More (cooler) beads

I thought these beads (and the pictures of them) were so cool they deserved their own post. They were created with ivory glass and silver. The glass has a very strong reaction with the silver and creates an intricate webwork of lines and colors. The largest bead in the set is average marble size (maybe 1/2 inch or 5/8 inch in diameter). Krista, our photographer, pulled out all the stops (and the macro rings) to get these shots, and they turned out awesome! Enjoy.

And now, the beads...

As promised, I am posting more from our photo shoot with Krista Wahlquist. There are some really good shots in this group (because Krista is a really great photographer). We will be at the Provo Farmer's Market every Saturday through October, so you should come check these out in the flesh! The Market is located at 100 South and 500 West, Provo, UT. It runs from 9-2 every Saturday, so come check it out!

This is a piece we made for a show in the Covey Center for the Arts, Dreaming of Spring. It has over 20 handmade glass beads with sterling silver beads and findings.

This is a closeup of a floral pendant. I make these in all colors and sizes, but this one was the best example. The pendant is only about the size of a penny or a nickel, so you can see the huge amount of detail for such a small space.

This is a set of blue charms. The fourth bead from the left is a floral bead. With the charms, we string a lampworked bead with some accents on a headpin. These charms are extremely versatile and work great as pendants, as matching sets, on chain, on cord, on necklaces, bracelets or earrings.

Here is an example of two sets of charms: one purple and blue, one pink and green.

Some charms on a loose, dangly bracelet.


This is a great example of some of the new necklaces we are making. We cluster 4-7 charms together on a chain to create a unique sort of pendant. Because the beads are constantly rolling over each other and changing positions, the necklace never looks the same way twice.


This is a necklace we made with opalescent green glass mixed with adventurine.

This is an example of some of the different, fun types of beads we make (L to R): landscape, apple, hollow heart, pig, bird, turtle, pumpkin, tree, turtle, candy.

A close up of some of our birds. These are very popular.

This is a multi-strand necklace with ten purple on purple glass beads. Thanks to Becky for being the model.

This is a fun necklace that combines glass, wood, chain, ribbon, and pearls.

This is a really cool necklace that I made for Becky for Christmas two years ago. There are three pieces: a bracelet, a shorter necklace and a longer necklace. Each component can be worn separately, or they can be linked together to create a really long necklace. Nearly infinite combinations!

Here is a closeup of the bracelet that goes with the above necklace.

Here is a fun necklace with green and purple glass beads, pearls, chain, and ribbon.

Beads, beads, the magical fruit....

So we have begun another year of the Provo Farmer's Market and all that that entails. I'm really excited about it this year. We have a really great market manager and a really great booth. All winter, I've been making beads and stockpiling them like a squirrel so that we would have a good inventory. Last week, however, my wife and I realized that we had no pictures of any of our recent works, so we called up our good friend Krista Wahlquist to take some pictures for us in exchange for some jewelry. Here is a taste of our wares via her lens:

Great job. Top notch. That being said, you should come visit our booth and see all this stuff in person at the Provo Farmer's Market every Saturday through October from 9am to 2pm. The market is held at Pioneer Park, 500 West Center, Provo, UT. You should come and bring a friend.