New beads.

A customer asked me if I could make some beads inspired by Dale Chihuly shapes and this is what I came up with. She is pleased and I just love the new shapes and have been thinking about the jewelry designs I could see happening with them. But then the other day...........
......these came out of the kiln. They are pods and spikes and tendrils for the Alice's Garden series that I started almost a year ago and have not really worked on for almost that long. I am really excited about it again and can so see lots of pieces of new jewelry coming out of them.

Something different............

..........for me any way. I have been working on something for a customer. She wanted a very organic stacked kind of spike and I have been playing with making them for her and thinking how much I like them and how I can kind of see them in some jewelry. I will defiantly be making more and trying them out. But in making these I.........................
.............started making these little stacks. And while I have made stacked dots before I don't think I have ever left them kind of flattened out. I really like these and already have a project in mind but have to go back to the torch and make some more. I also like.............


...........how they kind of snug in together and might have to have some to work into something where they lay like this.

Aren't these earrings pretty. They were made by a customer of mine and are in her shop Inspired Theory on Etsy. It's funny Sue got these from me several years ago at a show I did in North Dakota and she just recently found me again on Etsy. The wonderful power of the Internet.

Newest scarf dangle.............

............is almost done. Since I was lucky enough to sell the last one right off my neck last weekend I had to make a new one for this weekends show. I of course had no luck finding a ready made scarf and had to knit one. The knitting is all done but the fringe has yet to be added. And you wondered why I didn't show you the ends of the scarf. We are off in the morning to Minneapolis or Hopkins to be exact to the Twin Cities Bead Bazaar. Come visit us if you can.

Scarf Dangle

This is my new scarf dangle. I had a terrible time getting a decent picture the wind was blowing and things kept moving. Any way you will just have to come see it this weekend in Lincoln at the bead show. The show is being held at the Guesthouse Inn on Cornhusker this year. Come for a visit.

Flower Bowl

This bowl of flowers is headed to Lincoln for the bead show this weekend. I think it looks like a flower all by it's self. It also took a long time to fill it up. I did not realize how deep the little sections were.

My friend Jodie is doing a fundraiser for the A.S.P.C.A. She is selling these great paw print beads. Check it out on her blog.