Turning 100 – and what it means to me
Haha, got you there, didn’t I? I’m not turning 100, but this website is in a way. It will be 100 blogs old as soon as I hit the “publish” button. Life has been nuts the past few years. You …
Tag: handmade
The Day of the Moon
Silver crescent moons and pale blue, pearl-like beads. The colors of our Sterling Silver Pale Moon ear cuff and Earring collection reflects the beauty of the moon. The series comes in many styles that can be mixed and matched. Earrings …
How to Make a Keepsake Charm Pendant
During the 2014 Southern California Bead Shop Hop, the Make n Take project at A Rolling Stone Beads in Redlands, CA was a necklace centerpiece which consists of a small photograph in a frame. There were pages of beautiful retro …
A Necklace Fit for a Princess
I was contacted by a mother in England back in June of this year to do a necklace for her daughter. She wanted something special for her to wear to her prom. It gave me the opportunity to craft a …
Handfasting Renewal Vows custom work
By far this year the most beautiful and meaningful jewelry set we have done was created for Martha on the East Coast of the U.S. for her handfasting renewal ceremony with her wife. The dress was breathtaking – and a …
New Customer Favorites in our Etsy Store
Want to see what people really like in our store? If you are attracted to the sacred symbols of the Celts, Egyptians and the moon and dragonfly, I think you’ll like this selection of Customer Favorites in our Etsy store …
Rainbow Peace ear cuff back in stock
The Rainbow Peace ear cuff is back in our store as of tonight. I love this ‘cuff because it gives me an excuse to pull out many beautiful colors and weave them into a symbol that means so much to …
Resources for students
If you have taken one of our courses on decorating parasols, you might want to go all the way and MAKE the parasol cover from SCRATCH. I applaud your effort. My first few tries a few years ago were a …
Rainbows for Peace
It’s funny how you can wrack your brain over a design for days and somehow the simplest design ends up meaning so much to so many. And you know what? That’s okay. This one is nothing new – in fact, …
Wednesday’s Pick – Fresh Water Pearl Ankhs
A while ago we showcased our first Egyptian Ankh earcuff and earring sets on an appropriate day of the week – Wednesday. A variation on that design using fresh water pearls came to us when we saw these stunning royal purple …