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Found Jewelry from City Sidewalks

May 12, 2013by ornamento Leave a comment

I challenged myself to make a piece of jewelry entirely from materials I found on the sidewalk. Well, here it is.  What do you think? The materials I used are […]

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Art, Green Decorating, Monument
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Circus Beads

May 9, 2013by ornamento Leave a comment

My friend Wilma said these beads remind her of the circus, so I am calling them Circus Beads. And be sure to check out Clayathon goes to the Circus.

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Art, beads, Personal History, Polymer Clay, Polymer Clay Express, Polymer clay new techniques
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Workshop Redo

May 2, 2013by ornamento 4 Comments

I decided that it was finally time to redo the workshop in the basement.  We had just finished getting hardwood floors and to prepare for that, we had to empty […]

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Art, Home Decor, work space
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Revealing!

April 27, 2013by ornamento 31 Comments

Reveal day is here and I had a ton of beads to use thanks to my partner My partner is Miranda Ackerley who runs MirandackArts. Miranda’s beads were mostly gemstones. […]

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Art, beading, beads, Lori Anderson, Pretty Things Blog
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Sneak Preview!

April 25, 2013by ornamento 3 Comments

This Saturday is reveal day for   group three in the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party.    I thought I would give a sneak preview of some of the things […]

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Art, recycling, repurposing, soldering
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The Walk Home

April 18, 2013by ornamento 1 Comment

The part of Philadelphia I live in is great for walking especially now that the weather is getting nicer.  Here are some pictures I took one day on my walk […]

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Art, Personal History, Philadelphia, Photography
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Meet the Rilakkuma (Or My Creative Process)

April 11, 2013by ornamento 1 Comment

The last two reveal dates for the 7th Bead Soup Blog party have been pushed back a week so I have one more week to experiment with all the beads I […]

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Art, Bead Fest, Bead Soup Blog Hop, Rilkkuna
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More Klimt Inspiration One Bead at a Time

April 4, 2013by ornamento 2 Comments

Look where my love of the painting of Gustav Klimt and my fascination with beaded beads has taken me. For a look at some earlier Klimt-inspired beads, press here

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Art, beading, beads
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Happy Spring from Plumpton the Easter Cat

March 28, 2013by ornamento Leave a comment

This year Plumpton has gone out of his way to  provide a Spring offering in the spirit of the season.  No Easter egg hunt for this pussy cat.  Nothing but […]

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I’m Wired and Inspired

March 21, 2013by ornamento 2 Comments

I have a new project in the April-May Issue of Step By Step Wire Magazine! The African- inspired  Spiral Frenzy is an elegant-looking necklace that rests just above the collar-bone. […]

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