Peacock Cuff

I could be perfectly content keeping all of the things I make. When something takes a long time to make I tend to fall in love with it over the hours and I work. I would have kept this forever too, but managed to find a buyer before getting too attached.

First Star

I made this first start ornament as a present for the kids' daycare provider. The photo is blurry because I'm still learning to use the camera on my phone, but it is bead embroidered. I love it so much I almost kept it. Instead, it became the inspiration for the giant tree topper start I'm making.

Lucky Lady

My biggest beady supporter has to be my mother-in-law. She had great color and design sense and talent, and she also encourages my work and is always interested in what I'm making. Since I know she likes my stuff so much, she often ends up with beaded presents. Here is some of what I've made her over the past two years.

Birthday 2012 - From a design by Jean Power in Beadwork magazine.

Christmas 2011

I also made her a bead embroidered brooch for Mother's Day last year.  I'll have to look again later for a pictures of that if one exists.

Here is this year's Christmas necklace. It has really nice blues, but obviously the lighting was not good when I took this picture.

Celini Spiral

My second celini spiral attempt. I love the flow of various aquas in this necklace. I ended up giving this to one of my oldest and dearest friends.

Freeform Attempt 1

I really like the look of freeform peyote, and this was my first and only attempt. I had a hard time keeping it relatively flat, but it ended up looking ok anyway, I think.