My Loom Design for Soft Flex Company's Advertising Campaign

My Russian Spiral Design for Soft Flex Company's Advertising Campaign

My Knitted Design for Soft Flex Company's Advertising Campaign

SuperDuos to the Rescue!

BeadStyle

November 2015

Hello, you can find my latest published design idea in BeadStyle magazine's November 2015 issue. I created the design shown here. They offer a different color variation in the tutorial shown on pages 46-47. I hope that you enjoy it!

Upcoming Events - Mesa, Arizona

Russian Spiral Bangle Class

10am-12pm

November 14, 2015

Limited Seats Available!

Creative Destination
1660 S. Alma School Road, Suite 108
Mesa, AZ 85210
480-755-4367

Click for Website

 Free Make-It-Take-Its

1pm-3pm

November 14, 2015

First Come, First Served!

Creative Destination
1660 S. Alma School Road, Suite 108
Mesa, AZ 85210
480-755-4367

Click for Website

Step by Step Wire Jewelry - June/July 2015

Step by Step Wire Jewelry

June/July 2015

Digital format here

Hard copy format here

If you get a chance, please pick up a copy of the latest issue of Step by Step Wire Jewelry. I created the design shown above using Soft Flex Craft Wire with Wubbers Pliers. It is pretty nice how you can use the Wubbers to make your own components - links, jump rings, clasps, etc. I even used them to create ear wires.

My Latest Published Designs!

 BeadStyle
September 201

Please pick up a copy of the latest issue of BeadStyle magazine to catch my newest design. These earrings can be large in size but are very light in weight. I am addicted to the brass and turquoise pair on the far right. As soon as I got them back from the editorial team, I slipped them on and wore them for the day.

 Beadwork Magazine

August/September 2014

 

Here is a fun adaptation from my bangle bracelet - beaded beads. They work up pretty quickly and can add texture to your next design. 

Beadwork Magazine
June/July 2014 

Working on a loom has me intrigued with Soft Flex beading wire. I've barely scratched the surface of what can be done.

Free Make-It-Take-Its at the Bead and Button Show

June 5-8

11am-12pm

Lobby of the Bead and Button Show

Free Make-It-Take-Its

If you are going to the Bead and Button Show this week, please drop by the Make-It-Take-It area in the lobby and make a design with me. There is only one hour each day with limited seating, so we do offer this as a first come - first served opportunity. I can usually seat about 24 people per day. This will be a great opportunity to test out the Universal Magical Crimpers with Soft Flex Beading Wire.

The Beader's Guide To Jewelry Design by Margie Deeb

The Beader's Guide To Jewelry Design

by Margie Deeb

I am so thrilled that Margie Deeb included one of my bracelet and earrings design sets in her latest book - The Beader's Guide To Jewelry Design!  You can see my design featured on page 79 in reference to "The Beauty of Organic Shapes." This design shows the use of pink tourmaline colored Soft Flex Beading Wire with gemstones, crystals and cz beads. It is one of my personal favorites that I actually wear quite often. I used these beautiful carved tourmaline beads from Soft Flex Company. 

This book offers advice in "the fundamentals of jewelry design for bead artists." The back cover reads, "Now that you've mastered the basics of beading and enjoying bringing others' jewelry patterns to life, you're ready to take the next step: designing your own original pieces." 

I love that this book will inspire designers to create their own, unique designs. There is a time and place for learning a technique by recreating another designers piece. But at some point, each designer should make the plunge into creating one-of-a-kind work.

Chapters in this book focus on unity, focal point and emphasis,  balance, movement, shape, color, jewelry and the body, and the creative journey. I found the chapter on jewelry and the body to be most helpful. Margie Deeb shows how our bodies and clothing styles can really dictated which design will work best for us. Depending on the shape of your face can dictate which style of earrings look best on you. 

All in all, this book is another wonderful contribution to the world of beading from Margie Deeb. If you are interested in a book that will give  you inspiration but not direction for making jewelry, this book is for you and you should check it out.

Check out my lastest design in the Soft Flex ad!

I am really excited about using Soft Flex beading wire on a Mirrix Loom. I used this technique for a bracelet design that will be appearing in the next issue of Beadwork magazine. You can also see it in the latest Soft Flex ad in a pair of earrings that I made. You can get free instructions for the earrings on the SoftFlexGirl blog.