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‘Honeycomb’

These lampwork beads remind me so much of the honeycomb photo.
The 5 larger lampwork beads are made by Gus at Florida Lampwork. The clear amber beads are made by my husband, Moon. Two of them are triangular in shape which also hints at the comb.
I’ve finished it off with sterling silver spacers and grosgrain ribbon with a sterling silver clasp.

  • ‘Honey Dew’ Drops

    Sweet little earrings. The yellow drops are made by Moon. Attached to brass rings with seed beads…amazing how hard that was to do. Guess my hands are as nimble. Love the…

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  • Honeycomb

    I made a pendant with hexagon spacers and wired Vintaj bees to it. I added a quote bead from Grubbi ceramics and polyclay spacer bead from Humblebeads before stringing it onto…

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  • Bee Skemp

    The bee skemp oendabt by Humblebeads was the inspiration for this necklace. I strung it with hexagon spacers that reminded me of honeycomb and citrine that I bought at a bead…

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  • Buzzing

    These delightful wired bees from Erin Prais-Hintz were in my prize package from last journey and I knew right away they were meant to be little dangly earrings so the bees…

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  • Pollen

    Also in my prize from last month was this gorgeous cream pansy made by Erin Prais-Hintz. It is edged in gold and is just equistite. I paired it with a collection…

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  • Growing Things

    After doing several bee-themed pieces I wanted to create something floral with pink hues. I used a ceramic pendant from Grubbi Beads as my starting point. I love the quote on…

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  • Necklace by Tara Leitermann

    I’ve been wanting to make more double strand pieces. This one went together pretty quickly, once I decided on the right seed bead color. There are three orange lampworked glass beads…

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  • Earrings by Tara Leitermann

    Playing with negative space here… I like the simplicity of the design to highlight polymer clay beads by Susan Lily. Inspired by the vibrant flowers of the artwork.…

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