I made this last summer when the weather was too hot for torching.
Two different views. The bottom bead is a big disk with a flower bead on top, then a round bead. They are set together with a screw. The metal is nickel silver. It’s finished with a leather cord for the necklace.
I made this last summer after I took Susan Lenart Kazmer’s Cold Connections class. It was a blast!! This one has two piece of metal that have tubing between them so it’s dimensional. I didn’t like the dolomite stone afterwards. It was too blah so I added the little charm on the top. The sheet metal is bronze and I believe the rest of it is brass. It’s all done with cold connections, nothing is soldered. I love making these free form pendants.
Aren’t these the cutest pin cushions ever? My mom made them out of flannel fabric. They are topped with a glass button that I made.
I’m so glad it’s Friday!! Time for some torching this weekend!! I’m still having fun with my Jim Moore bead coring machine. It’s the greatest!! This is a simple necklace made out of brass.
Just right for spring!!
I got a bead coring machine and have been playing around with it. After breaking a few beads, I caught on to how it all works. Makes coring beads so easy. Here’s a pendant I made just to see if I could rivet a bead onto a piece of metal. I think it worked out pretty good, don’t you think?
The metal back is bronze and all the rest is brass.
Yep, I got one of Rich Shelby’s marbles. That would be richsantaclaus to all the LE’ers. He graciously sent this to me in exchange for some glass cigar tubes and glass rod shorts. I got the better deal.
I made this for my friend. It’s supposed to be a necklace/rear view mirror hanging thing. I made it so it can hang from anything. My friend likes dolphins. Tom from Sanctuary Glass made the dolphin.
I’ve been working on making beads to use for these key finders. People seem to love them!! Here’s a few that I just put together. 
I’ve been making larger beads which make larger and bulkier bracelets. I like the bigger bracelets but I’m not sure if other people do. Some people don’t like heavy things hanging from their wrists. Still, I love to make these bracelets which I call “Pourporri Bracelets” because they are a mixture of beads and colors.
I’ve decided to go to a blog format for my website. Hopefully, I’ll be able to post a bunch of new pictures here without too much of a hassle. Looking forward to this new adventure!!
Marley is helping me inspect some beads…..
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