Sometimes it’s fun to take an old piece and give it new life. That’s what I did with the two pieces shown below. The piece on the left, Golden Heart, is only different in placement of the 24k gold on the face of the heart. The earrings on the right, Silver Discs Citrine, have a completely different texture from the original design. I’m not sure which I like better! Each earring is about the size of a nickel. Both of these can be seen in person at Beadoholique in Cypress or conveniently ordered online. Silver Discs Citrine Golden Heart

Happy Spring! I hope everyone is enjoying the weather and looking forward to a wonderful summer! We have some new pieces on the website so be sure to hop on over and have a look! Please stop in at Beadoholique to say “H!” or drop us a line on Facebook. If we don’t see you before, we’ll see you at ArtOberFest! Best wishes to everyone on a glorious spring! Lisa

Here is a photo of my first endeavor with faux bone. This material is a plastic–some on the net say (with disdain?) that it is a pvc material–that I found easy to carve once I got down to the detail. I have not carved actual bone so can’t compare the two. The most difficult part about cutting this plate was grinding down the level surrounding our star with swirl logo, to create relief. A variety of small burs and my Foredom made the rest a pleasurable experience, even getting into that swirled line, once I got a feel for the density of the material. The color consists of a layer…

It has been a long time. Life interruptus. The jewelry remains, however. Over time we have continued going to a couple of shows a year, Lisa now owns a bead shop, and we both continue to push ahead. Since the last time I posted I have continued the bronze work….making coffee beans from that metal and applying to earrings. Last weekend I made some bronze “nails” that I plan to put into faux bone, a new material I recently purchased to try. It is fun to carve: I will soon post a picture of my first endeavor replacing a broken plate on front of a Brighton business card case. It…

Valentine’s Day has come and gone…can you believe how fast time flies by? We have been working hard to bring you new and beautiful jewelry to add to your collection and the ones shown below were all hand made by Shauna. I just finished putting these lovely pieces up on the website so click on an image below to go there now to read all about them! I have updated our show schedule but it’s not complete yet so keep an eye on it because we’ll be showing up at a location near you! Click here to go there now. Best wishes to everyone on a glorious spring! Sincerely, Lisa…

There’s no doubt about the fact that I love silver – Sterling, Argentium, Fine. It’s my favorite metal! There are times, though, when you just want to do something different and that’s what I’ve been up to these past couple of weeks. Playing! Ok, I know…it’s all playing…but this time I had some fun with different metals. Let me introduce you to three new pair of earrings: Copper Wraps, Riveting Copper and Gimme Some Brass (antiqued, that is). Each pair of these earrings are handmade, lightweight and totally unique. Riveting Copper Copper Wraps are lightly hammered and wrapped with 3 feet of Argentium Sterling silver wire. They are patinaed, polished…