I am thinking “penguins”!

Please click on the photo to learn more.

Prices are listed below each bead. This is a blog pre-sale; I will be listing these in my Etsy store tomorrow. You have a ‘first look’ here on the blog and free US shipping ($2.00 discount for international shipping rates).  Please email me to reserve a bead (I will invoice via PayPal) or to ask questions about these listings.

Beads are wired on sterling silver wire with Swarovski crystal and sterling plated daisy spacers and sea shells (earrings). The bone cell phone lariat hardware is base metal.

Thank you for your interest in my work. I will be listing additional ready-to-wear beads over the next few days.

12/9/11 update: The bone bead has been sold. The 4 remaining beads are in my Etsy store. Click on the photo to take you directly to each listing.

Blue bone with blue paw prints - SOLD thank you!

Rudy Rooster

Teal Filigrana Fish

Tribal Face

Lapis Filigrana Sea Shell earrings

Thank you for your interest.

Here is a busy group shot of recently wired-up charms. These beads are going with my best friend to a place far, far away … Japan!

Bon Voyage!
Or…. rather… 良い旅をする (have a good trip in Japanese).

Next up…

My main goal is to RE-organize my glass, including some new shards and odd lots.

Then melting will happen. New beads soon!

Here’s the deal:

$35/each This includes shipping to US addresses, $2 discount for international shipping (contact me for questions and US postal rate info).

Please email me with your sea turtle bead choice(s), using the letters. I have a “color key” below by letter so you can be sure of the exact colors.

Turtles reserved / sold will be marked in RED below the photo.

Also: two bones from yesterday still available.

• A = orange with pale emerald and teal flippers SOLD
• B= light grey-blue with shades of blue flippers SOLD
• C = Lime green with pale and dark aqua flippers SOLD
• D = light topaz with pale emerald and sage flippers SOLD
• E = olive green with dark aqua flippers SOLD
• F = green (petroleum green is color name) SOLD
• G = intense blue with pale and dark aqua flippers SOLD

Here’s the deal:

$20/each au naturel or $25/each if you need them wired up with sterling silver and crystal components. This includes shipping to US addresses, $2 discount for international shipping (contact me for questions and US postal rate info).

Please email me with your bone bead choice(s), using the letters. I have a “color key” below by letter so you can be sure of the exact colors.

Bones reserved / sold will be marked in RED below the photo.

• A = fiery yellow orange with red paws SOLD
• B = light pink with silvered ivory stripe SOLD
• C = deep red with sky blue paws SOLD
• D = grass green with silvered glass and fine silver drops SOLD
• E = Ivory with silvery teal swirls and whorls SOLD
• F = sky blue with lapis paws SOLD
• G = deep blue with copper green paws SOLD
• H = black with violet purple paws SOLD
• I = bright red with sky blue paws SOLD
• J = deep blue with ivory stripe/intense black and teal SOLD
• K = deep topaz with purple-pink paws SOLD
• L = orange with sky blue paws on Etsy

This batch is spoken for, but I will be listing sea turtles in my Etsy store probably by next week.

Several people have asked about the “sparkles” on the turtle backs. And the magic ingredient is … Oregon beach sand!

I love-love-love the Oregon coast. I am always sad to leave it, so I brought some sand home with me and tried using it in these beads. Each one pictured here has a little sprinkle of beach sparkle.

And really, who doesn’t love sand?

It is comfy, as demonstrated by Sophie:

It makes a nice wind-shelter bed, as demonstrated by Argos:

And it is just darn fun to dig and play in, as demonstrated by Purl:

This photo features the first attempts and the progressions. I will be offering these for sale in my Etsy shop this fall. I am also working on this year’s Race for the Cure and other new bead ideas.

For now, here is a peek in the studio:

I plan to reopen my Etsy store in September and will post all new beads on this blog. Also have a few new ideas cooking….

Thanks for stopping by. Until then, here is my ‘get recharged’ place: