Thursday, April 22, 2010

All That Glitters

Lately I've been completely enchanted by sparkly, faceted beads of semi-precious stones. Here are a few recent designs using a variety of quartz, carnelian, jade, and glass, and there are lots more to come!














Friday, April 2, 2010

Carved Beads

There are a lot of amazing jewelry componenets out there, with beads being my favorite, and carved beads being particularly delicious and fun to work with. I tend to snatch them up whenever I run across them. Here are some examples of carved beads in the jewelry I've designed: