I just published a new pattern. Â This is a textured, shade-on-shade bracelet made from peanut beads and rocailles. Â The patterns, and the finished bracelet, are available in my Etsy shop, Owl Tree Designs. Â I also do custom orders.
Author: denise
I have done beadwork for over 25 years and got so interested in jewelry design that I took two metalwork classes at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee from wonderful teachers Deborah Lynn Gold and Marjorie Simon. I can't choose a favorite medium. I love sculptural work and adore forming and fabricating metals, but three-dimensional beadwork is more colorful.
I sew a lot! Lately I've been making lots of purses and wallets as well as upcycling used clothing into new items.
Lately I've gone back to sewing and refashioning cast-off clothing–mostly men's shirts, into girls' clothing. I also enjoy making handbags and wallets. They are really fun to put together–like a puzzle.
Patterns Now!
The Night Owls Bracelet (only) Pattern and the Frog Pond Bracelet & Earrings Set Pattern are now available in my Etsy Shop. Â The Frog Pond Set has two types of earrings to make.
New Bracelet
I don’t know why I love bracelets so much. Â They seem to be the only thing I like to make lately. Â It’s not because they’re a small project because I don’t like to make earrings as much as bracelets. Â It’s not that they’re easy, because some of mine are more complicated than my necklaces. Â Maybe one day I’ll figure it out, but meanwhile, here is one I just finished. Â I used six different beads in a random pattern. Â It closes by pulling the large Czech beads through the slot one at a time.
