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Winners have been selected for the giveaway of two signed copies of Creative Native American Beading. One winner is Christine from Tallahassee, FL and the other is Piroska from Ontario, Canada. Two very delighted winners will be working on Native...
I had never worked with Cubic Zirconia Beads or components prior to making this piece. I knew CZ was a less expensive alternative to diamonds and was often seen in settings similar to those you would find for diamonds and precious stones but did not...
Photo and book courtesy of Lark Books
I’m excited to announce another signed book giveaway. The book is Creative Native American Beading – Contemporary Interpretations of Traditional Motifs by Theresa Flores Geary, Ph.D. It’s from Lark Books and...
I had the opportunity to walk through the Hampton University Museum in Hampton, VA this week and oh my goodness. The museum which was founded in 1868 has extensive holdings in African American fine arts, traditional African, Native American, Native...
One way to involve children in jewelry is to teach them to make jewelry. Another way is to honor something that is meaningful to them by making it into jewelry. These pendants were made out of items my nieces and nephew found while we were on a...
