VERY Belated Update

I have been very delinquent about posting to say the least!!!!! : ) Many things have happened in the last 2 years. The first and foremost is that my husband finished his graduate degree. Yipee! That pretty much took up the majority of our lives for 2008. I became the chief cook and bottle washer in addition to everything else while he basically lived at his laboratory. I still continued to work on bead projects whenever I had a spare moment. Everything finally fell into place and he graduated in December of 2008.  Happy Days!!

Paul doing what he likes best
 

In 2009 we managed to get our feet back on the ground and finally got to pursue our lives for the first time without one of us being in school. I started doing more beadwork and experimented more extensively with different types of techniques and materials. I got my work into a small Ocean Springs gallery called Theresa’s Gallery. The other major projects I undertook were to make wedding  jewelery  for my friend Sarah (photos to come in a later post) and a french beaded flower wedding bouquet for my friend Jessica. It took me months of work to make the bouquet, but turned out fabulously! It has coral/orange lilies, blue delphinium and white crocosmia. Her wedding was in September of 2009.

 

  

  

  

Jessica and Tim

 

 Jessica and Allison

 

Now the biggest news that I have is that I’ve started an Etsy shop: Silver Perch Designs! I just got it going this week and am extremely excited to try this venue as an outlet for my creations.  I hope to be more diligent about posting and am going to try very hard to do at least one new one every week!

Pine Lily

I recently finished a new design called a Pine Lily. Real, wild pine lilies grow in wet pine savannas in the southeastern United States. This flower is made using French beaded flower techniques and is created from glass beads, crystals, artistic wire, and floral tape. It stands about 24 in tall and the flower is 8 in wide.

Beaded Pine Lily


Real Pine Lily in a savanna

Wedding Necklace

Paul and I finally tied the knot on August 11, 2007 in Franklin, WV where I grew up. This is the necklace I wore. It wasn't meant to be my wedding necklace, but it ended up being quite perfect!


Clasp Detail


Paul and I at the church just after we were married.

3 Circles Necklace

The 3 Circles Necklace is made entirely from glass beads, crystals, and nylon floss with sterling silver finishings. It sits at the collar bone and the length of the 3 beaded graduated circles is 3.5 inches. This necklace looks fabulous with "V" or plunging necklines!

Wedding Jewelry

A beautiful bride wore one of my mandala necklaces on her wedding day! Below is a photo of her and her new husband, Allison and Jake Walker and a close up of the necklace. I’ve decided to call this particular design, Allison’s Mandala (seems appropriate!).

I’ve included another design that would be great for wedding jewelry called the Webwork Necklace and in particular the “Water and Pearls Webwork Necklace”. This necklace is presently for sale at The Art House in Ocean Springs and is featured this month in the Mississippi Gulf Coast's Observer.

Mandala Necklaces

These are some necklaces I made for a new gallery called Fort Bayou Pottery & Gifts that has opened here in Ocean Springs, MS. It's owned by Kelly Nitz.