I picked up this strand of African trade beads: But they looked so nice together, I wanted to wear them as-is.  They were tightly stru...

A beaded paisley:   The pattern is from the June 2011 issue of Bead&Button , and is part of a bracelet.  I intend to make tw...

Pale Fire purports to be a poem by John Shade and commentary by his friend and colleague Charles Kinbote, but from the very first page of t...

It came out quite nicely, if I do say so myself.  Tiny stitching aside, the design worked up quickly and easily. I kept the hoop as a fr...

Or more precisely, my love of Catwoman and my hatred of how she is sometimes depicted.  Catwoman is a fabulous character -- tough, smart, se...

I love daisies -- so pretty, so cheerful.  Beadmom had a long-haired calico named Daisy: Beadmom also used to sing this song (sometimes...

I bought these earrings on a whim: But they needed a necklace, so I whipped this up with crystals left over from another project: It...