Reunion Rose

I have some of my pieces on display at Renningers Antique Mall in Mt. Dora, Florida not far from here in Orlando. My friend Patti and her husband have a shop there. She loves my work so she set up a display of it. This has generated some great custom orders for me. This one here was for a lady who was going to her 40th class reunion (I think she said 40th), anyway she told me she was wearing a very simple black outfit and wanted a floral design in Red & Black. Here is what we came up with. The neck strap has siam 4 mm crystals in it, the large flower has a red/purple rivoli I also used crystals for the center fringe, she really loved it and I hope you do too. The picture is kind of dark as I took it while I was in the hospital, I hope you can get an idea of what it looked like. With my son's help I got it photographed and in the mail so she would have it on time.

Thank Heaven for Flowers

Here a couple more necklaces I've made lately...I was very blessed with one of them..the Floral

Trellis piece. I finished it on a Wednesday and sold it on Thursday. The first person I showed it to fell in love with it and had to have it..Thanks Patti!

The first one is done in a new color of bead I just ordered and I fell in love with it. It is kind of a watermelon shade but because of the SB finish it has a peachy pink cast to it. I used glass pearls for the flower centers and made the leaves out of a coppery color bead.

My Mom's Wish List

Because I was so sick last Christmas and also for my mom's 85th birthday she didn't receive gifts from me. Once I started feeling better she put in her request for a yellow as well as an orchid piece. She loves necklaces so that is what I set about to make. I finally surprised her this past weekend with them. The yellow one was for christmas wrapped for Christmas and the orchid one was for her 85th birthday. She loved them both and it made me feel so good to see her so happy.

My Latest Free Form Necklace

I know it has been a while since I've posted anything and I do have a lot of pretty things to share with you. I was back in the hospital for 9 more days but WOW I got mega beading done. I felt good this time and just had to be hooked up to IV'S around the clock and it allowed me to really get many pieces completed.

This is the latest in a group of free form pieces I am doing. I am working on a beautiful turquoise and gray piece that is really shaping up nicely.

Here are the other pieces I wanted to share with you. I thought I had uploaded them but somehow I did something wrong. I guess I have to learn all over again how to do this blog thing LOL.

More Spring Flowers

I love anything floral and I really got hung up on making flowers while I was recuperating. Here are several more pieces I did.

Spring Flowers

It's been quite awhile since I posted anything and I apoligize for that. As you know I have medical problems with my legs and last fall my doctor put me in the hospital. I thought I would be there for 3 or 4 days but not to be, I was there for 59 days. I spent Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years there in isolation. I had contacted a bacterial infection that they could not identify. I did take beads with me and I managed to bead a little but really I just didn't have the energy. Well I am finally well and feel the best I have for several years. I am back to beading full time and creating new pieces.

Here is my latest necklace! I had originally design this Sunflower for a bracelet but I had a request for it in a necklace. I am really pleased with how it turned out.