Friday's Feature!

Today we are featuring the talented and supportive Patricia Wood, of VerreDesign: a Quebecoise glass artist and jewellery designer extraordinaire! Patricia is a member of Artfire Canadians, and she has a blog, Etsy shop, Artfire shop and lots of other links that will please you. Her glass and metal work are superb! Please do have a look! You are sure to find a wonderful contest to enter!

Take-Out Tuesday

 I'm borrowing from an earlier posting of mine on this, the first Take-out Tuesday, where we visit the Peterborough Downtown Craft Market for a little something to go! This week's Take-out Talent is Deborah Sikora.

The fabulously multi-talented Deborah Sikora  and I took Metal Jewellery Making at the Peterborough School of Art, but met years ago when I managed Blue Sky Bead and she taught there. Debbie is a member of The Bead Hive, a group of ladies who...bead, dude. She is also currently selling her work at the Peterborough Downtown Craft Market. You can check the site for dates when Deb will be selling there.

Unlike me, Debbie has the patience of Job and so excels at the most beautifully detailed chain maille. Quite gorgeous! Come to the Market and see some! K? She makes all sorts of jewellery but her creative talents go far beyond 'just beads'!Deb also makes fab paper craft gifts, sculptures and much more. You'll see!

Make My Monday!

 

It's another Beadin' Path Design Partner Project! I started with 20 Vintage Lucite Yellow Moonglow Barrel Beads and Vintage Lucite, Bright Spring Green Moonglow Round Beads, 14mm. There are 15 beads per strand.I used 8 in the actual necklace and held 4 back to make earrings. I used faux leather cord in yellow and green, the exact same shades as the beads and attached crimp endings to each end of cord. I don't tend to measure things because I'm too impatient, so I just kept folding the cords in half and cutting them to get the right size. I was going to use chain but wanted something a little more exciting. The cord is perfect and fits right in with the Woodstock influence trending now due to the music festival's 40th anniversary. You may remember me saying that I am trying to make jewellery that doesn't have clasps. I love being able to throw this over my head and wear it at different lengths. I also used big 9mm jump rings for a contemporary, modern look. The real key to making this design are the silver-plated crimps, 6x2mm tubes with loops,
from Fire Mountain Gems. They finish the ends of the cord beautifully, don't they?  The cord was just the right size, but to make it easier to put the crimp tubes on, I cut the cord on an angle and applied a drop of glue to hold it tight.

Funky Bali Jewellery!

Closeup on Turquoise
Originally uploaded by Sister Wend

Here is another example of the splendid beaded jewellery that I will be selling at the Market. I buy this stuff and so do many of my friends. And we can all make jewellery!

This stuff is so pretty and EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE though, that it is just easier to buy and wear it for the immediate gratification! And you know, I couldn't make it for what I can sell it for. So there you go!

Come and see it this starting this Saturday, May 23, 2009! Woo hoo!