Jewelry Designs
More than 100 of my original designs have appeared in Beading Daily, Beadwork, BeadStyle, Bead-a-Day Calendar, Bead Trends, 101 Bracelets Necklaces and Earrings, Creative Jewelry, Easy Wire, Jewelry Gifts for the Holidays, Simply Beads, Simply Handmade, Step by Step Beads, and Stringing. In addition to design work for magazines, I write project instructions, how-to articles, artist interviews, book reviews, and product reviews. I also create original projects for manufacturers/vendors and do freelance technical editing/reviews for publishers.
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Publications
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On Newsstands Now
- Read my article How to Become a Favorite Freelancer at FundsforWriters.
- See my necklace, bracelet, and earrings in the Winter issue of Stringing.
- I wrote the artist profile in the December/January 2012 issue of Beadwork.
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Free Beading Project Instructions
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On Beading Daily, I shared instructions for some of my own projects for free. Featured techniques include stringing, wirework (including chain maille), and simple beadweaving. Choose from more than 16 free original designs, plus 3 free projects using Friendly Plastic, and instructions for creating a custom pendant at The Dabbling Mum.
Pictured at left: Lazy-B Ranch Bracelet
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Project Instructions for Sale
I have several projects in 3 ebooks published by Interweave: Best of Stringing Stones, Best of Stringing Pearls, and Best of Stringing Lampwork.
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| Plum Happy and Reveille (on cover) |
Pearl Medley |
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| Sorbet in August |
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Here are a few of my projects from past issues of Stringing and Step by Step Beads. Instructions for these are available for sale through the Interweave Store.
Blog Posts
I've written literally hundreds of blog posts for Beading Daily. Here are a few samples:
I also maintain a personal blog. |