Pelican

First rule of the beach: Never make eye contact when eating lunch.

New Snaps - Ladybug

A ladybug has joined the snap cab family. 

Limited by the size of the cab being approximately 16mm in diameter,

I wasn't sure if the minute detail would fix.  This little guy makes me smile.  Hope he brightens your day!

Petunia wants to know...

Will you be her Valentine?

Beads of Courage Auction Item - SOLD

 

Rockabilly Valentine will be auctioned off Saturday, February 6th. 

All proceeds will benefit Beads of Courage.  Hope to see you there!

Rub-a-dub-dub

 

 

Good news:  Kooter is finally out of the dress-up clothes and into a lukewarm bubble bath.  His trusty rubber ducky is waiting nearby.  ~QuAcK~  Hope the furry fellow doesn't forget to wash behind his oversized ears!

Yellow Submarine

Rockabilly Chic

Death's Head Moth

Death's Head moth is also known as a European hawk moth (Acherontia atropos), which bears the markings resembling a human skull on its thorax.  The final design logistics and color choices came together after 3 months of revising sketches.  Once the decisions were made, the stringer prep time became the quick part of the process.  Flameworking the cabochon was an undertaking to say the least.  After 3.5 hours of work and approximately 1050 rotations with my left hand, the cabochon is complete.  At one point, I questioned my hand's strength to continue on.   Relieved once the final flame polish was complete and the cabochon entered the hot kiln.

Bing Cowsby

Not to be confused with the late, great Bing Crosby. 

Guinea Pig Display

So tiny.  Measures 2 inches wide.

Ashley

Farley

If this bead had a sound effect, it would be something along the lines of a motor boat.

Fuzzball

Dia de los Muertos 2014

I wanted to design a festive Dia de los Muertos necklace kit for class.  After 9 sketches, I finally settled on this design featuring an adorable lampwork sugar skull.  Counting down the days until class on October 7th at the Mesa Arts Center.  If all works out, I will be demoing the sugar skull at the M.A.C. Fall Festival.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!