by Gail DeLuca | Jun 12, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Projects & Cool Ideas
When you look at this picture, you might be thinking “Why did she make 3 identical necklaces? That seems like a waste of time!” Well, let me tell you my reasoning behind a project like this. Often I use chain and simple stringing to make a quick piece of jewelry for...
by Gail DeLuca | Mar 20, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Projects & Cool Ideas
Do you ever find a great deal on beads you love and buy a whole slew of them? Yeah, me too! Then comes the design quandary – what the heck do I do with ALL THESE BEADS?!?!? Well, this can be a great project for those beads you bought in bulk. I love to do several...
by Gail DeLuca | Feb 20, 2014 | Miscellaneous Musings, Projects & Cool Ideas
There is a certain aesthetic, a certain artistic philosophy that I have always been drawn to. From when I was quite young, I was always enrapt with the hippie kids of the late 60s and early 70s. The clothes: the sinuous curves of skirts and bell sleeves and bell...
