in progress. This week, since things are in a state of chaos over here due to an allergy-induced sinus infection and taxes, I thought I’d do a quickie post and just show you two [...]

more experiments I’ve been playing with hemp cord and more polymer clay. What’s on your bead table?   * Coconut button and blue Czech seed beads from Jo-Ann Fabrics (they were having a sale!), hemp cord from Hobby Lobby.

more experimenting I made more beads over the weekend, including a prototype “wooden” heart from polymer clay, that I strung into a bracelet to see how it would look. I ran out of clasps, so I used a sliding knot technique from a tutorial on the Art Bead Scene Blog by Erin Siegel, which was [...]

bead soup I’m still trying to get through the Bead Soup Blog Party list. Last time I saw everyone’s blogs in 2 days. This year, life has conspired against me with lots of busy work. If you’re looking for my Bead Soup Reveal, please see my last post. bead table wednesday Here’s what’s on my [...]

What’s on your bead table today? I’m continuing polymer clay bead making experiments. Here’s the latest batch:

It’s Bead Table Wednesday! Here’s what I’ve been experimenting with this week. You can see the mold I made for these leaf pendants in my last post. I wanted to get a better picture of these, but I have to run off to the dentist. I’m enjoying the texture. These remind me of wood cut [...]

Here’s what’s on my bead table. See my last post to see what these beads looked like before baking. Visit the Bead Table Wednesday Group on Flickr for more beady goodness.