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Category Archives: beads

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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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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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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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Swimming in Bead Soup

March 14, 2013by ornamento 4 Comments

I signed up for Lori Anderson’s 7th Bead Soup Blog party and my reveal date us April 13. My partner is Miranda Ackerley who runs MirandackArts.  Miranda obviously takes these […]

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A Garden Life, Art, beading, beads, blogging, recycling, repurposing, Spoon Jewelry, Spoon Pendant
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My Visit to Wolf Myrow or Thank You Nehemiah

March 7, 2013by ornamento Leave a comment

Elwood: It’s a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Jake: Hit it. […]

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Art, art, creativity, crafts, inspiration, beads, Brass, copper, history, jewelry, Metal Work, Personal History, repurposing, Rust
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New Work

February 7, 2013by ornamento Leave a comment

I still have a buzz from Clayathon  and am exploring some new ideas.  Here are some pictures.  

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Art, beads, Color, Personal Growth, Personal History, Polymer Clay, Polymer Clay gatherings, Polymer Clay Retreats, Wire Working
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Every Bead Has a Story

January 10, 2013by ornamento 1 Comment

  Beads hold  memories and  and every bead has a story, partially known and partially buried in the past.  When I finish the piece for the Blog Hop,  story of […]

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African Trading Beads, Art, beads, Crafting Traditions, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Jewelry, Europe
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Old Beads, New Beads

December 13, 2012by ornamento Leave a comment

I was going through my workshop the other day and found a necklace I’d made for my Mother-in-Law years ago.    The necklace had five big (20-25 mm) round  beads […]

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Art, beads, Polymer Clay
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A New Beading Angle

August 30, 2012by ornamento Leave a comment

Well, it’s not really new. I have always had a fascination with beaded beads. I could not rest until I learned how to make the Puffy Heart which is really […]

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Art, beading, beads, YouTube, YouTube Videos
The Big Reveal Revisited

The Big Reveal Revisited

August 16, 2012by ornamento Leave a comment

The August 11 reveal date  for  group 2 of Lori Anderson’s  6th Bead Soup Blog Party has passed.  I was blown away by all of the outstanding work I saw […]

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Art, Art Education, art, creativity, crafts, inspiration, beading, beads, Hand Made, jewelry, Jewelry Studio, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Polymer Clay Guild, Polymer Clay, problem solving

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